• When the rebels recently organised an election for East Kasai's governorship by a show of hands at a meeting in Mbuji-Mayi's stadium, it was won easily by the president of the regional Luba party.

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  • So I want, by a show of hands -- or maybe screams -- because you all scream -- how many kids, for you, is this your first Olympics that you will see or hear about?

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  • But should it be by a secret ballot, or a show of hands?

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  • During a panel discussion of the pros and cons of a regional assembly, a show of hands amongst the 600-strong audience indicated that supporters of regional devolution outnumbered opponents by around ten to one.

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  • Democratic caucus-goers express their preference through a show of hands, a sign-in sheet or by dividing themselves into groups according to candidate.

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  • Other studies, including one by University of Utah researcher Michael Strayer, show that talking on the phone, hands free or not, is equally dangerous.

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  • Charlotte and Bob grow so fond of each other that she stays behind when John travels to Fukuyama to photograph his clients, while Bob extends his stay by agreeing to endure additional humiliation at the hands of a Japanese talk-show host think Pee Wee Herman on crystal meth just to spend one more weekend with her.

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  • He asked for a show of hands: Who wants to set a date to begin side-by-side electronic trading with open outcry?

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  • The producers of "Hands on a Hardbody" announced on Wednesday that the show, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse and currently running there, will move to Broadway this coming season.

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  • The firm has found that getting welfare recipients into the rhythm of work by making them show up for a good part of the working week, coaching them for interviews and holding their hands through the early days of a new job are as successful as compulsion in reducing welfare rolls suggesting that British politicians are thinking along the right lines.

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