Whichever slate got most votes would win, but the system is so weighted in favour of the official proxy, which the board is free to spend as much as it likes promoting, that contests rarely happen.
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The authors suggest part of the problem is provincial politicians boosting their GDP numbers, and so their emissions too, in order to win promotions in a system where economic growth is the main criterion of success.
He went to work for a few hours studying the cards in an Ontario tic-tac-toe game and was able to figure out how to beat the system and win almost all the time, based only on what was visible on unscratched cards.
In a democratic system, politicians win elections by doing what attracts the most votes.
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Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who took 11 wickets in Sri Lanka's innings and 239-run win, also backed the system.
As a result, not any one company or system or technology will win.
The long-term answer is schooling, where the cards are subtly stacked against Romanies who want to educate their children (and the system does nothing to win over those who do not see its value).
Under this system, Rangers can win and operate without loss making because its player costs will be recalibrated to match the new reality of Scottish Football and because there is now a worldwide market for players.
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To balance all that adreneline, the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory at Stanford has also developed a new VW Passat "valet system" that may not win any races, but can sure do some mean parallel parking.
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Mr Morgan's supporters say the task-force is stalling, as it struggles to devise a system which guarantees Mr Michael a win.
The company also scored its first wireless handset design win and continued to gain complimentary reviews on system performance and features from major wireless phone manufacturers.
"The Conservatives say they'll abolish this system of area assessment if they win the next election and target inspections on areas that need them, " he said.
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Lewis Hamilton would have failed to win this year's title under such a system, which Ecclestone wants for 2009.
Under the current, first-past-the-post system, activists complain, Liberal Democrats win a smaller share of parliamentary seats than their share of the vote.
Marcus Plummer, from Cardiff, was one of the first to take advantage of this expertise back in 2001 when he called on Win to help develop his wooden floor draught excluder system - Stopgap.
But he batted down any suggestion that Intel's Red Hat investment was a warning to Microsoft, which wants to win corporate hearts and wallets with its NT operating system running on Intel-based server machines.
Worse, President Chandrika Kumaratunga's plan for a more devolved system of government designed to win over the milder sort of Tamils has not only been rejected by the Tigers but has also run into stiff opposition from many Buddhists, who make up nearly three-quarters of the island's population.
The goal was to win and he was not going to let the judicial system stand in his way.
The last Labour UK government introduced the ban on dual candidacy to avoid a situation where candidates could be overwhelmingly defeated in a constituency but get elected via the regional list top-up system, which compensates parties that fail to win first-past-the-post seats.
The way the chamber of deputies is formed - by an open-list proportional representation system - makes it easier for celebrity candidates to win office.
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But actually, Mark is rooting for Yahoo because he thinks a spectacular win against Facebook could trigger a backlash against the current patent system and spur real reforms.
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Unfortunately, the system is somewhat complex, despite the roaring election win, and it will be near another month before the new government actually gains the reins of power.
But because Conservatives fear that they would not win an outright majority in a proportional representation (PR) system, the Lib Dems could secure only a more modest prize: a referendum on keeping FPTP or adopting the alternative vote (AV).
Unlike a casual offer at an airport kiosk, the auction system can generate excitement as fliers strategize about how to win.
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The opposition Conservatives say that if they win power at the approaching general election they will copy the Scottish system, in which people who are not convicted usually have their DNA removed from the database as soon as the case against them is dropped.
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Sure, Apple might win in the end but a ban should really only apply while the system, the law, regards the patent as valid.
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From the get-go, his thesis is clear: Because college athletes play not just for love of the game but to win, and because their schools make money from their sweat, the system by definition is corrupt.
Since Malaysia is in effect a one-coalition system, Dr Mahathir has found it easier than his western counterparts to win elections.
Indeed, because the electoral system for the assembly makes it extremely difficult for any one party to win an overall majority, then every vote really does count.
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