But with greater concern for player safety, and with rules that protect the skill players and in particular the quarterbacks, the NFL has become a more dynamic visual spectacle as a passing league.

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The more pressure he is under, the more happily expansive his gestures become: a daunting spectacle from one who weighs 100 kilos (16 stone) and stands 1.93 metres (6 foot 3 inches) in his socks.

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According to the Times report, which quoted unnamed senior officials, Widnall is looking for a way to avoid a military trial for Flinn, because she anticipates that it will become a high-profile spectacle.

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The hunt has become, in short, a spectacle.

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You wonder if those 11 years away from the game left him unprepared for what it has become off the pitch: a global spectacle in which every gesture and utterance is magnified, with players coming from every corner of the globe and bringing with them their own unfamiliar foibles and quirks.

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Clean urban mobility and sustainability are a priority for our Championship, and Formula E wants to become a showcase for these advances through an entertaining and all-inclusive spectacle.

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