With such European pedigree on the pitch it was always likely to be a close encounter and so it proved, although Toulouse enjoyed much the better of the opening stages.

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Return after big rains and you'll encounter something close to a Garden of Eden.

BBC: Watching Australia's wildlife

Sleep with a South African at that time and you faced a one in six chance of having a close encounter with the virus.

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With a dolphin encounter, you will get an up-close and personal meeting with your new bottlenose bud via a waist-deep submerged platform.

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Mr Osborne is about to have a close encounter with the leadership of a pretty powerful parliamentary caucus, and he should beware of disappointing them...

BBC: Week ahead in committees

The world No. 2 had a mixed opening few holes, and he dropped his second shot of Friday's second round following a close encounter with a flower of the desert on the ninth fairway.

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