• Academics have a habit of crawling along the frontiers of knowledge with a magnifying glass, blind to the wide vistas opening up before them, and often reducing the most engaging subjects to tedious debates about methodology.

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  • Enlightenment was the opening wide of human intellect to reach for the stars and beyond.

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  • This seems like an opening wide enough to drive a Silverado through, much less a Volt.

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  • Miller flashed a shot wide in the opening minutes of the second half and Weiss's free-kick attempt was held by Langfield.

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  • Hibs' Derek Riordan and Boyd both shot wide in the opening stages before Rangers took the lead in the eighth minute.

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  • And, instead of opening wide, eyes that signal disengagement will narrow slightly.

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  • But despite securing plenty of possession, England looked laboured when they tried to go wide in the opening period and resorted to kicking - poorly - in an attempt to escape from their own half.

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  • For Cleveland Clinic, the first presidential debate created an opening so wide you could drive an ambulance through it.

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  • And the hosts were on the front foot from the start, although King sent the only chance of the opening stages wide after 12 minutes.

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  • Early pressure from the Scarlets was rewarded with a Jones penalty on six minutes with Schifcofske dragging his opening attempt wide of the posts two minutes later.

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  • However, events may already have gone too far for that, and some Israeli leaders have concluded that the regime is likely to fall in months, opening a wide range of possible scenarios.

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  • Almeida somehow missed the target after rising to meet Simao's inviting deep cross, while Tiago wasted another good opening when he nodded wide from Fabio Coentrao's driven centre.

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  • Cristiano Ronaldo, as ever, was at the center of most of Real's attacking thrusts in the early stages, the Portuguese striker firing a free kick narrowly wide of the post in the opening stages.

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  • Visiting keeper Chris Day stopped a McConville header, while Stevenage midfielder Stacy Long shot wide from a good position in the opening half.

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  • In a lively opening, Adamson fired just wide in the sixth minute while Trevor Molloy was inches wide at the other end moments later.

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  • Beginning Friday, Oct. 26, consumers and businesses worldwide will be able to experience all that Windows 8 has to offer, including a beautiful new user interface and a wide range of applications with the grand opening of the Windows Store.

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  • And so that Government information is accessible and useful for the widest possible group of people, I have asked Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who led the creation of the world wide web, to help us drive the opening up of access to Government data in the web over the coming months.

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  • The visitors had to withstand relentless late pressure from the hosts and Palmason missed another great opening but the winger sliced his chance wide.

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  • The lively Salomon Kalou and excellent Joe Cole were both enjoying plenty of freedom out wide as the Blues forced five corners in the opening 15 minutes.

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  • Also, it's a good idea to hang a bag on your shoulder to assess whether the strap is wide enough, the handles long enough and the opening placed conveniently.

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  • The Atletico Madrid striker was alive with craft and invention, but he wasted a decent opening with 20 minutes left, shooting wide from 16 yards after a decent lay-off from Luis Suarez.

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  • Meehan strained Donegal nerves with a point a minute from time although Eoin Wade missed a glorious chance to kill off Galway in the opening seconds of injury as he blazed wide from point blank range.

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  • Andy Hughes had gone close to giving Reading the lead in the opening minute, but his shot fell harmlessly wide of David Lucas' goal.

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  • The most dramatic part of the cave is the opening that allows sunlight in, illuminating a wide section in a shaft of bright light.

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  • Motherwell found their feet after a slow opening to the half and Clarkson volleyed inches wide from 18 yards after Sutton nodded down O'Brien's cross.

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  • It was the visitors who showed most threat in the opening exchanges, with Cillian Sheridan twice shooting wide after finding space behind the home defence.

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  • This experiment, along with its ancillary marketing, point to something really exciting about Nanoracks opening up a relatively inexpensive platform for a wide variety of scientific research.

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  • Posh set about their task from the opening whistle, with Lee Frecklington shooting narrowly wide from 30 yards in just the second minute after the visiting team only half cleared a corner.

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  • The Welsh Government has put in a wide ranging, push-the-boat-out opening gambit, knowing full well that this time, it's the UK Government that's on the spot, and equally suspicious of the motives and benefits to Wales of many of the proposals.

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  • Arshavin shot wide from the edge of the box in a rare opening for the Gunners, while at the other end it took a last-ditch clearance from Johan Djourou to deny Priskin after a long-ball upfield from Jaime Peters unlocked the visiting team's defence.

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