But, though he still has a small core of loyal voters, his popularity has fallen.

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It is still swamped by the IBM compatibles, but the California-based company has a core of loyal users.

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Meanwhile, its loyal core of middle-income consumers has begun voting with its feet.

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She plans to move to the state, and to make more use of both her prodigious ability to raise money and her fiercely loyal core group of liberal supporters, who, if properly motivated, will knock on every door.

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The department store's core customer remains over 35 and fiercely loyal.

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The Z10, the first handset to take advantage of the new operating system, has earned decent to good reviews, though reviewers and consumers alike seem intent on holding out for its counterpart, the Q10, which harnesses that core competency that has helped the company maintain so many loyal users: the QWERTY keyboard.

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With its reduced majority and a hard core of serial rebels, the government can secure large parts of its legislative programme only with the help of its loyal Scots.

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