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However, Maryland-Eastern Shore played its best basketball once conference play began in earnest.
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The Federal Aviation Administration wants you to fly the robot-friendly skies, but the regulatory overseer has more than a few challenges to overcome before it can extend that invitation in earnest.
FAA is Looking Into Unmanned Commercial Flights | Impact Lab 2010
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Mebbe you fooled with me, but I'll just see your bluff and take you in earnest.
THE SCORN OF WOMEN 2010
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More than four years after the housing market peaked, many of the nation's wealthiest homeowners are slashing prices in earnest.
The Holdouts Juliet Chung 2010
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During this time, he started to work on his “Wall of Sound” technique in earnest.
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Mebbe you fooled with me, but I'll just see your bluff and take you in earnest.
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I fully expected the eye rolls to come out at this point, but instead, the students dug right back into the discussion in earnest.
2009 October « This is what a computer scientist looks like 2009
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I fully expected the eye rolls to come out at this point, but instead, the students dug right back into the discussion in earnest.
Anatomy of a successful class « This is what a computer scientist looks like 2009
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I fully expected the eye rolls to come out at this point, but instead, the students dug right back into the discussion in earnest.
2009 October 07 « This is what a computer scientist looks like 2009
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Adam just peeked out the window and says that he can still see my footsteps, and only mine; they'll be gone soon, though, as the snow has begun in earnest.
Yet another book I'm looking forward to! eugie 2009
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