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BobBob /bɒb $ bɑːb/ noun ADJECTIVE► presidential· Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole appears to have two minds when it comes to taxes.· Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole drew criticism Thursday, when he blamed the welfare system for increases in domestic violence. ► republican· Clinton hammered away at campaign themes tailor-made to appeal to predominantly white swing voters who might otherwise vote for Republican Bob Dole.· Aides to Republican Bob Dole had no immediate comment on whether the cash-strapped presidential candidate would campaign by bus.· Clinton remains far ahead of Republican rival Bob Dole, according to the latest public opinion surveys. NOUN► candidate· Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole drew criticism Thursday, when he blamed the welfare system for increases in domestic violence. ► dole· The Bob Dole who approaches the convention may now undergo a bruising few weeks as conservatives rage around him.· Where was Bob Dole this week?· The people of New Hampshire know Bob Dole.· Republican Bob Dole is viewed favorably by 41 percent and unfavorably by 32 percent.· The second, the Bob Dole bond, has no interest. ► hope· Janie looked at me as if I had asked her if she were Bob Hope.· We know Bob Hope from years of specials, from footage of him entertaining the troops. ► leader· Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole supports it, though he has ranked it below other foreign-policy priorities. ► nominee· A new poll makes drought-stricken Texas look like an oasis for the support-thirsty presidential campaign of presumptive Republican nominee Bob Dole. VERB► do· But if anyone can do it, Broker Bob is surely the one.· Who do I know named Bob?· It has nothing to do with Bob Dole, the vice-presidential nomination, or abortion. ► tell· I went to see Bob once before today, with Dave Johnson, who had told me Bob was sick. ► vote· Finally, a reason to vote for Bob Dole: He will call off the war on drugs.· Clinton hammered away at campaign themes tailor-made to appeal to predominantly white swing voters who might otherwise vote for Republican Bob Dole. Bob’s your uncle! British English spoken used to say that something will be easy to do: Just copy the disk, and Bob’s your uncle! |