Mr Kutan, for his part, disclaims any ambition to lead Virtue after the next party congress.

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After all, hostile takeovers have at least one important virtue.

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This is, after all, a man who believes that stubbornness is a virtue.

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And so now, after a long odyssey, the product that stands for farm-town virtue is managed from Rye Brook, near New York city.

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And there is a mild incentive for virtue: the joyous welcome afforded to countries that gain readmission after a period of isolation (as happened to South Africa after apartheid or Pakistan when democracy returned).

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At the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 two years ago, they made it through to the Super Eight stage by virtue of a win over Zimbabwe, but bowed out of the tournament after losing to hosts South Africa, New Zealand and India.

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Virtue, the Islamic party formed when its predecessor, Welfare, was banned in 1998 after being thrown out of office, has spotted that with a European arm around its shoulder it might be better able to insist, for instance, that females should be allowed, despite current laws, to wear headscarves in state-run schools and government offices.

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The original Raven -- as the team's first draft pick after it relocated from Cleveland to Baltimore -- literally stands above everyone else in the Class of 2013, by virtue of his height and 345-pound frame.

CNN: February 3, 2013 -- Updated 0301 GMT (1101 HKT)