Pierce stifled Graziani early, and Graziani retaliated by knocking him down and cleating his thigh.
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But a senior diplomat questioned assertions that the Serb campaign against Albanian civilians was reminiscent of " ethnic cleating, " the forcible removal of rival ethnicities that marked conflicts in the former Yugoslav republics of Bosnia and Croatia earlier this decade.
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Since de-cleating Nebraska in the Rose Bowl last season, Miami has lost 11 players to the NFL Draft, has lost its top running back ( Frank Gore ) and has played a rugged schedule ( non-conference games at Florida and Tennessee in addition to playing the Seminoles ).