Their conclusion: Big stars don't guarantee big success, and their big salaries are seldom justified.
His presence is another indicator of how popular the event is with big stars.
Safina's defeat follows the first-round exits of big stars Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
"You have to accept big players and big stars move on at every club, " said midfielder Darren Fletcher.
It was a classic case of the supporting cast (which often meant supporting caste) outshining the big stars.
"I've been very lucky working with big stars in my career, " said Gruffudd.
Founded in 1989 (when I was two years old) the Magic have seen a fair share of big stars.
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Big stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley return, and the story picks up where the last left off.
The big stars in Brazil are the German-Brazilian Gisele Bundchen, and the ageing but beautiful blonde Polish-Brazilian media powerhouse Xuxa.
"I wasn't nervous before we started but once some of the big stars started arriving I was a little bit, " admitted Sukhpeet.
Tennis courts and academies are sprouting up in many Chinese cities, attracting youths who aspire to become the country's next big stars.
Dr Andrew Levan from the University of Warwick says these longer gamma-ray bursts are actually caused by really, really big stars going supernova.
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The big stars are the ferocious, Aegis-class destroyers to which the Navy allowed exclusive access, says Mr. Berg, a lifelong Naval history buff.
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The Fox film attracted three big stars who could play up the comic potential of the story: Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson.
Though there are no big stars and the film has an inauspicious February release date, it was produced by Michael Bay and directed by D.
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There's always the possibility that studios will simply come up with a new formula for "Oscar-worthy comedies, " with big stars squeezing out tears between half-funny punch lines.
"My mates didn't believe that I was going to really interview any big stars, " said Sukhpeet, whose main highlights of the evening were interviewing Beckham, Flintoff and Taylor.
Once the timings were confirmed, the big stars stepped in.
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There are no big stars (who would potentially jack up the price tag) but the sci-fi flick from producer Michael Bay has plenty of action scenes and special effects.
The team has its share of big stars, of course, led by second baseman Chase Utley, shortstop Jimmy Rollins and first baseman Ryan Howard, along with young pitching phenom Cole Hamels.
Some of the independent studios queuing for Oscars next week have cut their costs by spotting and nurturing cheap new talent, instead of shelling out neurotically for the established big stars.
Many big stars control any portrayal of their likeness.
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Misher talked with Forbes about his search for a way to bring Dillinger to the screen, about casting big stars and how the current climate is making it tough to sell grownup movies.
Motown founder Berry Gordy was impressed and made them "the last big stars to come off my assembly line, " according to a biography on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Web site.
After all, golf ratings are clearly driven by the performances of the big stars, which means the big winners, like Tiger and Phil, with too many tournament wins and Majors to count between them.
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But every summer thousands of young people come together at the Exit music festival in Novi Sad in Serbia, and big stars from across the region have no trouble packing in audiences wherever they perform.
On Col d' Agnes, 45km from the finish, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck also tried to spring free but the Astana team, a permanent fixture at the front of the pack, reacted instantly and ensured their two big stars stayed out of danger.
Those programs, though, frequently offer world-renowned artists. (And with classical music, you don't expect much movement, anyway.) At the WiredArts Fest, with its new, unusual, or low-budget work, and without big stars, the speed does help keep your eye engaged, especially for dance.
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Four weeks after Major League Baseball's career home-run leader was indicted on charges of lying to a grand jury about steroid use, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and other big stars of the game were named in a long-awaited report from former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell about performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
Of the top 20 films so far this year 10 feature big movie stars.
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