Australia's Neil Robertson beat Ireland's Fergal O'Brien 5-2, world number five John Higgins beat Tom Ford 5-4 and Joe Perry beat Matthew Stevens 5-1.

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This defect also is notable in smaller ways, as when the author refers to "Admiral Perry and his American warships off Tokyo" (Matthew Perry was only a commodore), and when we are told (erroneously) in passing that the old New York World gave its name to baseball's World Series.

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Notable clients: Britney Spears, Ben Affleck, Matthew Perry and Robert Downey Jr.

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In New York City, Matthew Perry works part-time while his wife M.

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The Matthew Perry comedy was down a bit this week, but NBC will gladly accept this outcome against the return of a tough rival.

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It has also transformed the show's close-knit cast of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer into global celebrities.

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It had been rumoured that Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer were planning to leave after the ninth series.

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This year's pilot roster includes Ted Danson, Tina Fey, Calista Flockhart, Elton John, Spike Lee, John Lithgow, Amanda Peet, Matthew Perry and James Woods, none of whom come cheap.

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Among the celebrities in attendance were longtime Kings fans Matthew Perry and Alyssa Milano, along with Will Ferrell, who made a raucous video cheering the Kings that went viral throughout now-hockey-crazy Los Angeles.

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The headlines follow better-than-expected debuts for two NBC comedies in their regular time periods last week -- Ryan Murphy's latest "The New Normal" and the Matthew Perry-fronted "Go On" (the latter ranking as NBC's best sitcom debut in two years).

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That was the famous Meiji emperor, and in his case the visiting American was Commodore Matthew Perry , who steamed into Tokyo Bay in 1853 with a powerful squadron and "suggested" that Japan abandon its feudal isolation and open relations with the outside world.

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Doherty opened a 5-3 advantage over Joe Perry in their first session, while Ding led by the same scoreline against 2003 champion Matthew Stevens.

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