31.   These included tense muscles, changes in heart rate, sweaty palms and trembling hands and knees.

32.   Was it nerves or just sweaty palms?

33.   What kind of life can it be when you never get the sweaty palms or the parched throat?

34.   With the clutch pedal gently pushed to the floorboard and both sweaty palms on the wheel, start the engine.

35.   Holding it still while you work on it is one of these - and keeping your sweaty palms off its pristine surface is another.

36.   Sweaty palms prevent them from shaking hands comfortably, gripping a tool securely or working normally at a keyboard.

37.   But the fact there have been eight different winners in the nine events so far, with only Germany winning twice, could give bookmakers sweaty palms this summer.