sherpa

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At the summit, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia will act as the prime minister's 'sherpa' - a key aide who carries the burden of negotiations with his counterparts.

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  1. a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers

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  • He didn't look substantial enough to be much of a sherpa, but as bear bait, he'd do just fine: slight build, tender-looking skin, coarse sandy hair and dark blue eyes fringed with lashes so pale as to be virtually invisible. —  Blood Lure
  • He's our Earthwatch sherpa, general dogsbody and has promised, should a bear attack, to offer up his firm young flesh so that you and I might live to continue our important work Rory, the individual to whom Joan referred, smiled shyly. —  Blood
  • He didn't look substantial enough to be much of a sherpa, but as bear bait, he'd do just fine: slight build, tender-looking skin, coarse sandy hair and dark blue eyes fringed with lashes so pale as to be virtually invisible Here's the plan Joan spread a topographical map on the table in front of Anna, then leaned over her shoulder to point. —  Blood
  • Think of him as a digital sherpa, guiding you to the crest of your design mountain. —  Netvouz - new bookmarks
  • The sherpa were climbing in down suits and, with warmer temperatures, got extremely hot.
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