Auto enthusiasts will note that these times beat those of virtually every muscle car made during the golden age of performance.

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The success was mainly brought on by strong sales of GALAXY S III and GALAXY Note II, which beat the popularity of their predecessors with record sales in record time.

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He claimed he later found a note boasting: "Beat you - better luck next time".

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Huberty asserted in a research note that the company is likely to both beat estimates for the June quarter and provide September quarter guidance above the current Street outlook.

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Full of kids, dogs and golf clubs, it is prosperous and unremarkable, except for details like the beat-up cracker box brimming with the household pot stash and the note on the fridge that reads: "Gretchen called: Probation!"

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While you don't want your heirs to be locked into a Treasury note portfolio, neither do you want them to think that equities are certain to beat fixed income.

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And the story goes that after these heroic citizens and soldiers beat the odds and turned back the invaders, General Zaragoza found time to sit down and write a brief note to the war minister.

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