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  • As a Green Beret in Vietnam, Zabitosky was assistant team leader of a nine-man Special Forces recon team.

    D Magazine - The Truth about Viet Nam Vets 2010

  • I'm not sure about that, and a visit to Wigan on Monday will probably help to get the attacking juices flowing, but this was certainly an uninspired performance, albeit against a disciplined nine-man defence.

    Manchester City 0 - 1 Liverpool – as it happened | Simon Burnton 2012

  • Liquigas boss Roberto Amadio told VeloNews that new arrivals King and Duggan are both in the running for spots in the nine-man squads for the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España this season.

    Liquigas’ Amadio: King, Duggan have shot at Tour; no return for Pellizotti 2011

  • The Europa League champions Porto came from behind to begin their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 home victory over nine-man Shakhtar Donetsk in Group G.

    Porto overcome nine-man Shakhtar Donetsk in Champions League 2011

  • Although hawkish dissenters on the rate-setting committee disagree, the majority of the nine-man group believes inflation will fall back to target next year as the effect of these temporary factors wanes and slack in the economy keeps a lid on wages.

    U.K. Inflation Slows Jason Douglas 2011

  • A nine-man breakaway, including Christian Meier UnitedHealthcare, dominated the 163.9km stage from Buena Esperanza to Villa Mercedes, but Androni-Giocattoli organized the chase to set up the mass gallop.

    Roberto Ferrari wins again at Argentina’s Tour de San Luis 2011

  • A team that started two freshmen and a sophomore while bringing three more underclassmen off the bench in its nine-man rotation got off to a 7-2 start, went 2-7 in its next nine and then showed the ability to adjust to others 'adjustments down the stretch.

    Atlantic Sun Conference 2010

  • The Group D leaders France were held to a goalless draw by Romania in Bucharest and now sit just a point clear of second-placed Bosnia, for whom Zvjezdan Misimovic earned a late 1-0 win over nine-man Belarus in Zenica.

    Italy secure qualification as Denmark, Holland and Sweden also win 2011

  • Seven members of party's all-powerful nine-man Politburo Standing Committee observed the space docking at mission control near Beijing.

    China Makes Giant Leap With Space Docking Brian Spegele 2011

  • The latest data on the U.K.'s choppy recovery underscore the policy dilemma facing rate-setters on the BOE's nine-man Monetary Policy Committee.

    U.K. Data Highlight Weak Recovery Jason Douglas 2011

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