The demand for Avtovaz's vehicles--the Lada and an off-roader called the Niva--consistently outstripped the supply.

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Prop Robbie Morris and centre Niva Ta'auso were not considered because of injury.

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Connacht, despite being without captain John Muldoon and powerful centre Niva Ta'auso, stormed into an 11-0 lead with winger Brian Tuohy getting a try.

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The former New Zealand All Black dummied a pass to Ben Blair, then stepped sweetly between the flailing Keatley and Niva Ta'auso to slide in under the posts for a converted try.

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The dispute quickly escalated, leading to around 3, 000 people raiding Shamsaddinov's Chyrag hotel the name of the hotel means "fire" in Azeri and setting alight several of his cars, which included the Camaro, a Chevrolet Niva and a Hummer.

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In 1999 Ford dipped a toe in the water with a small assembly plant near St Petersburg, and in the same year GM went for a seemingly risky joint venture with AvtoVAZ (at the time a byword for corruption and gangsterism) to produce an improved version of the Niva, a cheap SUV.

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