Inside in the waiting room one woman's hand is completely hidden by the severe crook of her wrist.

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Mr Tsvangirai told AFP he would fight to ensure that "no-one is disenfranchised by hook or by crook" in the elections.

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Few doubt that, by hook or by crook, he will retain majority support in the Duma after December's elections: it was, indeed, the approach of those elections that gave him reason to attack Mr Khodorkovsky now.

ECONOMIST: Russia

Western Kentucky started whittling into the lead in the closing minutes, and a 3-pointer by Crook made it 59-55 with 25.4 seconds left on the clock.

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But most of the truly career-minded will try for an old master, by hook or by crook.

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