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  • "Exaggerate" in this context refers to transferred votes, which is the same mechanism as is used within Single Transferable Vote In fact, Alternative Vote is basicaly Single Transferable Vote with single-member constituencies, so you'll forgive me if I'm sceptical about the way you apply the word.

    Brown commits to AV electoral reform referendum Mark Reckons 2009

  • Exaggerate the work and the thought and care that went into the homemade stuff, and they'll begin to favor that over the cheap stuff you can buy at any neighborhood gas station.

    Let Them Eat Cake (Why Junk Food Is OK For Kids, In Moderation) 2011

  • From my French-fluent son as to accent: Exaggerate your pronunciation to the point where you sound, to your own ears, like the stereotypical 'Frreenshman'.

    Best Tips for Learning French - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • From my French-fluent son as to accent: Exaggerate your pronunciation to the point where you sound, to your own ears, like the stereotypical 'Frreenshman'.

    Best Tips for Learning French - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Both Sides Exaggerate Effects of Public Option'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'With all the fighting over a public option in the debate over how to fix the nation\'s health care system, it\'s amazing how few journalists report a simple fact — that under both the House and Senate versions of proposed legislation, the so-called public health insurance option would only be "optional" for less than 10 percent of Americans.'

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Both Sides Exaggerate Effects of Public Option 2009

  • Exaggerate carefully but forcefully to turn his strengths into a caricature, then feel sorry he has to stoop so low.

    Poll: Voters See McCain As The Negative Campaigner By Six To One 2009

  • Exaggerate the heel lift a bit more on the treadmill because there is no forward momentum to help your feet travel in a circular path.

    ChiRunning Danny Dreyer 2009

  • Exaggerate your law and order skills with a full complete STOP.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • Exaggerate the impact of the homophobic Christian right, without mentioning that there's no one more murderously homophobic than an Islamic Fundamentalist.

    Greg Gutfeld: HUFFPO HALLOWEENIE PARTY HELLO! 2008

  • Exaggerate the Awe: Dawkins admits he wanted to write an anti-religious screed and had to settle for a Darwinian account of evolution as a second choice to carry out the same objective.

    Dawkins Fest 2006 2006

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