• If the whole thing was a put-on, on some level, what was the real reason?

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  • However, whether this promise is put-on scrooginess for Capitol Hill consumption has yet to be revealed.

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  • Or maybe it's a put-on, knowing that fans are still intrigued by the complicated interpersonal drama that drives the band.

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  • Bolen identifies the let's-put-on-a-show approach, in which the Oscar team seems willing to try pretty much anything, as the company's strength.

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  • The entire thing is actually an elaborate and convoluted put-on that allegedly raises serious questions about fact versus truth, but in reality the movie offers neither.

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  • It promises to be rich in put-on.

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  • And what this law has done, the 1996 law did and is doing and will continue to do until it's changed, is split up families, split up mothers from their children and fathers from their children and put people on - put young kids on welfare.

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  • When it opened in 1981, the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek became instantly famous locally for its Italian Renaissance design, for its blushing countenance--peach dominated the exterior and interior walls, flooring, and even the furniture--and for its put-Dallas-on-the-map restaurant then run by celebrity chef Dean Fearing.

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  • It was on the table, rather -- put on the table by the Speaker of the House, and acknowledged -- it was certainly acknowledged by the nearly 20 Republican senators who endorsed the ideas behind the Gang of Six.

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  • Or, in simpler terms, short-term options players have rarely been more put-heavy on BAC during the past year.

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  • You gotta love this crazy man and the hype. (Not to mention his miracle put-back on a Kobe Bryant miss at the buzzer to win Game 5 between the Suns and Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.) Who else but Artest, in a trademark bizarre post-game interview, would attribute his championship performance to his psychiatrist?

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  • The injury happened after detonators - which are used as fog signals - were taken from a depot in Leigh-on-Sea and put on on a bonfire at a nearby park.

    BBC: Essex

  • We need to ratify New START to put in place on-the-ground inspections of Russian nuclear arsenals, to reduce our deployed weapons and launchers, and to build on our cooperation with Russia -- which has helped us put pressure on Iran and helped us to equip our mission in Afghanistan.

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  • The movie would have only been available to Comcast cable subscribers in Portland and Atlanta (Comcast owns Universal) but even the experimental video-on-demand offer put theater owners on edge.

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  • He said in future scientists might be put on an on-call rota so queries could be answered in a timely fashion.

    BBC: Flooding in York

  • Since then, Haye's personal manager Adam Booth has met with Haye's American promoters Golden Boy - who put on Amir Khan's WBA light-welterweight defence over Marcos Maidana on Saturday - to discover what terms they are prepared to accept, and offer.

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  • The least drastic approach--and the one most likely to be upheld on appeal--would put restrictions on Microsoft's conduct.

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  • It was Sweeney who gave his side hope of an upset as the midfielder, who scored a hat-trick in the previous round, was put through one-on-one and slid the ball home with the final kick of the half.

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  • New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, touted an "Apollo program" -- referring to the 1960s effort that put men on the moon -- that would reduce dependence on foreign oil by more than half and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent.

    CNN: Have we reached the energy tipping point?

  • During his three terms in office, he has banned smoking in the city, outlawed trans-fats in restaurants and forced chain restaurants to put calorie-counts on menus.

    BBC: New York mayor proposes ban on big sugary drinks

  • The President, again, in that meeting with the Joint Chiefs, had an opportunity to talk to the service heads about the stress that has been put on our active-duty force, the stress that's been put on the Guard and reserve as the individuals charged with having a ready, rested, and well-equipped force for our protection.

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  • That led to the TEDx series, a licensing program of TED-like events put on by just-plain-folks.

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  • Russ Smith scored 27 on 7-of-15 shooting, three other Cardinals reached double figures and top-seeded Louisville put on a defensive clinic in dismantling Colorado State 82-56 on Saturday.

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  • "You put a shame on our entire family -- the Tsarnaev family -- and you put a shame on the entire Chechen ethnicity, " Tsarni said.

    CNN: Uncle calls Boston Marathon bombers 'losers'

  • And if so, would you put - who would you put on your fantasy team?

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  • One of my favorite movies is "Waiting for Guffman, " Christopher Guest's sardonic yet ultimately hopeful 1997 comedy about the fictional small town of Blaine, Missouri, and its against-all-odds attempt to put on a one-day musical for the town's 150th birthday.

    CNN: When the audience paddles up to the play

  • The kidnappers wielded AK-47 rifles and put explosive-laden vests on some hostages, according to a U.S. State Department official.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The kidnappers were equipped with AK-47 rifles and put explosives-laden vests on some of the hostages, a U.S. State Department official said.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Recognizing that our vaunted AAA credit rating is at stake and a default, of any magnitude, on our debt could be expensive and felt across the globe, raising the debt ceiling strikes me as yet another short-term remedy to put a band-aid on a mounting fiscal deficit as opposed to taking the initial steps towards building long, lasting fiscal reform.

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  • So we put the technology trade back on and we put the small-cap growth trade back on.

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