Then came a succession of champions, each one knocking off the previous king of the hill.
The first challenge was knocking off the Indianapolis Colts and quarterback Peyton Manning two weekends ago.
Amazon is, of course, the big success story knocking off all sorts of competition.
Most producers and importers contacted will acknowledge problems with counterfeiters knocking off domestic Chinese brands, but no further.
Mr. GRIGNON: We've been knocking off these things that have been really difficult.
When he found out someone was knocking off his popular sterling Winchester belt buckle for 12 bucks, Kieselstein-Cord took him to court.
He flew through the first two rounds, knocking off opponents like Nick Achtien, a 27-year-old software developer, who had spent about 30 minutes on his car.
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Some said its grille resembled a Jeep's--a red flag for GM, which was being sued by DaimlerChrysler for knocking off the Jeep's signature grille on the H2.
The Orange had lost four of five coming into the tournament, all to ranked teams, before knocking off Seton Hall, Pittsburgh and Georgetown the past three days.
He found that 11th-seeded Marquette is the low seed with the best chance of advancing to the weekend, giving it a 74.22% chance of knocking off 6th-seeded Xavier.
He is in fact, currently the third richest person in the world, knocking off Zara billionaire Amancio Ortega from the number three spot on the Forbes Billionaire list.
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The Shockers lived up to their nickname in the West, knocking off top-seeded Gonzaga in the second round and No. 2 seed Ohio State in the regional final Saturday night.
That's when the Flames found their game, topping host Coastal Carolina in the opening round before knocking off one of the tournament favorites in High Point, 61-60, in the quarterfinals.
The ninth-seeded Shockers lived up to their nickname in the West, knocking off top-seeded Gonzaga in the second round and No. 2 seed Ohio State in the regional final Saturday night.
However, the manner in which Sri Lanka are approaching their cricket makes me wonder if they will be capable of knocking off even a small fourth-innings target to win the series.
What bothers Mr Obuchi and his colleagues in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is that, having demonstrated the effectiveness of their new tactics, the opposition could start knocking off one cabinet member after another.
In August, the Botkier company issued a cease and desist order, accusing the reality TV family of knocking off one its handbags, the Clyde bag, and selling it under its Kardashian Kollection brand.
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The Cardinals, who pulled off the biggest upset in the tournament knocking off Brittney Griner and Baylor before taking out Tennessee, will face Final Four newcomer California on Sunday in the first game in New Orleans.
Rather, he circles his prey, returning again and again to the same issue, firing an arrow here, knocking off a chip there and waiting, one feels, for the walls of Jericho finally to collapse at the nagging of his persistent trumpet.
Crean, whose team just moved into the No. 1 spot after knocking off then-No. 1 Michigan on Saturday, said the play was a lot like the other breakdowns in the Hoosiers' game that let Illinois climb back from a 12-point halftime deficit.
He is 80 now, living in a nursing home in Philadelphia, and just last week, as this La Salle team was knocking off Boise State and upsetting Kansas State and beating Ole Miss in the final seconds, Jim Nantz and Marv Albert kept mentioning Tom Gola again and again, talking about who he was and why he mattered.
They were knocking him off post and knocking him out of position.
In the melee, which happened about 20 feet from me, a police officer yanked me forward, almost knocking me off my feet.
Then there was the bizarre incident last December, when a crazed Vatican worshiper hurled herself at the pontiff, knocking him off his feet.
Housing prices in Phoenix, spurred in part by easy lending, are up 57% in the past two years, knocking it off our Top 10.
Housing prices in Phoenix, Arizona spurred in part by easy lending, are up 57% in the past two years, knocking it off our Top 10.
Because of the way the cord sits on the bottom of the headset, turning my head in the slightest often resulted in knocking them off my ear, needing to readjust.
In as much, Canadian Eric Sprott, whose Sprott Inc. has precious metals trusts listed in both the US and Canada, took a 45% hit, knocking him off the list.
The spotlight was on the game itself, knocking it off the news that former NFL linebacker, Junior Seau, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy in his brain, most likely caused by football.
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