It recognised immediately that America is involved in a new sort of war that will demand sustained effort and not just a spectacular display of firepower.
When, for example, Legolas leaps onto a Mumakil, it's not just one spectacular shot but a swiftly intricate set piece that focuses on the elf archer until he has figured out how to bring the gigantic beast to the ground.
Sometimes we recognize that something spectacular just happened, something we sense may not happen again in our lifetime.
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The same limestone that underpins the Coonawarra wine region has created a spectacular underworld just south of the town of Naracoorte.
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By luck, the rover just happened to roll past a spectacular example of the conglomerate.
The hosts started in determined mood following Inter's 2-2 draw at Bari on Saturday and Ronaldinho took an Alessandro Nesta cross on his chest on three minutes before sending a spectacular overhead bicycle kick just off target.
It is too soon to know whether the current sell-off in crude marks the end of the multiyear bull market in energy or represents just another violent correction in a spectacular surge that comes around once in a generation.
But AC Milan's celebrated right-back Gianluca Zambrotta injected some flair into the Italian charge after 23 minutes, firing in a spectacular shot which whistled just past the top corner before Riccardo Montolivo surged forward in similar style to swerve the controversial Jabulani ball against the upright from fully 30 yards.
He created the Lost Gardens of Heligan a spectacular, renovated country garden just south of St.
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While Vanderbilt worked well into his 70s, Carnegie began his spectacular divestments when he was just 66.
Paul Scharner's spectacular first-half header from just inside the box looked to have put Wigan on course for a win.
The 1990 and the 1989, which are just beginning to strut their stuff, are spectacular wines like the Federer and Nadal of the wine world.
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After skipper Brian Lara fell for 11, Powell proved an ideal companion, improvising brilliantly in an unbroken stand of 92 from just 8.3 overs and hitting two spectacular sixes in the last two overs.
It is indeed, Putin's great luck that he came to power just as oil and gas prices began their spectacular rise after 2000, resulting in huge windfall profits for a country that is still essentially a banana republic with oil and gas.
That way you will be able to tell what's truly spectacular -- and what's just smoke.
If you can get by without granular controls, you'll do just fine here -- the design really is spectacular.
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The move backfired in spectacular fashion as Harris was sent off just two minutes into the second-half after an off-the-ball clash with Aron Gunnarsson.
In extra time it was France who looked the more likely to score as Franck Ribery shot agonisingly just wide after 99 minutes before Zidane forced the spectacular save from Buffon after meeting a Willy Sagnol cross with a stunning header.
Ireland's spectacular bail-out of its banks, just months after they passed the stress tests, also rattled investors.
Just outside of the city, explore the Inca ruins and the spectacular mountain fortress of Sacsayhuaman .
It would be nice to report that Lillehei's spectacular success came with minimal sacrifice, but this is just not so.
This week, we witnessed this spectacular moment in the history of the republic: Having just left a luncheon at the office of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), we were walking across the Capitol steps to get to Union Station.
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Carey stepped up to curl a spectacular effort into MacDonald's top left-hand corner just before half-time.
If we arrive at the first race and we are at the front it's going to be spectacular, but if we're not, then we just have to keep on working at it.
And just around the corner of here is the Khoo Kongsi, the most spectacular assembly hall in Penang, a testament to the influence the Chinese have had on this island's culture (Penang is the only majority-Chinese state in Malaysia).
Just when West Ham were wondering how they had lost, Hutchison rifled a spectacular left-foot volley high into the net to preserve his side's unbeaten home record.
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It has not been a prolific season for Aruna in terms of goals - he has scored just eight in the league - but his all-round play has been spectacular.
Just a short drive from the missile site is one of South Dakota's most spectacular offerings, Badlands National Park.
One of the most spectacular renovations is of the old Ottoman Bank building, near the port of Karakoy just under the tower.
For instance, just about everyone agrees that strong central guidance has been the most important factor responsible for the spectacular rise of the Chinese economy.
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