He looks an odd choice for the job of restraining ministers who spend taxpayers' money.

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But Mr Thompson is an odd choice to lead a big, struggling private company.

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Ukraine seemed like an odd choice for the European Championships when the announcement was made in 2007.

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This is an odd choice of term for a regulator that bases its actions on rules, not guidance.

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In some ways, Mr Paul is an odd choice to represent the area.

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Both the Australian and Malaysian courts acquitted him, but he was an odd choice for a prime minister seeking to project a cleaner image.

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The player also doesn't make the most of potential screen real estate, due to the three large buttons and Philips logo taking up roughly a quarter of the its face -- an odd choice, given the GoGear's touchscreen.

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While its choice of the program is odd, Cayman is clearly seeking to change its image.

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The choice of replacement is both intuitive and odd.

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Nonetheless the maximal level of individual choice puts those of us who care primarily about issues in an odd position.

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In 1997, according to the Feminist Majority Foundation, a pro-choice group, almost a quarter of America's 900-odd abortion clinics reported attacks.

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