Companies like Meteor and Kabam are going after more engaged players, who are not just playing because their friends are playing but because they really like the games.
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"What sets him apart is he is not just playing for the prize money -- he is driven and wants to be one of the best, " Washburn said.
In questioning NAFTA, Canadians do not just risk playing to protectionists in America's Democratic Party.
He has not just been playing every minute of every game for years, but his goals are crucial.
For so many people, the music we listen to from childhood to adulthood is not just something playing in the background, but the bonding of music and memories.
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"I'm not really sure, but he obviously was not playing and we just tried to look at what our team needed to move forward, " Grunwald said.
And ultimately, the voters will decide whether or not the parties are just playing games or offering real solutions.
The debate is playing out not just in Newtown and Washington, but across the United States.
Since recovering from his knee injury, he has taken to playing golf not just on weekends, but on workday afternoons.
Mr. SCHACTMAN: So the real way-out gaming technology is that these games would somehow respond not just to how you are playing, but how you feel and how engaged you are in the game.
But you know, that's just not how it's playing out across the country.
So you know, I know the press has been obsessed with the racial divide, but you know, that's just not how it's playing out across the country.
But in the meantime, sometimes just playing music without any other equipment is enough and better than not playing music.
"In a nutshell, we want more children playing more sports and not just the traditional netball, hockey, football, rugby, " she said.
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Go to almost any high street in the country and you'll find entrepreneurs from overseas who are not just adding to the local economy but playing a part in local life.
"For me to be playing for my country and on top of it to be playing to achieve what my father had hoped for but had not accomplished in his Olympic experience, I just felt like I was playing for something larger than just me, " said the American, now 42.
"Too many of us are putting things in the bin simply because we are not sure, confused by the label or just playing safe, " Mr Benn said.
So the region is playing catch up -- and not just in China and India.
You may even realize that you enjoy playing just as much, if not more, than your child.
His Labor supporters could just about field a football team but not one playing with an oval-shaped ball.
"They're not talking down to kids, they're just playing these characters and having lots of fun doing it, and I think the recording really shows that, " Shepherd says.
"I was a little bit nervous, playing just a bit too passive and not aggressive enough, " he said.
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Now, I'll let your definition of whether or not that's playing politics -- we'll just leave that aside.
He said that "children assume that adults who are trusted to offer guidance or instruction can be trusted - not just in those limited circumstances such as the youth centre or playing field but wherever they are encountered".
It is not just the brain that may be damaged after a long career on the playing field.
"I was not playing as much as I would have liked to and I just needed a new challenge, " he told BBC Radio Cumbria.
Having thousands of fans on the pitch is not just costly in terms of insurance, it's also wrecking the playing surface which will now have to be replaced ahead of schedule in 2010 at a cost of 1m euro.
Congress must create a level playing field such that every investor has a fair shake, not just those who have special access.
According to Triton Digital, which tracks Web traffic, Pandora, which streams a full spectrum of music 24 hours a day, generates the biggest numbers. (NPR.org, the network's overall website, ranks sixth, with NPR Music accounting for 15% of its audience.) Sites like Pitchfork, which appeals largely to indie-rock fans who appreciate not just music and videos but at-times-scalding reviews, are also playing the game.
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