Ms Mayawati vies to be a national figure, perhaps even India's first dalit prime minister.
Reagan nearly succeeded in wresting the nomination from Ford, demonstrating how formidable a national figure he had become.
Although not a national figure, Laury had a remarkable impact in shaping the world in which we live.
More important, after debating a Roosevelt official on the economy over national radio, Willkie became a national figure.
Her involvement in sports, notably as the owner of the Mumbai Indians cricket team, made her a national figure.
The hapless Mr Gandhi, a national figure and scion of a ruling party in paralysis, never had a chance.
According to Ofsted's latest report, only 15% of Yorkshire secondary schools were classed as outstanding, compared to a national figure of 26%.
"A writer, a critic, a professor, a campus legend and a national figure, the very embodiment of the liberal arts, " the Times obituary said.
The book became a best-seller at a time when women's liberation was just beginning to find traction and made Ms. Brown into a national figure.
In 1998, he emerged as a national figure and commercially successful engagE writer when his first two collections of essays were published to widespread acclaim.
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At 12.2% as of February, California now has the second-highest unemployment rate (after Nevada) of all American states, compared with a national figure of 8.8% in March.
As Mr Johnson's career progressed and he became a national figure admired for his courage, his former critics preferred to forget that they had once shunned him.
Data from 2010-2012 shows that for every 1, 000 live births, an average of 5.2 babies between 0-12 months die in Luton, compared to a national figure of 4.4.
By just tapping Palin as his running mate, McCain set forth a new course for the party away from the usual suspects and ensuring that even if the Republican ticket loses this Fall, that Palin will remain a national figure and will automatically become the leading candidate for the Republican nomination in 2012.
In his first outing as a national political figure, Mr Ryan looked like his old self: a sinewy, genial figure who charmed the crowds in a checked shirt, jeans and cowboy boots.
Jesse Jackson's two presidential campaigns transformed him from a spokesman for an interest group into a national political figure.
He did not give a single national figure for funding cuts but said other measures meant overall that councils' "spending power" would be 1.7% lower.
Mr Maude called for a fresh start and for the Prime Minister to heed the advice of his "design guru" Lord Rogers to appoint a senior national figure with no possible taint of party politics to manage the project.
She is now regarded as a national and international figure of the fight against tuberculosis.
Watch DOGS is a national father and father-figure program designed to connect men in the community with their schools.
At 8.3%, unemployment is a bit higher than the national figure.
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Apart from his success at Old Trafford, Ronaldo is a regular figure for his national side, making his full international debut in 2003 and going on to represent Portugal at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008 finals.
All this means that while something like one in nine workers in Greater London is a foreign national, for the United Kingdom as a whole the figure is only one in 25.
Hardly a month goes by in France, for instance, when some national figure doesn't find himself enmeshed in a financial scandal.
Dr. Krieble has been no less important a figure with respect to national political affairs.
The National Coalition selected a moderate religious figure to serve as chair at the time of its formation.
He also served as president of the National Assembly and is a key figure in Mr Chavez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
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