"The stores are really a good way of presenting our image and what we're about, " says Herbert V.

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"We have a larger proportion of households occupying temporary accommodation for longer periods than other authorities, thus presenting the image that we have a disproportionate number of homeless households, " the spokesperson added.

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They were constantly photographed or televised wearing their native costumes, presenting a comforting image of national unity.

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Thanks in large part to homegrown labels that are not only gaining a strong following in Singapore, but are also presenting a stylish image of the city to the world at large.

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As well as presenting a more appetising image to pupils, school canteens are expected to become much more flexible in their opening hours.

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Worried by opinion polls suggesting that foreigners regard Britain as backward-looking, and keen to burnish its image for dynamism, the Blair government is intent on presenting Britain as a modern, thrusting type of nation.

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