It appalls me that there are so many "major" actresses out there (you know who they are, and, if you don't, you're responsible for the quotes around the word "major") who pout and preen their way through huge, star-making roles while somebody as immensely talented as Driver is very close to unknown with the general public.

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There's no word, yet, from the major ratings agencies, whether Washington has done enough to hold on to America's top credit rating.

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It understands anagrams, puns, word play and has memorized every Shakespeare soliloquy, major river and world capital on Earth.

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These guys have committed to go help us spread the word, along with a lot of athletes from Major League Baseball and National Basketball League and folks who play professional soccer.

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Rev Campbell said his church was opposed to Hallowe'en because it was "one of the two major days for Satanists", and "God's word clearly condemns and warns people about celebrating or glorifying Hallowe'en or the occult".

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Word on the street is that Donoughe could have written his own ticket at any major carmaker, so it's interesting that he landed at Tesla, where he'll be working on the Model S as well as the Roadster.

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The word 3D is barely being uttered at CES 2013, but just about all the major TV makers are talking about 4K or ultra-definition HDTV that has four times the resolution of those 1080p sets many of us now own.

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The word has been out for some time that chipmaker Intel has a little something different for its next major line of mobile PC chips.

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