Perhaps it is true that she aims to be the ultimate king maker, the spirit of conservatism, hovering above the cut and thrust of real politics ready to anoint a lucky candidate.

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The class-action lawsuit alleges that the maker of the "King of Beers" has the technology to precisely control the amount of alcohol in its beers but adds water so the alcohol is well below the advertised figure of 5% by volume, the suit said.

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Now, in the regions, it has become king maker and de-throner.

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At a time when Portugal was a great seafaring nation Columbus worked as common seaman on a merchant ship and as a chart-maker before entering the service of King John II of Portugal.

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The leader of a coalition partner, Josef Lux of the Christian Democrats, parliament's current king-maker, looked poised to do a bunk.

ECONOMIST: Is a Czech era ending?

Casual social games maker King.com has dethroned Zynga at the top of the Facebook games chart with its hit cross-platform game Candy Crush Saga.

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Desperate for sales growth, struggling PC maker Dell has decided the quickest way to get it lies through retail king Wal-Mart Stores .

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Six years ago, when Robert King met Niels Diffrient, King was struggling to lift Humanscale, a small maker of ergonomic products for the office, to the next level.

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Even the smallest have a kitchenette with SubZero mini-fridge, coffee maker and wet bar, Queen or King bed, and oversized bathroom with tub and walk-in showers.

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