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David Coleman, whose catchphrase, tellingly, was "one-nil", and his BBC predecessor Kenneth Wolstenholme, said even less.
Feeling the tug and pull of nonstop talk | Martin Kelner 2011
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On New Year's Day, following a one-nil loss to Tottenham, the Cottagers, as they are known, were stuck in the relegation zone, with 19 points from 20 games.
Fulham Move Fast to Land Jol Gabriele Marcotti 2011
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On New Year's Day, following a one-nil loss to Tottenham, the Cottagers, as they are known, were stuck in the relegation zone, with 19 points from 20 games.
Fulham Move Fast to Land Jol Gabriele Marcotti 2011
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It took us a while to get over it, let's not fool ourselves, because we won one-nil with a lucky goal against Swansea the following weekend and we came back slowly.
Arsenal's chance for redemption as they return to Manchester 2011
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You had Switzerland essentially shocking the world by beating Spain one-nil.
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The US had a decent first half and went in with a one-nil lead.
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The US had a decent first half and went in with a one-nil lead.
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DAN RIVERS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: There were really quite remarkable scenes here in Iraq as thousands of people took to the streets to celebrate Iraq's victory in the Asian Cup, beating Saudi Arabia one-nil.
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Jan Koller doing the honors for the Czech Republic as they lead this one-nil in the opening half.
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Just ahead, we'll have a live World Cup update from Germany, where the Black Stars one-nil to the Czech Republic.
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