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The go-for-broke toss set up the winning touchdown in a rough-and-tumble 31-24 victory Saturday over the archrival Baltimore Ravens.
STEELERS ADVANCE AP 2011
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It was fun and it was silly, she says, seemingly embarrassed that someone thoroughly enjoyed her madcap portrayal of an ugly duckling transformed into a splendid swan whose perilous journey required some go-for-broke acting chops and slapstick skills.
Michael Bialas: Playing Doctor: A House Call From Chyler Leigh of Grey's Anatomy Michael Bialas 2011
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This year, according to players, they've become specialists in the go-for-broke style, turning defensemen like Dan Girardi or Ryan McDonagh into temporary Paul Coffeys.
Are the Rangers This Good? Kevin Clark 2011
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The go-for-broke toss set up the winning touchdown in a rough-and-tumble 31-24 victory Saturday over the archrival Baltimore Ravens.
STEELERS ADVANCE AP 2011
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TV Guide Magazine: How'd you become such a go-for-broke actress?
General Hospital's Laura Wright Previews the Carly-Brenda Smack Down 2010
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Yet it's hard to see how he actually did wrong: His incentive for participating in a go-for-broke transaction was so straight-up nobody could have missed it.
Sam Zell's Nightmare Continues Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
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It was fun and it was silly, she says, seemingly embarrassed that someone thoroughly enjoyed her madcap portrayal of an ugly duckling transformed into a splendid swan whose perilous journey required some go-for-broke acting chops and slapstick skills.
Michael Bialas: Playing Doctor: A House Call From Chyler Leigh of Grey's Anatomy Michael Bialas 2011
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They describe the Knicks as the NBA's go-for-broke defenders, aggressive, perhaps, to a fault.
The Knicks Do Too Play Defense Kevin Clark 2011
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It was fun and it was silly, she says, seemingly embarrassed that someone thoroughly enjoyed her madcap portrayal of an ugly duckling transformed into a splendid swan whose perilous journey required some go-for-broke acting chops and slapstick skills.
Michael Bialas: Playing Doctor: A House Call From Chyler Leigh of Grey's Anatomy Michael Bialas 2011
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Did you watch V's go-for-broke season finale last night?
Keck's Exclusives: Morena Baccarin on V's Deadly Season Finale 2011
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