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It'll be fun to find out what it's like to play on a court with mixed surfaces!
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The title is a play on the expression used by switchboard operators of the day, asking the caller to hold the line.
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It's intended as space to play on and enjoy, but can also be used for picnics, open-air festivals and sports.
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The word is a play on chop suey, combining chop (as in karate chop; a strike with the edge of the hand) and sock (as in a punch).
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After learning to play on an upright piano that one of his brothers purchased, he knew that music was what he wanted to do.
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He was charged with finding Internet content: short films that would play on personal computers.
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For publishers, league tables have had a very considerable drip down effect as they play on the anxieties of a captive market.
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The name of the show is a play on tailspin, the rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
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We haven't really practiced on this field because it's been so cruddy and annoying to play on, especially for rugby.
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Instead of ice, the players play on cement and instead of ice skates, they use rollerblades.
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