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"He is still seeking that elusive goal," said Hodgson, who described himself happy with the point, understandably, but also with the performance that under-whelmed.
Fernando Torres stutters as Liverpool fail to dispel the disquiet Andy Hunter at Stadion Galgenwaard 2010
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I'm too old for wash down fairy tales (Enchanted) and felt a bit under-whelmed by Stardust (the scenes with Robert De Niro are priceless though).
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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I saw Avatar recently, didn't like the story or the science (under-whelmed by it), too much gratuitous violence and downright silliness, however, I loved the experience and I didn't even see it in 3-D yet.
Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy Headed to the Big Screen « FirstShowing.net 2008
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I'm too old for wash down fairy tales (Enchanted) and felt a bit under-whelmed by Stardust (the scenes with Robert De Niro are priceless though).
In The Limelight - 2008 Hugo Nomination List (Short Version) 2008
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The United States, of course, have made the point in recent times that they were so under-whelmed by any changes to the text, they've indicated that they won't take part in any ongoing Working Group arrangements and will reserve the right not to attend the conference itself.
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This series has overwhelmed many and under-whelmed more than few – but it something that fans of epic fantasy simply must read for themselves.
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I am also overwhelmed by the amount of material on the subject in the German language while totally under-whelmed by the comparative lack of material in the English language in terms of books on the Church and the Revolution in East Germany.
Printing: FROM PRAYER TO DEMONSTRATION: The Neglected History of East German Churches in the 1980s 2009
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This series has overwhelmed many and under-whelmed more than few – but it something that fans of epic fantasy simply must read for themselves.
Archive 2009-01-01 Neth 2009
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The United States, of course, have made the point in recent times that they were so under-whelmed by any changes to the text, they've indicated that they won't take part in any ongoing Working Group arrangements and will reserve the right not to attend the conference itself.
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Somewhat embarrassingly, given my previous work on right to health and the human rights fallout from America's increasingly deregulated Blade Runner type corporate farming practices, I must admit to having been under-whelmed at first by the issue of restarting beef imports which had been stopped following the US mad cow outbreak in 2003.
Todd Howland: Koreans Still Have a Beef With US Free Trade Deal? 2009
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