Or the New York Knicks. ... Then there are the New York Knicks. ... As I sat on the couch and watched the Knicks go up by 23 on the injury plagued Bulls in the third quarter, I thought to myself, "They are going to lose this game.... I sat there, watching my terrible Knicks and terrible Raymond Felton blow a 23 point lead to a team without 3 of its top 5 players because Felton decides to jack up threes with 20+ seconds left in the shot clock. ... Plain and simple, the New York Knicks are not very good this year. ...

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My bags sat beside me. ... The ticket for New York in my hand. ... It was winter once again and I was walking around the city--not lost but rather on the arm of a new lover. ... We sat down and ordered. ... The huddled masses of cold New Yorkers sat around me, talking, laughing holding and their coffees with two hands. ...

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I remember my last day as a "normal" teenager - going to cheer for a school that I hated and for a team that I hated even more. I remember how Katy Bass spilled orange juice all over my uniform before the big game, the heartbreak of my parent's death and moving in with my crazy Uncle who constantly ...

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Since we lived in New York, every single summer my family and I would fly out to Arizona for two weeks to escape the awful humidity that occurred on Long Island. ... When we got back to the hotel, my grandmother sat us all down and explained that she had pancreatic cancer. ... I remember running into her room on the first day of sixth grade telling her how much fun it was and how many new friend I made. ... My sister, my cousin Vinny and I all sat in the depressing living room in silence, which was a first. ... People watched with sorry eyes as the five of us sat on the steps and looked down...

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The theme of progress is one fundamental basis of the new culture. ... The new society also depends on new scientific advancements. ... He sat for some time, meditatively frowning, then picked up his pen and wrote across the title-page. ... The secularism of the new world is depicted contemptuously. ... The new world is based on a utopian philosophy. ...

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With the chance of a discount I rang straight away with no questions asked, on the other end was a young uni student who sounded new to this. ... I grabbed a mug and filled it with hot coffee and sat down. ... It looked like I was the only volunteer there I was ushered into a small room where two teens sat, head down legs crossed. I sat down next to them and remained silent waiting for any movement from one of the teens. ... As I sat in the questioning room the first question I was asked was whether I knew Thomas Davis, from that moment I knew my suspicion was without a doubt correct. 10 ye...

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Mom shortly came in the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed. Danielle and I had a book collection that sat on the self across the room. ... I put my socks on and slipped into my new white Ked's shoes. ... We sat at the lunch table laughing and talking as we enjoyed our pizza. ... On our desks sat a piece of paper with some math problems. ...

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That's how you meet new people and make new friends. ... One person sat on a stool. ... I walked in and now there were dollars leading up to the stool where the person's buttocks sat firmly. ... I sat down and we began talking. ... We sat there while the car was heating up. ...

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Sixteen years old, new car just months old, fifty dollar black dress shirt, and forty dollar jeans., A first date with my dream girl Vanessa priceless. ... To my surprise she did not hesitate to say yes and that was the start to a whole new set of worries and nervousness. ... He invited me in and I followed him and sat down on the coach and waited for my princess to come down from her room. As Her dad and me sat there he asked me all those parental questions that every boy dreads. ... We sat down at zios and played some tick tac toe on the table mat and laughed some more. ...

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An event that would only be the start to the beginning of my new life. ... My father or what I thought was my father finally arrived to the school at 4:07 pm in a new car, which im not sure how he could afford due to the fact that he was currently unemployed. ... I sat frozen in my seat hoping I was just napping and this was a dream because it was no way this could be real. ... I still sat frozen in my seat unsure of what my next move should be. The creature sat and stared at me waiting on me to make a move. ...

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I sat there in the hard seat of my desk and waited patiently. ... I could not wait for my new teacher to stroll up to me, eyes full of amazement, and give me my paper. I had worked hard on it for nearly a month during the summer before this new school year. ... I sat there for a while, staring at my paper. ... My eyes slowly moved towards the top of the page, where an angry looking letter 'F' sat. ...

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We sat this way every day and nothing changed, until one day the phone started to ring which was very unusual. ... We both just sat there in shock, they had told us that everybody was okay but we would have to see how everything went. ... They sat us down on the couch and told us that we would be moving; into a house of our own. ... The entire week from then on my sister and I packed as many things as we could and made lists of all the things we had wanted for our brand new bedrooms. ... They did everything in their power to find my family a new house and to try to get our lives back to what w...

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After I left the doctors and sat in my car all of emotions began to rush out like water through a fire hose and there I was no way I could hold them back. ... One day as I sat in my cold dark room zoning out as though I wasn't even there Tanner busted through my barracks room door. ... The show had just finished and the commercial break had started it was one of the Wounded Warrior commercials that came on first and at the end Tanner jumped up as though he had just sat on a scolding hot stove top. ... Now with my plan and a new found motivation to succeed in school, I won't let anyt...

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The whole time I sat waiting to board the plane I worried about something tragic happening. ... It is a known fact that when airlines have severe financial difficulties, they spend less money on repairs or buying new airplanes and those that are old are more likely to have problems and or crash. ... When I sat down and buckled my seatbelt a feeling of claustrophobia overcame me and I started to experience what I call, tunnel vision. ... The plane taxied onto the runway and we sat waiting for the go ahead from the control tower. ...

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Most of the residents sat there with open eyes listening careful to every detail that came out of his mouth. ... He sat her down quietly and explained that he was a god from a previous time. ... Her gift for him was a brand new Sony Vaio. ... Everyone looked in amazement as he showed them the new Sony Vaio. ... Soon word got around about his new invention - The Cellular Telephone. ...

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Churchill wanted the House's approval of the new government and cooperation in the war against Nazi Germany. ... On entering the chamber, Chamberlain received more cheers than the new Prime Minister (Cannadine, 1989, 147). The men who sat in the seats of the House of Commons are supposed to represent the people. ... If he did not have the experiences that he had with the military, he probably would not have been the new Prime Minister, and if he did still become the new Prime Minister, his speech would not have been as affective. ... The new Prime Minister spoke simply and somberly ...

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It was this attitude of nonchalance that won over the respect, admiration, and even friendship of the tall burglar, my new watchdog, whom I named B.G. ... B.G. closed the door and sat with me in the long, mirrored dressing room. ... We sat in a pensive silence, surrounded by reflections of ourselves. ... New masked figures appeared and started fiddling with the safe. ... I sat for what seemed like an eternity, surrounded by the electronic screeching. ...

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McAllister, also dressed in all black attire, was a young man whose affiliation to the college was not mentioned in the program notes, yet I assume that he is a member of the faculty here at the State University of New York at Potsdam. ... Plus, being a fairly recent composed piece, there was a lot of harmonic dissonance with many soft cadences played decrescendo, so when the performers did not adjust themselves or their instruments at the end of the movement, I found it hard to decipher whether they were playing the same movement or starting a new one. ... In this set, everyone was sitt...

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On my first day at the rehabilitation center, I had the feeling of butterflies in my stomach, but an uncontrollable smile on my face; it was the kind of feeling you would get before starting a new job. ... She happily sat next to my grandfather and was talking to another elderly woman named Margaret. ... I sat down to explain to her why she could not have either. ... After volunteering, I gained a different outlook for the elderly, and I hope that in my new career path I am able to help many others and brighten up their lives....

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Under the luminous white stars spread across the dark cloudless sky, I sat quietly comforted by warm wool clothing. I sat and observed for any unnecessary movements in the dark pitted sand dunes. With my trusty M16A2 assault rifle in my arms, I sat for many hours under a wooden tower twenty feet above the ground, with a five pound Kevlar helmet covering my head. ... Thos who can not find jobs or get into college find the army as an alternative where they can find new job experience or join an area of special interest. ...

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I loved the suit because of the large and comfortable pockets in the jacket, but I knew that it was time for a new one since all pockets were stretched to their limits. ... I walked into the coffee shop and sat a few tables away from "Mr. ... This time I sat at the table closet to him. ... Handsome, sat down and began to explain how his niece, Joan wanted to see him on her eighth birthday party. ...

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When he was brought to church, his aunt directed him to the front row, where he sat calmly and patiently in the heat, waiting for the preacher to begin the service. ... Langston sat there waiting for something to happen, but nothing! ... Suddenly, loud cries of rejoice were heard throughout the church and everyone was pleased to see that "all the new young lambs were blessed in the name of God" (220). ... He sat there patiently waiting for Jesus to come to him. ...

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My bed was one of the original feather beds that sat on top of open springs. ... The bed was full size, and it sat up against the west wall under windows since the room was so small. ... She lived just down the road, and we sat together on the bus every morning on the way to school. ... By the time I was sixteen, Tina was the new love of my life and my time with Patricia seemed a million years ago. ...

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As I sat down on my front porch I heard an intoxicating sound coming from the house next door. ... I was so busy enjoying the new sound that I heard I did not notice a group of girls around my age waving at me trying to get my attention. ... I walked across the street and sat on the steps. ... We sat there staring at each other with big smiles on our faces. ...

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I can descriptively remember waiting in our newer black Envoy. ... Catherine always sat with me and her sister Faith sat in front of us, that's just how it went every day. ... When they got to the bus they acted like they did not hear me saying their name and they sat behind me and didn't even make eye contact. ... I just sat in my seat quietly and listening to music on my phone. ...

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