Don't get us wrong, the refinements definitely help, but at the end of the day we just hope it isn't RIM trying to put lipstick on a pig -- guess we'll find out when we get a commercial release to really bite into.

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And as the war seems finally to show some hope of success, it isn't time to leave.

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No knife I know could have chopped that finely, so suffice it to say I deeply hope Chez Georges isn't starting to take shortcuts, like ready-made restaurant-supply-company persillade, for example.

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After the Wii U we hope this isn't a trend (but fear it is) although the Ouya promises to take only seconds or at most minutes to complete.

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You see, it isn't just that Phelps is our great bright hope at Beijing.

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Prime Minister TONY BLAIR (Britain): It isn't the end of poverty in Africa, but it is the hope that it can be ended.

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