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  • "When you try to pick it up, you stretch it which makes it stick even more," said Pettman.

    ‘Clean Gum’ Won’t Stick in Your Hair | Impact Lab 2007

  • "If you stick this chewing gum onto a sidewalk, within 24 hours the gum has disappeared," said Roger Pettman, chairman and CEO of Revolymer, the London-based company formed to develop and market the gum.

    ‘Clean Gum’ Won’t Stick in Your Hair | Impact Lab 2007

  • It is also the origin of the Kentish names Pett and Pettman (Chapter XVII).

    The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909

  • The 23-year-old Chinese player had threatened a whitewash against Preston's Pettman on Tuesday when he led 6-0.

    icNewcastle 2010

  • Yesterday Ding made breaks of 77, 88, 120 and 95, with Pettman gifting him many openings.

    Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010

  • The 23-year-old Chinese player had threatened a whitewash against Preston's Pettman on Tuesday when he led 6-0.

    icNewcastle 2010

  • The 23-year-old Chinese player had threatened a whitewash against Preston's Pettman yesterday when he led 6-0.

    Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010

  • The 23-year-old Chinese player had threatened a whitewash against Preston's Pettman yesterday when he led 6-0.

    Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010

  • As Pettman made his exit, Ding admitted he was surprised by how straightforward the match proved to be.

    Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010

  • Pettman got off the mark in the seventh frame but trailed 8-1 overnight, and Ding won the two frames he needed for a place in the last 16 quickly this morning, sealing a 10-1 win.

    Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010

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