Was the grand occasion a new car that might finally slay the imports?

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Indeed, women on holiday in Deauville, France, at that time dressed for each evening like it was a gala occasion, wearing enormous jewels while they sipped champagne at the Grand Casino.

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Mr Berlusconi may have believed this untrue assertion, our correspondent says, because on one occasion he is alleged to have phoned officers and urged them to release the grand-daughter of Egypt's president from detention.

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Matches between these two fierce rivals are big encounters in normal circumstances but with a Grand Final appearance on the line, a new dynamic was added and both rose to the occasion.

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On the occasion where Miller was in a bad mood, he would slowly sip a neat Old Grand Dad.

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"I didn't even expect to be featuring as much as I have with the Blues, let alone come into a Grand Slam-winning team, so every game I get the chance to play is a massive occasion, " he said.

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