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The aim of this paper is to prove that if s > 1 and G is a graph of order n > 4s + 6 satisfying 2 > (4n - 4s - 3) / 3 ; then every matching of G lies on a cycle of length at least n-s and hence, in a path of length at least n - s + 1: