The ploy worked well for them for 44 minutes - and they even had a decent chance very early on for Custodio - but it made for a tedious game to watch.

这个战术在前44分钟内进行得很好——他们甚至在刚开场时有非常好的机会让库斯托迪奥破门——但是这也让比赛变得很沉闷。

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The ploy worked as box office winners like Avatar and The Blind Side earned nominations.

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The ploy worked and shot her book up the charts to No. 1.

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But rarely, if ever, has the ploy worked so brilliantly.

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