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It's time for some formulaic headlines to be given a decent burial, or at least a long rest.

"We'll see," Root said when asked if he now expected to be given a decent run at five, having passed 1,000 Test runs in his 30th innings.

Surely it would not be too much to hope that the unlucky little witch be given a decent burial as well, even if she was not a celebrity.

Even at his death, he owned an expensive seamless robe, and his body was smuggled away by one of his richer followers, a foreign merchant, to be given a "decent" burial.

Still a largely unknown quantity to most of the public, Paire should be given a decent chance of beating Kei Nishikori, the No. 13 seed, who is at his least comfortable on clay.

Looks at home in white and red ball cricket for England and surely needs to be given a decent run to see if he can emulate his vice-captain, a man less than 12 months his junior.

Workers were given a decent pension.

McMahon had not been given a decent burial.

The bodies of thousands of Tamils killed by Sinhalese forces in 2009 have never been given a decent burial, poisoning Sri Lanka's politics.

But even if they are given a decent mandate, with full support from participants and non-participants alike, their power to bring improvements should not be exaggerated.

Maryon says access to affordable transport is a vital driver for economic recovery in the county, and that young people must feel they are being given a decent chance to contribute and benefit from work opportunities that are out there.