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But successive rounds of negotiations failed to reach an agreement.

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England have reached successive European Championship finals but have not gone beyond the semi-finals at a World Cup since winning the competition in 1966.

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Claudia Mendoza, the head of the Jewish Leadership Council, believes there has been a failure by successive governments in the UK to confront violent jihadist language and tackle antisemitic hate.

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But over there, long after successive monarchs surrendered their absolute power, it has come to represent tradition, national unity and stability.

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The 2021 US Open champion broke in the first game before Li won six successive games - dropping only one point on serve - to wrap up the opening set in 28 minutes.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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