But although there were more leaden-footed swishes outside off-stump and a miscued heave to long-off, the game was drifting away.
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The leaden movement of ancient glaciers has shaped the Rockies' jagged landscape.
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Since both the PD leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, and Monti are dull, leaden communicators who failed to offer any positive, hopeful message for their voters, the way was opened for Berlusconi.
Leaden skies and warm temperatures were perfect for James Anderson and he made the most of them, aided by some accurate bowling from the impressive Finn, in only his fourth Test.
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Mulgrew was sleeping as Alan broke away to drill a cross that Zaluska turned round for a corner and Echiejile was quickest to meet a flick on from the resulting delivery, with Glenn Loovens leaden-footed.
Stephen Malley, the professor played by Mr. Redford -- who also directed, with a leaden touch -- peddles only banalities in urging a bright, disaffected student to step up to the task of changing the system.
And Henrik Lundqvist, having been on the bench for an extra attacker when Campbell scored with 50.4 seconds left in regulation, trudged back toward the net, swinging his legs slowly as if they were leaden, only to return to the bench seconds later to bury his head in his bulky goaltending gloves.
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