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Although it is something of a received dogma in philosophy and psychology that suspense requires uncertainty, many of the biggest box office successes are action movies that fans claim to find suspenseful on repeated viewings.

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Even though the film has undergone numerous restorations over the years, it has always been something of a message received in frustrating pieces.

Deep in the Heart Of Washington THE House majority leader, Tom DeLay, apparently received something of a hero's welcome at the White House last week, when he returned to Washington after brokering a redistricting plan that could net Republicans as many as seven more House seats in his home state, Texas.

Eisenhower, unexpectedly, was something of a class clown and received more demerits than most other cadets.

A celebration of something more, something outside of received norms.

Derbyshire received something of a boost overnight when their left-arm fast bowler Mark Footitt agreed a new two-year deal at the club, having also spoken to Surrey.

Yet Mr. Gingrich on Monday received something of a blow from Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, a Republican who has remained neutral in the race and who was an early Tea Party success when he won office in 2010.

Mr. Cuomo led in the polls throughout the race, but received something of a scare in the days after Mr. Paladino's upset victory in the Republican primary, in September.

Which is a polite way of pointing out that Microsoft's Outlook.com email app has received something of a critical pasting from users since its debut earlier this week, with hundreds of one-star reviews.

The tobacco industry received something of a setback on Dec. 16, when the Supreme Court narrowly upheld the right of people to file fraud suits over the marketing claims of so-called light cigarettes.

Six months after trying and failing to be elected chancellor of Manchester University, former New Labour grandee Peter Mandelson has received something of a consolation prize, taking the same job at the city's newer academic institution.

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