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off course

A situation in which an aircraft has reported a position fix or is observed on radar at a point not on the ATC-approved (air traffic control approved) route of flight.

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But off course, Salman is our find and he will definitely play in the next matches.'

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In 2011 record numbers of juvenile Manx shearwaters were rescued by inspectors from the surf in Newgale and from gardens in Pembrokeshire after they were blown off course by strong winds.

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A Little Bird Blown Off Course was originally presented as part of the 2013 Blas Festival and is now a theatre/music cross over in this year's Celtic Connections festival.

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But he drifted off course and instead of flying about 100 miles north, he took off in the opposite direction flew across the Irish Sea and landed in Wendy Matthews' garden in Teignmouth, Devon.

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Gamestec, a leading player in the UK gaming and amusement machines sector, will supply 22 machines to eight Off Course shops in the West Midlands.

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Derwentside ac is determined to put right the problems which caused athletes to go off course in the inaugural Beamish Tram Challenge on Sunday.

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From the moment he first really looks at a girl's body to when he experiences his first kiss, Larry's world is tilted off course. After this summer, it may never feel truly on course again.

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Martin Oldfield, 27, from Wallasey, crashed into a fence and suffered multiple leg injuries after his parachute was blown off course.

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From wish to goal

"I think of legal issues in these terms: 'I want to end up here, but if I turn too early, I'll go off course. If I turn too late, the other side will get to the finish before me.' It's a different way of looking at start-to-finish legal problems," he said.

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The bird has a green metal ring around its leg, with the number 97.OWJan2319619, and is believed to be a British racing pigeon which has gone badly off course.