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It has competed with eBay's South Korean unit, Internet Auction Co, and "11st," a unit of SK Telecom, the country's top mobile carrier.
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All of which means that shouldering a burden of 11st or more — previously considered insurmountable — is no longer the task it used to be.
The National's Weighty Issue Jonathan Clegg 2011
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Ballabriggs carried top weight of 11st 12lb and saw out his race surprisingly well, given the lack of restraint with which he was ridden.
Ballabriggs can give McCain family their fifth Grand National 2011
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Dermot Weld has yet to commit him to the race and he has plenty of weight on 11st 5lb but looks the type to cope well with it.
Ballabriggs can give McCain family their fifth Grand National 2011
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In previous years, that wasn't the case—a third of the runners went to the starting post with no chance at all because a weight of 11st or more was insurmountable.
Grand National Now a Matter of Class Jonathan Clegg 2011
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But three of the past five winners have carried 11st or more, including the 2009 winner Mon Mome, who became the fifth 100-1 shot to win the race in a year in which the top four horses all carried more than 11st.
The National's Weighty Issue Jonathan Clegg 2011
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Nigel de Jong is fresh from a World Cup final, where admittedly he left some fairly infamous bootprints, and before building the Premier League's latest bone-crusher it might be as well to bear in mind that the Dutch midfielder is 5ft 8in tall and weighs 11st.
Tackling is still nowhere as hard as in the bad old days Paul Wilson 2010
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When Hedgehunter carried 11st 1lb in 2005, it was the first National winner to carry over 11st in 22 years.
Grand National Now a Matter of Class Jonathan Clegg 2011
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When Hedgehunter carried 11st 1lb in 2005, he was the first National winner to carry over 11st in 22 years.
The National's Weighty Issue Jonathan Clegg 2011
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Since then, three of the past five winners have carried 11st or more.
Grand National Now a Matter of Class Jonathan Clegg 2011
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