Despite this controversy, the election campaign, oddly dubbed " voter education " by ICANN, has been a bit of a damp squib.
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Of course there have been disappointments : George Bush did not choose him as vice-president, and his campaign for the 1996 presidential nomination was a damp squib.
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Sify wrote, " " Naiyaandi " is not astounding but it is not a damp squib like most draft comedies we ve had in recent times ".
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The circuit could turn out to be a damp squib if it fails to bring together the best Asian athletes, who might still show an inclination to look for competition in Europe,
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However recent attempts to establish a presence in Denmark and the Netherlands have failed to attract support and were respectively described as " a humiliation " and as " a damp squib ".
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And as he magnificently presents the climax of the film ( which is funny in parts but overall ends up being a damp squib ) he leaves you with a threat of a sequel.
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With only scanty preparations made so far, one of Gujral's first tasks will be to inject momentum into an event that many Indians fear could turn out to be a damp squib.
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The band had asked NASA for a recording of a rocket launch to use but they were disappointed ( it was described as " a damp squib " ) so they had to create their own.
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Hilary Alexander, fashion editor of The Daily Telegraph, dismissed it as " a damp squib, " saying McQueen's superb tailoring did not need a theatrical " water world ."
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Blair played down the importance of the advice's publication, remarking " This so-called smoking gun has turned out to be a damp squib ", as it affirmed the legality of military action.
