We like the romantic notion of plucking youngsters off the street in the shadow of the stadium and developing them into star players.

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For Steve Parlin, who is staying at a veteran's shelter on Court Street, in the shadow of City Hall, the scene was nothing to joke about.

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Rock 'n' roll bands from New Jersey toil in the long and inescapable shadow of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

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No British pier has gone as far as the Pier Shops at Caesar's in Atlantic City, where, in the shadow of a gigantic Roman-style casino, an enclosed street of glittering boutiques winds over the waves.

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Other films remained largely in the shadow of "The Hunger Games, " with "21 Jump Street" taking second place over the weekend.

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