It seems a long shot to take on what others are already doing quite well, especially all in one package.

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What is new is that a political neophyte is ready to take an admittedly long shot at power.

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Uploading to a social network is just another step in a long line of steps to show your friends how awesomely you can take down a zombie through a shot to his brainsss.

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The momentum lasted all of 20 seconds, or as long as Kunitz needed to take a pass from Brandon Sutter then wrist a shot off Miller's glove and into the net to tie the score.

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Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez brushed the crossbar with a fierce shot in the 10th minute after dazzling interplay but it did not take long for the pressure to pay off.

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Their take: Finding dark energy, the stuff that is pushing the universe apart, is a 12-1 long shot.

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