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It's a huge let down, both in terms of the arc of those episodes and the Doctor's characterization all season, but I'm not sure I think it's * bad* per-se.
"We never did a bad episode?" RTD says about DW. oh_she_knows 2009
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I wouldn't say more effective, per-se, but they are more easily and frequently accessed, and provide support to a wider group of people.
Donna Klein: Corporate Voices -- Defining the Work-Life Field Donna Klein 2010
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As I recall, he then buttressed this strawman with an easy-case hypothetical about deciding whether the death penalty is per-se unconstitutional.
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That actually isn't horrible per-se, as the third film dropped 61% in its second frame, but it was coming off a holiday rather than being boosted up by one.
Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: Hangover 2 Scores $86m, Kung Fu Panda 2 nets $47m Over Fri-Sun. Scott Mendelson 2011
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I wouldn't say more effective, per-se, but they are more easily and frequently accessed, and provide support to a wider group of people.
Donna Klein: Corporate Voices -- Defining the Work-Life Field Donna Klein 2010
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I wouldn't say more effective, per-se, but they are more easily and frequently accessed, and provide support to a wider group of people.
Donna Klein: Corporate Voices -- Defining the Work-Life Field Donna Klein 2010
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They are not dumb per-se, they just should stop re-inventing the wheel.
As Mobile Data Grows, People Want Wireless Carriers To Buzz Off 2009
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I wouldn't say more effective, per-se, but they are more easily and frequently accessed, and provide support to a wider group of people.
Donna Klein: Corporate Voices -- Defining the Work-Life Field Donna Klein 2010
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That actually isn't horrible per-se, as the third film dropped 61% in its second frame, but it was coming off a holiday rather than being boosted up by one.
Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: Hangover 2 Scores $86m, Kung Fu Panda 2 nets $47m Over Fri-Sun. Scott Mendelson 2011
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This really isn't an action picture per-se, as there are only a couple pure action sequences two car chases - one in a flashback and a handful of brief violent confrontations to enliven what is basically a mediation on duty and obligation.
Scott Mendelson: Huff Post Review: Faster (2010) Scott Mendelson 2010
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