Furthermore, in the unlikely event that the program was successful in curtailing the consumption of "bad" foods, the revenues that support it would dry up.

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Mr Museveni's spokespeople say he has not yet decided whether to run again, but the masses, who drape themselves in dry banana leaves to show their support, are eager for him to carry on.

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At one point, he lost support from many of Mannesmann's German shareholders after making fun of the German accent and dry personality of Klaus Esser, its chief executive.

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