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Perhaps the worst unintended consequence of nominating Exit for best documentary is the passed-over films we're not talking about because Banksy has stolen the show.
Linda Flanagan: Why Is Exit Through the Giftshop Nominated for Best Documentary? Linda Flanagan 2011
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Perhaps the worst unintended consequence of nominating Exit for best documentary is the passed-over films we're not talking about because Banksy has stolen the show.
Linda Flanagan: Why Is Exit Through the Giftshop Nominated for Best Documentary? Linda Flanagan 2011
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Perhaps the worst unintended consequence of nominating Exit for best documentary is the passed-over films we're not talking about because Banksy has stolen the show.
Linda Flanagan: Why Is Exit Through the Giftshop Nominated for Best Documentary? Linda Flanagan 2011
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The passed-over Congresscritters, their constituencies and the local machines that supported them, would all be out for blood and vengeance.
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The passed-over Congresscritters, their constituencies and the local machines that supported them, would all be out for blood and vengeance.
Lance Mannion: 2008
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Up on the stands the two passed-over stable jockeys watched the race and the win with increasing rage.
The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010
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Updated: Were told from the Washington Post live chat that this is actually a pun on the fact that Hope was perennially “passed-over” for an Oscar.
Live Blogging: A Guide to Jewish References in the Oscars Broadcast « The Blog at 16th and Q 2008
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This is a typical situation in our society - the older, more qualified woman being passed over for younger, less-qualified man based on gender, and then the passed-over woman held responsible for training and making the man look good!
Obama and Clinton to Work Hard for the Money - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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In all these cases, the passed-over candidates pushed back, but it's hard to find any evidence that voters did.
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As this particular unit is commanded by the smug but useless passed-over Major Geoff ‘Buffhoon’ Hoon, the chances of a slip up or two here and there are good.
To Verdun, Gentlemen 2007
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