Word: camelizing
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...proud day for Nigerians, the second presidential election since the country returned to civilian rule in 1979. From the dense rain forests of the southern delta to the desert in the north, they turned out in record throngs by car, camel and canoe to vote at some 160,000 polling stations. Belying their reputation for volatility, Nigerians waited patiently in lines for up to eight hours to have their say in their country's government. By the end of the day, 25.4 million voters had placed their thumbprints in indelible purple ink beside the symbol...
...ones in the past five years. Marlboro and Winston each come in eight different styles. The largest-selling brand is now Marlboro, with 20.9% of the market. Newcomers like Reynolds' Bright (1982) and Lorillard's Satin (1983) are on shelves next to oldies like Lucky Strike (1916), Camel (1913), Chesterfield (1911) and, oldest of all, Pall Mall...
...Bedford rape has become the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back for area feminists, who marched on New Bedford City Hall in protest Monday night. Their march came less than two weeks after feminists at several Boston area campuses, Harvard included staged "Take Back the Night" marches protesting rape and other violence against women. These matches were staged in support of a march at Brandeis University. Where there have been more then half a dozen rapes in the past year. The barroom rape in New Bedford is bringing a lot of media attention to the problem...
...well and good for the Foundation to honor the singer. Even though neither her actions nor her music has had any real effect on race relations, the visit was not the "proverbial straw that broke the Camel's back "nor" an insult to the intelligence of all the students who wish to improve race relations at Harvard University and the community at large," as a number of students have claimed. But the last that the Foundation features celebrities like Sugar Ray Leonard and Diana Ross in order to bring itself to the attention of students not only indicates the University...
...Harvard Foundation's sponsorship of Diana Ross appearance at Harvard is the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back Ms. Ross was honored with a certificate for her contribution to American culture. Diana Ross' accomplishments as an entertainer are beside the point in this issue...