Despite the intense passion for sports Americans possess, we have generally avoided resorting to such violence.

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It's this fiery, crazy, intense passion I feel about it, and that's what I want to do.

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These fans have a special, intense passion for their alma mater and favorite teams, which makes collegiate marketing so effective.

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It is about intense passion that lives on in renunciation.

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Created over the span of 15 years, Duke Nukem Forever was first developed with the intense passion and commitment from an inspired group of dedicated designers, artists and programmers at 3D Realms under the direction of game industry icon, George Broussard.

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"He is obviously an intense coach, and his passion for the game was mirrored by our student-athletes on the court, " Coleman said.

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"He is obviously an intense coach, and his passion for the game was mirrored by our student-athletes on the court, " he said in a statement.

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Asians' passion for computer games and an intense attachment to mobile phones would appear to guarantee widespread popularity.

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First seen on Broadway in 1994, "Passion" is a Proust-flavored, operatically intense musical whose central character, an unattractive and terminally ill woman named Fosca (Ms. Kuhn), develops an uncontrollable obsession with Giorgio (Ryan Silverman), a handsome young soldier who is in turn involved with Clara (Melissa Errico), a young married woman.

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