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And, on land, think Saddam's first disastrous invasion of Kuwait, supply lines extended across desert and scrub, and you can perhaps see how few real cards Colonel Gaddafi and his modest non-model army have to play.
Libya: The west can't let Gaddafi destroy his people | Observer editorial 2011
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Our take: She's short as a non-model she appeared on the short-girls cycle of this show, which was a multi-episode joke in retrospect, sweet as her Gramma Wanda Sue's pies and dyslexic as a mirror image.
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Do men? normal, non-celebrity, non-model men? care?
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I cut my hair into a politically short afro, morphed into a non-model and spent my afternoons watching Krystof Kieslowski films.
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The contrast effect makes even the most beautiful non-model look less attractive; it produces a new ‘normal.’
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The contrast effect makes even the most beautiful non-model look less attractive; it produces a new ‘normal.’
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Jennifer, are you really comparing people's positive reactions to Boyle's voice and refreshing, non-model superstar look to those who are disparaging her looks and calling for makeovers?
Susan Boyle needs a makeover, not "an 'Extreme Makeover,' but rather the Tim Gunn or What Not to Wear' version." Ann Althouse 2009
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And I'd also argue that what Hannah sees in the ads is not necessarily what men are picking up on; that is, I don't think men look at the average non-model woman and think she looks wrong.
Archive 2008-01-01 Sage 2008
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From the oversensitivity of the politicized to perceived racist slights, the impulse to dismiss ethic stereotyping, while simultaneously mocking those who fit the stereotypes, to the resentment of the non-model minority.
Ping Pong Playa…delightful comedy offered up by Asian filmmakers! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture 2008
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I've got a project where I'm working with a non-model organism.
Big day ScienceMama 2007
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