"After a period of time, those nightmares crept into my daily life as well, " Paxman says.

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We found that investment advisory fees paid by pensions for actively managed accounts are exceptionally high and have crept higher over time for no good reason.

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It's taken a very long time, but the numbers have crept up, and now it has reached 500 individuals.

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Slowly the cares of life, going to school, full time work, and raising a family crept in.

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That target was reached in the first 12 months, but by 2004 - around the time it almost closed - numbers only just crept over 100, 000.

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Such that, after a time, we have occupied the landscape just as it has indelibly and forever crept into our own imagination.

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Time-wasting calls this year include a woman who reported a cat had crept into her house and a call from a commuter who had missed his last train home.

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Ulster new boy Schifcofske went on to reduce the half-time gap to just a point when he converted two out of four penalties as indiscipline crept into the Scarlets play.

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The price crept up by around 15%, putting it out of the reach of first-time buyers with no regular employment or payslips to back an application for credit.

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