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This simple exercise helped keep motivated reasoning at bay.

All of it helped to keep the pressure of being both hosts and heavy favourites at bay.

You might wonder how these products work and whether they're foolproof enough to put the fear of bleeding through your clothes at bay.

The New Zealander drove an outstanding defensive race, holding faster cars at bay throughout after his strong qualifying session put him third on the grid.

France will need all that romanticism and rebellion to keep England at bay.