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  • In response to a rule change that allows time-outs to be requested from the sidelines, coaches have been calling time-outs right before the ball is snapped.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • In response to a rule change that allows time-outs to be requested from the sidelines, coaches have been calling time-outs right before the ball is snapped.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • In response to a rule change that allows time-outs to be requested from the sidelines, coaches have been calling time-outs right before the ball is snapped.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • He twice called time-outs early in the second half as Butler expanded its lead to 14.

    Underdawgs David Woods 2010

  • Resume your writing and speaking being mindful to take time-outs to listen and think.

    Robert Schwartz: Can Everyone Please Shut up and Listen!? Robert Schwartz 2011

  • It is not just the inane, wannabe-macho commentary during every halftime show, or the ever-present backdrop of misogyny, or the incessant beer ads that run during time-outs.

    The Enthusiast 2010

  • Patriots 41 Broncos 23, 1:08 4th quarter The Broncos will get the ball back on their own 29, with no time-outs left, after stuffing Ridley for a loss on fourth and three.

    New England Patriots @ Denver Broncos - as it happened | Paolo Bandini 2011

  • Between all the turnovers and time-outs it began to feel like we might never make it to the break, but in the end we get there with the scores as they were.

    New Orleans Saints 32 San Francisco 49ers 36 - as it happened | Paolo Bandini 2012

  • Fans at home enjoyed a view comparable to those of the coaches on the sidelines, and potential sponsors quickly realized that just as baseball came with built-in commercial breaks between innings, football afforded commercial opportunities between quarters and during time-outs.

    The Hardest Job in Football 2009

  • Resume your writing and speaking being mindful to take time-outs to listen and think.

    Robert Schwartz: Can Everyone Please Shut up and Listen!? Robert Schwartz 2011

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