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Nor can Mr Pujol afford to thumb his nose at Madrid.
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Though Germany may be readier than others to give him the benefit of doubt, the West is unlikely to welcome Belarus, under Mr Lukashenka's thumb, as a prospective candidate to western clubs.
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Even the cynical admit that Chicago, already an architectural gem, is a prettier city because of Mr Daley's green thumb and fastidious housekeeping.
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That kind of comment worries those who think that General Rios Montt would keep Mr Portillo under the army's thumb.
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He alleged that he also cut of the tip off her small finger during a visit with Mr Wade and then returned alone later and cut off her thumb.
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Mr Smith told detectives that he and Mr Parker "bailed out" shortly after Ms Spence's thumb was allegedly cut off.
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"Each voter has a digitally verifiable photo on the voter list, and will affix his or her left thumb impression against his name before receiving the ballot, " Mr Malik said.
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Coats decided to pay a visit, meeting Mr Glen on 20 April and showing him a plastic bag containing Lynda's thumb.
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The crucial difference is that Mr Kohl was already a long-serving chairman of his party, and had it under his thumb, when he became chancellor.
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All this prompts speculation over whether Mr Peretz and Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, are too much under the security establishment's thumb.
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But a rough rule of thumb is that a 10% depreciation adds 60-100 basis points to inflation, says Mr Chakraborty at Standard Chartered.
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