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...hand, he got away with this for 15 years. On the other hand, the FBI was able to amass an incredible amount of detail about it. When they arrested him and searched his car, they found two journals that described in detail what he was doing. You just don't leave incriminating evidence lying around your car. It's sloppy...
Critics of the salary cap say that if a team does not generate fan support, it therefore should not be competitive. Yankees fans will argue that the reason their team wins is because their fans pay up and sell out their games. They point to the lowly crowds that amass in Minnesota, Oakland, and Montreal, saying, "see, no one cares there! They're not entitled to a good team...
...team we saw last week would never have allowed the Saints' Erik Anderson to get loose in the slot all night and easily amass six points, including his first hat trick of the season...
Each spring admissions officers amass boxes full of discarded watercolors and videotaped productions of the Music Man--and the occasional batch of brownies--all sent by students hoping such extras will increase their prospects. More often they distract readers from the real meat of the application. A Cornell applicant, Budding Author, directed readers to her "countless short stories and novellas." Though the admissions officers were impressed with the other parts of Budding Author's application, they didn't quite know what to make of her creative writing. "Well it's not quite soft porn," said a confused Walbridge. Instead...
...Each spring admissions officers amass boxes full of discarded watercolors and videotaped productions of the Music Man - and the occasional batch of brownies - all sent by students hoping such extras will increase their prospects. More often they distract readers from the real meat of the application. One Cornell applicant, Budding Author, directed readers to her "countless short stories and novellas." Though the admissions officers were impressed with the other parts of Budding Author's application, they didn't quite know what to make of her creative writing. "Well it's not quite soft porn," said a confused Walbridge. Instead...