The Hausner plan seems well-intentioned economically, but eccentric politically.

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If Lopez's favorites ever get permanent spots in well-known museums, then his eccentric, chauvinistic vision will have been fulfilled.

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But whether this eccentric-but-establishment image would go down well with London's ethnically and culturally diverse voters remains to be seen.

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Led by the eccentric and raucous Umberto Bossi, the xenophobic Northern League did outstandingly well.

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This change in what we expect our civic life to look like and what we consider our duties as citizens to be has come about through the eccentric, sometimes quixotic refusal to obey laws that offended reason as well as conscience.

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Ostrich farmers point out that the flesh of their eccentric bird has half as much fat as chicken, lots of iron, and very little cholesterol - as well as being extremely tasty.

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