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...this year's Seve Trophy, a Britain and Ireland vs. the Continent contest. Price and Fulke, both struggling this season, paired up to beat everyone else in practice fourball matches at the Belfry in May. "The other guys on the team were surprised," Price says. "It was good, low-key - and we won all the money." Says Torrance: "He'll be awesome in the foursomes. He's a very straight hitter with a good short game." Such skills will be crucial, but the Ryder Cup is as much a trial of strategy and mental strength as a test of golfing...
...underworld also provides an ongoing source of finance. European anti-terror officials, particularly in France, have noted that radical Islamist groups, including those linked with al-Qaeda, have over the years built an elaborate criminal infrastructure - relying on low-key logistical operatives rather than their best-trained combatants - that can generate a continuous flow of funds through seemingly apolitical petty crime, such as credit card fraud, car theft and so on. Even if these operatives are caught, they have in many instances been tried, convicted and sentenced to short spells in prison without their terror connection becoming apparent. Of course...
...venue has a low-key feel by the nature of its set-up, with a window right on street level through which passers-by often crouch down to look in on the concert. At one point in his gig, Williams invited in some people he knew who had held up signs in the window cheering...
...distracted or pensive positions. You feel they might catch you staring at them and be annoyed. This unusual, enigmatic design leaves you with more questions than answers, like looking at a snapshot you find on the sidewalk. The stories inside reflect this unusual approach, telling challenging tales of low-key, working New Yorkers of the outer boroughs...
...While no one questions that key decisions on national security and foreign policy are still made by Vajpayee, the focus is now turning to the two men behind the throne: Vajpayee's low-key National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra, and Vajpayee's hard-line BJP colleague of 50 years, 72-year-old Advani. The consensus among observers and diplomats is that the hawkish Advani is preparing to succeed Vajpayee at the next national elections due by late 2004. "There is no doubt he is the Prime Minister in waiting," remarks a diplomat...