Running a Ninety-Five-Yard Dash

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Running a Ninety-Five-Yard Dash

A friend of mine described a colleague as great at running the "ninety-five-yard dash." That is a distinction I can do without. Lacking the last five yards makes the first ninety-five pointless.

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