But somewhere in there, was something that felt genuinely new and exciting for the series.
Most exciting for investors outside of Russia, Gazprom's so-called ring fence is being removed.
The growth of online workers is just as exciting for companies looking to hire.
Upsets are exciting for the fans but devastating to those top seeded teams that are overtaken.
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Hopefully we can maintain that and continue to make it exciting for the fans.
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Either way, the potential to unleash untold numbers of new ventures is certainly exciting for would-be entrepreneurs.
My life is so exciting for it includes being leader of an awesome organization, Knowledge Quest (KQ).
Now we get literally billions of GPS measurements every week - it's unprecedented and really exciting for us.
Few CEOs stick their neck out like that, so his new role is potentially exciting for innovation watchers.
"Obviously there's some youth in the future, close, which is exciting for a lot of people, " Collins said.
"It was exciting for us, we were going into the unknown, " Kallicharran recalled of the inaugural 1975 World Cup.
Pair trading maybe not be exciting for those of you who are day trading because your are neutralizing beta.
"There wasn't anything particularly exciting for Dixons to be selling, " added Mr Rowland.
Essentially, this is program makes science and technology exciting for kids in school.
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The tougher it is the more exciting for me it's going to be, so I'm quite happy with that.
This is not only exciting for the crowd but is also the kind of rugby that I like to play.
Given that, this news may not seem so exciting for job seekers.
"The prospect of seeing Professor Dawkins and the former Archbishop of Canterbury debate the subject is particularly exciting for our members, " Mr Kentish said.
So, in a way, owning Apple could be like owning part of an incubator, if it innovates, and that could be very exciting for shareholders.
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As Harlem Academy students look toward graduation, it is exciting for us to see students like Tara embracing the challenges, responsibility, and excitement that transition brings.
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In the first article, I allowed that it can be exciting for business leaders to imagine a global prospect base of more than seven billion people.
The technology is exciting for organizations attempting to manage skyrocketing legal budgets because predictive coding has the potential to save organizations millions in document review costs.
The service was very exciting for editors at the New York Times and other major content producers who wanted to use the service for their blogs.
What's perhaps more exciting for sports fans is the certainty that there exists an unknown competitor in our midst intent on knocking ESPN from its lofty perch.
Overall, the remainder of the year looks exciting for Dunne as his wife Pamela is due to give birth to the couple's first child later this month.
Gach said the lab is also exciting for people at Accenture because they get to see innovations and interact with the entrepreneurs, VCs and senior bank IT executives.
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What makes it exciting for me is that I know these new resources will help Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders like me achieve their dreams for higher education.
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