If the coach calls a play for the Quarterback to throw a deep pass to the wide receiver, the second that play is complete he knows if this was a successful call.

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Even so, I mean, is there a sense that they're - that they've - are they about to throw a "Hail Mary" pass on the campaign?

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Welsh pressure told when a cross-field kick on the sixth tackle by lively scrum-half Sammut saw Dyer climb high and throw a speculative pass to the right wing, where centre Tony Martin cashed in.

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Wilbekin made a turnaround jumper from near the free-throw line, then Hicks had a bounce pass to Evans, who missed the layup.

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Research in Motion on the other hand has invested heavily developing its soon to be released Blackberry 10 OS. Early reviews are favorable, and its likely Research in Motion wants to bring this to market for a hail Mary pass rather than throw in the towel now.

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So occasionally, we have to come out of our caves and throw the long pass, try to do something that may seem unrealistic today, but in a positive sense make the conditions possible to make what is unrealistic today positively realistic tomorrow.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Steve Forbes at the inauguration of the Casey Institute