1.   Dallas, Minnesota and New Orleans will clinch play-off places by winning this weekend.

2.   Each tier was held in place by tiny press studs which sprang apart at the least pressure.

3.   He had won that place by raising cattle on pastureland made from scratch.

4.   His nose was broken in two places by a player he had sent off for violent play.

5.   I found the place purely by luck.

6.   I promised to be in a certain place by lunchtime.

7.   In other words, it would need to be held in place by a strong political framework.

8.   It is now hoped that the full peacekeeping force will be in place by the end of the month.