Entering the 2003 season, Staley held out of training camp in an attempt to bargain for a new contract, as he was in the last year of his deal.

Cohan is the author of ten books, including Export Now: Five Keys to Entering New Markets ( Wiley, 2011 ), co-authored with Frank Lavin, Capital Rising ( Palgrave-Macmillan, 2010 ), co-authored by U. Srinivasa Rangan, You Can't Order Change ( Portfolio, 2009 ), Value Leadership ( Jossey-Bass, 2003 ) and Net Profit ( Wiley, 2001 ).

Entering the 2003 NBA Draft directly out of Starkville High School, Mississippi, the 6 ' 9 " forward was a first-round selection ( 23rd overall ) by the Portland Trail Blazers.

Entering Super Bowl XVII, the Dolphins were favored to win the game, primarily because of their " Killer Bees " defense, which had recorded 12 interceptions in their 3 playoffs games, including 5 each in the final two.

Entering the playoffs, the Heat faced the Orlando Magic in the first round, blowing the Magic out in the first two games.

Entering the 2001 playoffs as the final and eighth seed in the West, they were eliminated in the first round by the Colorado Avalanche.

Entering the 2008 playoffs as the defending champions, the Ducks were eliminated in the first round four games to two by the Dallas Stars.

Entering the 2011 playoffs with the top seed in the West, the Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks in the first three rounds to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 17 years.

Entering the 2011 playoffs as the first seed in the West, the Canucks eliminated the Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators in seven and six games, respectively.

Entering the 1983 playoffs, the Canucks attempted to defend their Campbell Trophy of the previous season, but were defeated in four games of a best-of-five series against the Calgary Flames.

Entering the WCHL the Clarke led Bombers continued to dominate, 2 first place finishes, and in the playoffs losing in the final in 1968, and a league championship in 1969.

Entering the 2002 playoffs as the eighth seed for the second consecutive year, the Canucks faced the Presidents ' Trophy-winning Detroit Red Wings in the opening round.

Entering the playoffs with an official Bye and home field advantage, the Power is ranked No. 1.

Entering the University of Leiden he took his degree in philosophy in 1689, with a dissertation De distinctione mentis a corpore ( on the difference of the mind from the body ), in which he attacked the doctrines of Epicurus, Thomas Hobbes and Spinoza.

Entering the fourth quarter, the Browns held a 10-3 advantage, but the Giants tied it then won it with two minutes left on a 49-yard field goal by Pat Summerall under snowy conditions.

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Entering the American League as an expansion franchise in 1969, along with the Seattle Pilots, the club was founded by Ewing Kauffman, a Kansas City businessman.

Entering dictionaries after World War II, the word motel, coined in 1925 as a portmanteau of motor and hotel or motorists ' hotel, referred initially to a type of hotel consisting of a single building of connected rooms whose doors faced a parking lot and, in some circumstances, a common area ; or a series of small cabins with common parking.

* Entering in a manner in keeping with their character traits, such as a fast, highly energetic entrance, or a slow, stoic entrance.

That work is also found in the Buddhist Canon as a separate treatise with the longer title of " Great Master Bodhidharma ’ s Outline For Discerning the Mahayana and Entering the Way By Four Practices and Contemplation " ( 菩提達磨大師略辨大乘入道四行觀 ) Vol.

Entering the new decade, Doe Maar hit the bubbling-under charts with the Caribbean -/ Indonesian flavoured Ik Zou Het Willen Doen ( I'd Like To Do It ) and the album sold 2000 copies.

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Entering Parliament, he attempted to claim the throne, but was met with stunned silence.

Entering Bolton on Middle Turnpike East, the traveler encountered a fork and could choose to head southeast on Bolton Center Street ( later Center Street ) to the settlement of Bolton, or stay on Middle Turnpike East to reconnect with Route 44 and head east on the original Mohegan Indian Trail through Bolton Notch, a natural depression in the ridge that dramatically sped up transit and served as a demarcation between the two geologic landscapes.

Entering the city with his army by stealth, Pyrrhus finds himself caught in a confused battle with the Argives ( who are supported by Antigonus ' forces ) in the narrow city streets.

Entering the 2010-2011 season with nearly $ 48 million in salary cap space, the Heat caused a major power shift during the blockbuster 2010 NBA Free Agency, adding Chris Bosh and LeBron James with local superstar Dwyane Wade, whom they had re-signed to a six-year, $ 107. 59 million contract.

Entering Parliament with his sword borne upright before him, he made for the empty throne and placed his hand upon it, as if to occupy it.

Entering St. Peter's parish in Athlone in June, 1837, he wrote ' I have now entered upon a region totally different from longford, and am very much pleased with the intelligence of the people '.

Entering another residential district, Route 26 intersects with Nassau Street, where the state-maintenance and designation ends.

Entering the Order at St. Germer, he studied with great zeal, devoting himself at first to the secular poets Ovid and Virgil — an experience which left its imprint on his works.

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Entering at age 20, Thomas was known to his fellow cadets as " Old Tom " and he became instant friends with his roommates, William T. Sherman and Stewart Van Vliet.

Entering the city with his army by stealth, he found himself caught in a confused battle in the narrow city streets.

Entering Braintree from the north, I-93, Route 1, and Route 3 all run concurrently as the Southeast Expressway from Boston ; in Braintree they diverge, with Route 3 heading south toward Cape Cod as the Pilgrims Highway, and I-93 and Route 1 heading west toward Route 128.

" Liberating Perception and Entering Lion Cages: An Interview with Helmut Lachenmann ".

Entering the competition at the Fourth Qualifying Round, they beat Devizes Town before beating two Football League clubs – Brentford 3 – 1 away in the first round and Southend United 1 – 0 away in the third round, either side of a win over fellow Conference team Southport – on their way to the FA Cup fourth round proper, where they were seconds away from beating Bristol City before succumbing to a late winner in the replay.

Entering his fourth season, Washington knew the only thing keeping him in the league was his guaranteed contract and that the Lakers had essentially written him off.

Entering the Australian Open as 13th seed, he reached the fourth round, where he fell to Roger Federer 4 – 6, 6 – 7, 3 – 6.

Entering the game in the fourth inning, the high school pitcher struck out nine batters and held the Americans to a single run over five innings pitched ; a home run by Gehrig in the seventh saddled Sawamura with the loss.

Entering his fourth and final year with the Knights in 2004 – 05, Perry scored a junior career high 130 points in 60 games.

Entering the Big 10 Tournament the second seed, their first game was against Michigan State, who the Badgers defeated 70 – 57.

Entering the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the seventh seed, the Canucks went on a run to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Entering the post-season as the Presidents ' Trophy champions, the Canucks held the first seed in the West.

Entering the 1985 NCAA Tournament as an eight seed, Villanova defeated their heavily favored Big East Conference foe, the Georgetown Hoyas, in the National Championship Game.

Entering as the No. 5 seed, she defeated Petra Cetkovská in the first round and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the second round before losing to top seed and eventual champion Elena Dementieva in the quarter-finals.