"This is a purely political decision made because the government is desperate to avoid another humiliating defeat, " he said.

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The sale, to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, eases this cash problem, but it is also a humiliating exit from a big market.

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This is a degrading experience for the TSA screeners themselves because they are doing humiliating things to people who have no meaningful choice once they get to the checkpoint.

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The carnage is terrible news for Mr Sharif, who is desperately trying to restore his prestige in the face of a humiliating defeat in Kashmir by India this summer.

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This is a now or never moment - kick polio off the planet over the next few years or face a humiliating retreat which could see the virus re-emerge in scores of countries.

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