Instead, Brumley stayed at Southland, became chief executive in 1974 and ran it until 1985, when he lost a final takeover battle to Burlington Northern Railroad.
To complete an instance, a raid team has to fight through the minions and acolytes and then confront the boss in a final, epic battle.
So when a team is in a cup final while also being mired in a relegation battle, it's inevitable that some will blame the energy-sapping cup run.
This leads them to the final battle in a place called Skyfall, which fans of Ian Fleming's books know as a very personal place for Bond.
And though the game is challenging for the most part, the final boss battle is a breeze made up of mostly quick time events, which is odd because God of War titles are generally known for their mind-numbingly tough final fights (looking at you Zeus).
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"For me it's been an excellent game of cricket over three days and been an excellent cricket wicket and the very fact a young side were able to battle it out on the final day shows that it's been a good batting wicket throughout, " added Smith.
This week, the Egyptian-born Islamist - real name Mustafa Kamel Mustafa - appears to have lost his final battle against extradition from a British jail to the United States where he faces 11 allegations.
Citigroup, for example, is in the final stages of a gruelling two-year battle to buy perhaps 20-25% of Guangdong Development Bank, a troubled institution (though some rivals also have an eye on it).
Striker Bobby Zamora, meanwhile, has scored six Europa League goals this season, but faces a battle to be fit for the final after an ongoing Achilles problem prompted his substitution after 57 minutes.
The 64-year-old British technology journalist Guy Kewney blogged through the final months of his life after a year-long battle with colorectal cancer.
The bill introduced in the Wisconsin state legislature that would strip state employee unions of their collective bargaining rights, require members to vote to organize every year, allow members to avoid paying dues and put pay raises to a public vote, represents the opening salvo of the final battle in the war against unions in America.
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The final battle between Agent Smith and Neo is in a dark city, during a rainstorm, and where they are moving very fast.
After defeating both Wozniacki and Azarenka en route to last year's Australian Open final, the 29-year-old lost a tight battle against Clijsters 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 but proceeded to win fans in her runners-up speech.
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Marco Melandri came out on top in a battle with Alex Barros and Nicky Hayden to take the final podium place.
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Fifth placed Tottenham Hotspur, two points behind Arsenal in the battle for the final Champions League spot, have a game in hand over their North London rivals.
Lawrie Smith's crew had been locked in a head-to-head battle with Innovation Kvaerner for the final 30 hours of the stage and the two boats arrived only four minutes apart in Baltimore around 2200 BST on Wednesday.
But, despite bowing out with tries in each of his three final games at Knowsley Road, Old Trafford against Wigan was a battle too many for the emotional old warhorse.
But perhaps the final word should go to Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who enjoyed many a fierce battle with Dravid in the middle.
In the Final Four bout, BP faced returning 2010 Grand Champion, Comcast, in a battle many thought would end with BP finally being washed away.
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Residents in the Libyan capital remain uncertain of what's to come, caught in a whirlwind of change that hinges on events in Tripoli, where the so-called "final battle" is meant to occur.
Simon's win over Nadal was all the more impressive as it came after a three-and-a-half hour battle, during which he saved 17 breakpoint chances - including seven in the final set.
"All those years it was a battle here, " said Rivera, who announced on March 9 that this would be his final season.
Brawn shocked F1 by turning up at the final pre-season test in 2009 with a car that was nearly a second faster than anything else after a battle to survive following the withdrawal of former owner Honda.
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While the courts will make the final call on the Jindal-Zee battle, (coincidentally, both tycoons hail from Hisar, a small town in Haryana state ) it exposes what has for long been an open secret and lately, not even a secret anymore: the cosy nexus between big business and the media in India.
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