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_receive_ fair-play; but no one ought to be left to imagine, therefore, that he _loves fair-play_.

The Vicar's Daughter George MacDonald 1864

And both are looking to Uefa's financial fair-play rules as a means of stemming the flow of cash from club balance sheets.

Aston Villa must balance books after Randy Lerner's £200m investment 2011

So much for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and other federal legislation that protects conscience, not to mention ordinary fair-play in picking grant recipients.

Sister Mary Ann Walsh: Catholic Bishops' Dispute With HHS Continues Sister Mary Ann Walsh 2011

So much for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and other federal legislation that protects conscience, not to mention ordinary fair-play in picking grant recipients.

Sister Mary Ann Walsh: Catholic Bishops' Dispute With HHS Continues Sister Mary Ann Walsh 2011

So much for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and other federal legislation that protects conscience, not to mention ordinary fair-play in picking grant recipients.

Sister Mary Ann Walsh: Catholic Bishops' Dispute With HHS Continues Sister Mary Ann Walsh 2011

But there are also noble chess warriors who believe in decency and fair-play.

Lubomir Kavalek: The Hand of God in Chess? Lubomir Kavalek 2011

Transfer-spending figures tell only part of the financial fair-play story, since the biggest factor affecting profitability or, more accurately, the lack of it is player wages.

Premier League clubs spend biggest in the transfer window 2011

The problem is that the club, wary of Uefa's impending financial fair-play rules, want to invest modestly while offloading several high earners, but Mancini hopes to indulge in one last splurgeAreas of changeA lot hinges on whether Carlos Tevez stays.

Premier League prospects for 2011-12 2011

The European confederation's new financial fair-play regulations stipulate that this season and next, clubs participating in its competitions may not incur losses of more than €45m £40m.

Premier League clubs spend biggest in the transfer window 2011

Garry Cook, the club's chief executive, and Brian Marwood, the football administrator, are also on their way to the Middle East to meet the owner, Sheikh Mansour, and the chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, to discuss exactly how much can be spent at a time when they are increasingly aware of the financial fair-play regime Uefa is introducing.

Roberto Mancini visits Abu Dhabi for talks on Manchester City signings 2011