Can I delete items from my Time Machine backup that I do not want to include on a full-system restore?

Yesterday I had to erase the hard drive on my new MacBook Pro (purchased earlier this month) and reinstall Lion. I have everything backed up on Time Machine, but I've been having problems with Microsoft Office 2008, and would rather not import those files (I recently bought Office 2011). Forgive my ignorance, but I haven't found an answer to this particular question: is it possible to delete those Office folders/files from my most recent backup BEFORE using that backup to restore my system? It seems to me that restoring my system with Time Machine via the Command-R route doesn't allow me to choose which files to include or exclude. And from what I've read, Migration Assistant is only of service when I'm migrating files to a new Mac.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/answers/how_to_remove_specific_items_from_a_time_ machine_backup/

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