I'm not arguing for single-elimination in the NBA or NHL: I think you could do best-of-5 in the first two rounds, then best-of-sevens for the conference finals and finals.
"This was our company's best-ever first quarter, as we were able to generate very strong same-store sales growth in both the U.S. and Canada, " said Lululemon CEO Christine Day.
"There's an incredible arrogance in management thinking that their tenth-best idea is better than their shareholders' first-best idea, " says Arnott.
Those performances were enough to cut the Rangers' deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-seven, first-round series that continues with Game 4 on Wednesday night.
Staal is returning to action at a critical time for the Rangers, who entered Game 3 against the Washington Capitals down 2-0 in the best-of-seven, first-round series.
Staal logged 17 minutes, 17 seconds of ice time in 21 shifts of the Rangers' 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of the best-of-seven, first-round series.
London (CNN) -- To an outsider, Thursday's contest to elect the next mayor of London would appear to be a fight between two larger-than-life characters -- known best by their first names -- for control of the city's famous red buses.
Rep. Allen West is one of the best known first-term Tea Party House members.
Much has been made in the press recently about stocks putting in the best first-quarter performance since 1998.
Derby's best two first-half chances fell to Giles Barnes, who almost reached Gary Teale's cross with Reina stranded.
It was one of the, if not the, best first-person shooter ever created.
"The idea is to become a best-selling author first and then the rest of my books will be slam dunks, " Bushnell said.
The best first-person shooters of 2012 according to me, your humble narrator.
Danny Murphy went close for Cork on 32 minutes and Joe Gamble then wasted the best first-half chance when he pulled a snapshot wide.
The former, E-Commerce China Dangdang, jumped 87% and the latter, Youku.com, spiked 161% in the best first-day surge since Baidu.com jumped 354% in August 2005, according to Dow Jones Newswires.
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China also left a big imprint on the U.S. in 2010, racking up the largest number of listings on American exchanges ever, and generating the best first-day performance since 2005 when Internet television company Youku.com Inc.
Technology stocks remained at the fore, with Internet security firm Qihoo 360 Technology leading the way and returning 104%, thanks in large part to the best first-day pop (134%) since fellow Chinese company Youku.com leaped 161% when it debuted Dec. 8, according to Renaissance Capital.
The Cyclones also lost one of their best perimeter defenders and their second-best 3-point shooter late in the first half.
The 43-year-old adventurer - best known for leaping off skyscrapers - first discussed seriously the possibility of beating Kittinger's records in 2005.
Since being left out in favour of Xavier Doherty, Hauritz has impressed in domestic cricket with New South Wales, scoring two centuries and claiming career-best bowling figures to have 19 first-class wickets this summer at 26.78.
Some 7% of all weekly best-sellers were self-published in the first quarter of 2013 and two No. 1 best-sellers in that time.
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Between the two of them, they published 40% of the best-sellers in the first quarter of 2013.
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Blackpool had the best of the first-half chances, notably Parker, who drew a reaction save from Pogliacomi.
But it was Newcastle, unbeaten at home this season, who enjoyed the best of the first-half chances.
Strauss's previous best from five first-innings efforts on the tour had been 14, contrasting with three hundreds in the second innings.
Of course, no matter how opulent the cabins get, the best part of first-class flying may be off the plane.
Best Buy reported first-quarter earnings that came up well short of expectations Tuesday, on a mix of higher expenses and disappointing television sales.
England will look back on an encouraging debut for Matt Prior, fine displays from most of their top-order batsmen and Panesar's Test best 6-129 in the Windies first innings.
South African Parnell, who took 4-78 and hit 69 on his debut against Essex last week, again improved his first-class best to finish on 90.
He captured a career-best three-wicket haul in South Africa's first innings and then hit five fours and six sixes in a 54-ball 72 in Australia's second innings.
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