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Examples
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Call your fighting-man Grayhilt the Grim, keeper of Dragonsword of Darkborn, give him a plus-five wand of fireballs, put him in a haunted labyrinth with a Beholder, rev up your typewriter, and let 'er rip!
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They turned that statistic around against the Bulldogs, recording a plus-five margin in the game.
USATODAY.com 2008
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The default setting at Eastlands is to point out that Mancini won three Scudetti by employing these methods, but under his watch they have spent around £135m and their points total after 13 games is exactly the same as it was under Mark Hughes at this stage last season, only with a worse goal difference plus-five rather than seven.
Roberto Mancini defends tactics after Manchester City draw another blank Daniel Taylor at Eastlands 2010
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The national Gallup Daily Tracking Poll had the Obama-Biden ticket at plus-five percentage points before the debate to plus-eight points as of Saturday night.
Lanny Davis: Obama's Time: The Cycles of American History 2008
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'' When you're plus-five on the turnover ratio, it shouldn't be that close, '' Jags coach Jack Del Rio said.
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We are in zone plus-seven; this shows zone plus-five " it's radio-synchronized with the master clock at Washington. "
The Worlds Of Robert A Heinlein Heinlein, Robert A. 1966
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No one dared block him, for at plus-five acceleration a head-on collision between two bodies would be instantly fatal to both.
The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 1956
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No one dared block him, for at plus-five acceleration a head-on collision between two bodies would be instantly fatal to both.
The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 1956
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No one dared block him, for at plus-five acceleration a head-on collision between two bodies would be instantly fatal to both.
Tiger! Tiger! Bester, Alfred 1955
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He has a goal, an assist and a plus-five rating in five career games against the Senators.
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