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political
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That sums up the cynical hypocrisy and political opportunism of Labour.
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But he was still at an experimental stage of his thinking, and this enabled his political opportunism to come into play.
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Endara criticized Arias's decision as political opportunism , claiming that he intended preparing his candidature for the 1994 presidential elections.
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Beneath this surface of high principle swirls an undercurrent of political opportunism .
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To her opponents, Goodright's support for minority rights looked like political opportunism .
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And, although opportunism has often got the better of his instincts, he has tended towards social tolerance.
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But he was still at an experimental stage of his thinking, and this enabled his political opportunism to come into play.
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Divorced from the program of revolutionary Marxism, cadres immersed in the mass movement eventually succumb to opportunism .
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Endara criticized Arias's decision as political opportunism , claiming that he intended preparing his candidature for the 1994 presidential elections.
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In general, opportunism rather than predetermination is the key.
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The Republicans, still angered by the Bridgeport opportunism that cheated them of a seat, made Daley suffer for it.
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There was certainly more to it than mere opportunism .