have got to
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Arsenal have got to be careful they don't warm up in the Chelsea half again, for starters.
From BBC
"People have got to cut him a little bit of slack," Brook said.
From BBC
He added: "Something's got to give. Either the wages have got to rise or the housing prices have got to drop, there can't be both."
From BBC
"We have got to now win both these games," left-arm spinner Wellalage told reporters.
From Barron's
"I think this is the closest I've felt near it. I do really believe that we can break it, but a lot of things have got to come together."
From BBC
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