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When a suspect (Stephen Eric McIntyre) is hauled in, his alibi is supplied by Rita ( Jill Hennessy , at her hard-knock best), whose bed Walter once frequented.
Bombshells and Boxers Steve Dollar 2011
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Some of this was an unfair casting cliche—the wiry, humorless terminator from hard-knock Czechoslovakia Lendl actually became a U.S. Citizen in 1992—but he was never a crowd pleaser.
McEnroe Is Still Magic in Winter Jason Gay 2011
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As touching as it was to see Boehner choke up over the retelling of his hard-knock life story of having to be a waiter in his dad's bar, tears are not so attractive on the faces of Progressives this morning.
Karen Dolan: Buck Up Progressives!! We WON! Karen Dolan 2010
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I freely admit that I prefer the HEA: RL is hard enough and I don't need another hard-knock "learning experience" in my escapist entertainment (Thank you very much anyway, RTD!).
TORCHWOOD: CoE...Episode 5...Spoilers! rabid1st 2009
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As touching as it was to see Boehner choke up over the retelling of his hard-knock life story of having to be a waiter in his dad's bar, tears are not so attractive on the faces of Progressives this morning.
Karen Dolan: Buck Up Progressives!! We WON! Karen Dolan 2010
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As touching as it was to see Boehner choke up over the retelling of his hard-knock life story of having to be a waiter in his dad's bar, tears are not so attractive on the faces of Progressives this morning.
Karen Dolan: Buck up, Progressives -- We WON! Karen Dolan 2010
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It is the four-wheeled equivalent of that big bronze right arm and fist suspended from a pyramidal support in the heart of this hard-knock city's downtown - a tribute to Detroit's Joe Louis, the late, great boxing champion.
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit: Off the canvas and off the road, in style Warren Brown 2011
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Just a coin toss, a grass field not that artificial stuff, open air and four quarters of hard-knock football.
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As touching as it was to see Boehner choke up over the retelling of his hard-knock life story of having to be a waiter in his dad's bar, tears are not so attractive on the faces of Progressives this morning.
Karen Dolan: Buck up, Progressives -- We WON! Karen Dolan 2010
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When a suspect (Stephen Eric McIntyre) is hauled in, his alibi is supplied by Rita ( Jill Hennessy , at her hard-knock best), whose bed Walter once frequented.
Bombshells and Boxers Steve Dollar 2011
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