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Since the early 1970s Australia has had a string of front-rank, globally recognized prime ministers: Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard and Kevin Rudd.
When Julia Gillard Went to Canberra Nick Bryant 2011
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Tellingly, it was not any front-rank spokesperson but Mr Miliband's right-hand man Lord Wood who teed up the speech in a Guardian comment piece.
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Since the early 1970s Australia has had a string of front-rank, globally recognized prime ministers: Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard and Kevin Rudd.
When Julia Gillard Went to Canberra Nick Bryant 2011
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You can search in vain on the high street for books by John Scalzi, Elizabeth Bear or other front-rank American writers; but Transreal is different.
My favourite independent bookshop: Transreal, Edinburgh 2011
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Mr. Wein has also made a point of attracting front-rank guest stars, including, in the first two nights, Avishai Cohen, Miguel Zenon, and the remarkable Rudresh Mahanthappa.
Good Vibrations, Great Traditions Will Friedwald 2010
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He stumbled over the legs of the front-rank men in his hurry to get back to his place, and Ismail overtook him, seized him by the shoulders, hugged him, and dragged him to the empty seat next to the Orakzai Pathan.
In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010
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These are important qualities for distracting the voter from what is actually being said, and I can't think of any other front-rank Scottish politician who possesses them all, except perhaps Jim Murphy.
Goldie's land of hope and optimism Jeff 2009
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Pulping teenage supes is one thing, but how will our heroes fair against a front-rank supe team of unimaginable power?
Dynamite Entertainment Solicitations for July 2009 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Later in the season, when the mixed bills that showcased any number of ABT's front-rank dancers gave way to the multiact ballets on which the company's reputation often rests, individual dancers were given extended showcases.
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Yet even front-rank politicians were pathetically anxious to reach some kind of understanding with the Soviet regime.
A poisoned legacy from which Labour has never quite recovered 2009
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