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Examples
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But on this windy Sunday they kept Manning from being sacked and kept the Bills' five-man rush entirely at bay.
Giants Riding High Into the Bye Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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Tunisia's giant neighbor Algeria saw huge protests before it was shaken by a military coup in 1992, with a five-man leadership put in place after the army canceled the nation's first multiparty legislative elections, which a Muslim fundamentalist party was poised to win.
Tunisia Uprising Drives Iron-FIsted Ruler From Power AP 2011
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In a comment on Twitter, Russia's Communist Party asked why Mr. Putin had time to ride bobsleds but no time to debate his opponents in the five-man presidential race.
Putin Rides the Easy Slope Down Richard Boudreaux 2012
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Scott Proefrock, the Phillies' assistant general manager, said he's "pretty sure" the addition of Lee gives the Phillies "the best five-man rotation since I've been in the game."
The Year of the Killer Rotation? Matthew Futterman 2011
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They've been down to a five-man team of developers for some time, and now they are down to three.
The Dungeon Is (Almost) Closed archmage 2009
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-- G Robert Smith was selected to the WCC's five-man all-freshman team.
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However, the Swans lined up with a five-man midfield, much to Beck's surprise, so rather than push one of our six defenders higher up the pitch, he instead made the earliest tactical substitution I ever recall seeing.
Does Robbie Savage stand a chance in Strictly Come Dancing? 2011
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Billionaire currency trader Joe Lewis, who together with this Irish friends JP McManus and John Magnier speaks for 47% of shares, now has two representatives on the depleted five-man board.
In Britain's troubled boardrooms, it's too easy for a powerful minority to seize the controls 2011
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-- G Keion Bell was a member of the WCC's preseason five-man all-conference team but was not selected to the 10-man all-conference team at the end of the season despite being third in the conference in scoring, eighth in assists and seventh in steals at the time of the voting.
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'The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town' This is the five-man Canadian troupe's first television foray since the mid-1990s, when their eccentric sketch comedy show called it quits.
TV on DVD 2011
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