These have since been plumped, but with hybrid instruments that do not count as pure equity.
After all, voters plumped for spending over tax cuts in both 2001 and 2005.
French-speakers in the south plumped for Socialists, who want to keep the country together.
That an unexpected multitude of the 714m voters registered for this election plumped for Congress is undeniable.
Dr Yamanaka used skin cells from the face, whereas Dr Yu plumped for ones from the foreskin.
Astonishingly, they both plumped for the military men who had been deposed to make way for democracy.
As in other states, older white Democrats strongly preferred Mrs Clinton while younger ones plumped for Mr Obama.
The Warsaw Business Journal plumped for a figure of "500, 000 Poles who are likely to find work in Germany".
The Bank of Italy and the employers' association, Confindustria, have plumped for 4.9%.
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The narrative is plumped with references to pop culture, literature and current affairs.
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Many working-class voters who backed Mr Sarkozy for the presidency last year abstained or plumped for the left this time.
Leeds' Patrick Kisnorbo deserves some recognition for a strong season in defence but instead I plumped for Millwall's Paul Robinson.
Having declined to appear in an admittedly rather baronial hall he plumped for an altogether more minimal red brick establishment.
His stress on education, for example, is aimed at suburban women voters who plumped largely for Mr Clinton in 1996.
He plumped for a bird connection as both countries feature one on their national flags - the UAE has a falcon.
But the two together were the chief worry for 34% of the electorate, compared with just 22% who plumped for values.
On a turnout of less than 50%, this means that only a quarter of Russian voters plumped for the Kremlin's party.
Last thing at night, her parents still rinsed out the coffee cups, plumped up the cushions on the sofa, unplugged the television.
Historically, Americans have generally plumped for fixed-rate mortgages, which can be swapped, with no penalty, for cheaper ones when mortgage rates fall.
Eventually the conference plumped for - dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot - a signal that is hard to mistake for anything else in the world of morse.
Some 57% of Italian voters plumped for parties that explicitly oppose austerity.
Although Minnesota saw the country's highest turnout last Tuesday, a staggering 59%, only one voter out of every four plumped for him.
Six in ten South Dakota voters plumped for George Bush last November.
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Even the small Pyrenean nation, which used to insist on performing in Catalan, has plumped for a Euro-friendly disco tune in English this year.
Next, look at the 81 votes in five big swing states which plumped for Mr Obama in 2008: Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin.
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Constance unpacked her clothing that first night in her strange chilly room, brushed her teeth, plumped the pillows on her new bed, set the alarm.
This time, Carwyn Jones has decided to look beyond his Assembly group and plumped for Theodore Huckle QC, from the Civitas chambers in Cardiff.
In America many newspapers have plumped for local news and sport, leaving everything else to bigger outfits or to wire services like The Associated Press.
Last week, though, Hispanic voters plumped for Democratic candidates by an overwhelming margin seven to three, up from six to four in the 2004 presidential election.
In funding an estimated one-third of the contemporary art exhibitions in Mexico City, Lopez has lifted the careers (and plumped the pocketbooks) of dozens of artists.
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