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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Clinton is not Hubert Humphrey, the 1968 Democratic standard-bearer who believed the government could solve almost any problem.
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In the march toward Manifest Destiny, Frederic Church was now one of the standard-bearers.
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Sir Keith Joseph, the right's standard-bearer , blew it with an injudicious speech about the underclass.
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The 73-year-old Republican standard-bearer took time out of his busy campaign schedule last week to search for those roots.
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The flag of each regiment was proudly carried in front by its sturdy standard-bearer .
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The Soil Association, a standard-bearer for the organic movement, was disappointed by the agency paper.