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Quick thought experiment: do you learn more by reading one paper newspaper front-to-back, or by reading the Twitter feeds of a dozen papers?
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Nicholson received an Oscar nomination for his stellar performance, but part of the film's brilliance is also that it operates perfectly nimbly on two levels: The story unspools as a moving tale of an aging man, but on another level, "Schmidt" is a front-to-back ode to Nicholson's entire career, seemingly referencing with a twist often subtly every classic Jack performance.
Land of allusion: 'Rango' is a double-barreled valentine to Hollywood 2011
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So even after the noises stopped each night—the voices from below, the music, the sound of footsteps, the sirens from Second Avenue—he continued to roll side-to-side and front-to-back.
68 & Riverside Andrew Shelden 2012
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Metallica will headline both nights with rare front-to-back performances of two of their classic albums, 1984's "Ride the Lightning" and 1991's "Metallica" aka "the Black Album".
Metallica Unveils Rock Fest Matthew Oshinsky 2012
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Videogames started using virtual 3-D graphics in the early 1990s, allowing games to move not only side-to-side but also front-to-back.
Nintendo's 3-D Gadget Faces Software Hurdle Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011
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But the showstopper is the 1,450-square-foot Robert Louis Stevenson Suite, with its front-to-back picture windows on three sides -- the joint has helicopter views from the bathtub.
Dream Hideaways: The World's Top Microboutique Hotels Forbes Life Staff 2010
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It was a front-to-back stomping, and it signaled the arrival of a player, who, despite his youth, has long been touted as a potential great.
A Beautiful Blowout, Not a Poetic Payback Jason Gay 2011
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Nicholson received an Oscar nomination for his stellar performance, but part of the film's brilliance is also the fact it operates perfectly nimbly on two levels: The story unspools as a moving tale of an aging man, but on another level, "Schmidt" is a front-to-back ode to Nicholson's entire career, seemingly referencing with a twist often subtly every classic Jack performance.
IT TAKES TWO TO 'RANGO': Why the animated Depp hit is a very, very good film 2011
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It was a front-to-back stomping, and it signaled the arrival of a player, who, despite his youth, has long been touted as a potential great.
A Beautiful Blowout, Not a Poetic Payback Jason Gay 2011
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The switch also supports front-to-back or back-to-front airflow, and redundant AC or DC power supplies.
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