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...year ago, Harvard had—prior to the third period—dictated largely dictated the pace of play throughout, limiting the Wildcats’ forwards primarily to the perimeter and smothering those few rebounds that happened to slip away from Grumet-Morris while converting its own grade-A chances at the other...
...majority of their Grade-A [chances] came in the third period, power play opportunities, and they pressed very hard at the end,” he said...
...Harvard certainly had the edge in Grade-A chances,” Taylor said, “and that’s what this game ultimately boils down...
...duped into buying high-quality fake Gucci bags--and promptly took them off the shelves when Gucci complained.) China's counterfeiters have a system for classifying their reproductions. Bags that are virtually indistinguishable from the originals are class AA. This merchandise is exported almost exclusively to the West. Grade-A or -B fakes sell for less in the bazaars of China--although some make their way to U.S. street stalls. Hong Kong residents stock up on fakes across the border, at Shenzhen's multi-story mall, where fluorescent-lit shops sell pirated Chinese-made DVD players, sneakers and top-quality...
...that there are a lot of people who can consistently write Grade-A dialogue for the above passel of purposes; one of the only ones who’s currently working is Richard Linklater. Which is why I’m overjoyed that you uncovered Before Sunset, whose predecessor was everything that Lost in Translation could’ve been. I think Linklater’s been hit-and-miss for a few years—School of Rock aside, Tape underwhelmed me, and all that Waking Life had going for it was innovative presentation (there’s that...