As a result, the US was able to withdraw without further humiliation ( Assessing America's 'imperial adventure' in Iraq).

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She has a picture of herself limping along the icy roadside with her bare feet stuck in her dyed-to-match ice-blue heels, dizzy and raw and shivering and a further ridiculous humiliation hiccupping.

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"The two-finger test, which has been found to be not only unscientific and unnecessary but also subjects the complainant to further trauma and humiliation should be immediately stopped, " said Kirti Singh, of the All India Democratic Woman's Association.

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He added three further second half goals in the space of 17 minutes with Robben rounding off Basel's humiliation with his second before the finish.

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Mr Rajoy fears the loss of face, but the alternative is greater humiliation for less benefit later, when Spain is in deeper trouble and his own authority is further diminished.

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