Monroe's own off beat, blues drenched mandolin break is borrowed from no one.
She told MSPs she believed police were being taken off the beat to fill civilian posts.
His antics have since been mimicked by the Chicago Bulls' Benny the Bull and the Denver Nuggets' Rocky, an off-beat mountain lion.
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The star is known for his off-beat humour and love of Broadway tunes, qualities which would make him suited to the traditional opening number.
Although his choice of apparel is off-beat, his songs consisted of standard French romance songs, as you would expect to hear played on an accordion.
But with TripAdvisor and my friends advice, we were able to go down many alleys and explore local haunts far off the beat trail.
Anderson finds the ideal comic rhythm for all this sliding off the beat for a few surreal gags but always kicking back fast into the plot.
Opposition politicians claimed budget cuts meant more officers being taken off the beat to undertake civilian duties, meaning the figures did not tell the whole story.
MondoMedia, a group that produces off-beat adult cartoons, was the most popular channel on YouTube last week with 6m views and has been seen 1.4bn times since inception.
During her 27 years at CNN, Moos has covered national and international issues and ground-breaking news and features, but she soon carved out a niche with her off-beat, thoughtful reporting on the quirkier aspects of life.
But Mr Van der Stoel's mandate precludes him from seeking to put out fires that have already started burning, so minorities such as Kurds in Turkey, Basques in Spain and Catholics in Northern Ireland are off his beat.
In 2008 the target ship managed to beat off a pirate assault half the time.
His determination to clinch the deal saw him beat off rival competition from private equity firms.
Mantel beat off competition from James Meek's The Heart Broke In and Stephen May's Life!
The forest show beat off competition from Glasgow Film Festival and Edinburgh's Hogmanay among others.
Crusaders beat off stiff competition from other, more established teams to win a three-year Super League franchise.
He beat off competition from the bookies' favourite and the poet laureate to win his first major award.
Rangers claim that they beat off competition from several French clubs for the player known as "The Rocket".
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Edinburgh beat off competition from 31 other bids to win the headquarters of the UK's Green Investment Bank.
But the leaders apparently expect that fast economic growth will beat off any obnoxious demands for political change.
But McCutcheon snapped up Portadown's equaliser from close-range and then Braniff's long-range attempt deflected off Mukendi to beat O'Hare.
The 47-year-old, who parted company with Brighton in February, beat off competition from another vastly experienced candidate John Ward.
Later in Merton and Wandsworth, the Tories hit back again when their candidate Elizabeth Howlett beat off the opposition.
Will Microsoft beat off its assailants, as it has done in the past?
Rovers beat off competition to sign Andrew on loan last season and are aware other clubs will monitoring his situation.
Holt beat off competition from Wycombe's Tommy Doherty and Charlie Macdonald, from leaders Brentford, to scoop the League Two prize.
The 24-year-old becomes manager Rafael Benitez's first summer signing after the Reds boss beat off competition from Chelsea and Manchester City.
Jensen turned Cahill on the edge of the area and his shot took a looping deflection off Carsley to beat Howard.
The Cumbrians beat off interest from two other clubs for the left-sided player, who admitted he was ready to leave Deepdale.
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