Chew, 69, isn't a dynamic public figure either, but he is seen as something of a Lee Kuan Yew man, less likely to display the occasional flashes of independence that marked Ong's six years in office.
Humans may never have the ability to change into the Incredible Hulk when angry, but donning one of these may soon make the robotic gear in scenes from Alien and Iron Man seem less like science fiction fantasy and more like a new world of enhanced abilities for everyone.
What, to the strong, was one man more or less in a crowded world?
The Isle of Man currently pays less than both Jersey and Guernsey.
Renowned for his sharp wit and flamboyant clothes, Crisp became a gay icon with his 1968 book The Naked Civil Servant, the story of a young homosexual man in the less tolerant Britain of the 1930s.
It is some turnaround for a man who, less than three years ago, was ridiculed as the 'wally with the brolly' in the wake of a shambolic 3-2 defeat by Croatia , which meant England failed to qualify for Euro 2008 and McClaren was sacked after only 19 months in charge of the national team.
No man should want his wife, or his daughters paid less than a man for doing the same job. (Applause.) This is a family issue.
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Ironically, this made Scrooge a much less wealthy man than he could have been.
Not only is the standard of living higher but there are more resources, more innovations to make man's nest less foul.
It reveals that a woman is 23% less likely to own a mobile than a man if she lives in Africa and 37% less likely if she lives in South Asia.
Interestingly, this view was even echoed by a man whose democratic credentials are less certain.
Nevertheless, Allen Ginsberg was said to be a generous man, giving support to less famous poets and other writers.
America's steel industry boasts average labour productivity of less than four man-hours per ton of steel down from about ten man-hours in 1980.
They both are getting paid substantially less than the man I hired earlier this month, and to be honest I am getting tired of that.
Yet it may still not be good enough: the best mini-mill firms can make a ton of steel using less than one man-hour of labour.
"The pre-season has been very positive and we've managed to prepare the squad well, allowing every man to play more or less the same time, " he told the club's official Web site.
The joy of this man, however, lies less in these starry speculations than in the way he loved to apply observation of the natural or mechanical world to deeper and more difficult concepts.
America's vast First World privilege also means that its scandals are infinitely less dangerous to the man and woman in the street.
In 1954, he was one of the pacemakers who helped Roger Bannister become the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.
Duncan grew into a man unable to understand, much less participate in, what would be considered normal human interaction, able to create lasting bonds only with animals.
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However, too many women in the developing world are losing out on these benefits because they are less likely than a man to own a mobile phone.
But look at the policies, rather than the man, and the Lib Dems seem less appealing.
He is the only man to finish four Ironman events in less than eight hours.
For a man whose first ride over obstacles came less than 10 years ago, McCoy's achievements have been nothing short of phenomenal.
Even the much-maligned figure of rational economic man, maximising his utility, is less an article of faith than an excuse to use calculus.
Maybe they are saying two career marriages require men to approach the relationship with more participation and less ego than I am man and you are the little woman.
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