Now, in the regions, it has become king maker and de-throner.
Perhaps it is true that she aims to be the ultimate king maker, the spirit of conservatism, hovering above the cut and thrust of real politics ready to anoint a lucky candidate.
He has refused to answer whether he would play king-maker and what conditions he might insist on.
The leader of a coalition partner, Josef Lux of the Christian Democrats, parliament's current king-maker, looked poised to do a bunk.
In those negotiations, Imran Khan, the ex-cricketer whose party has risen to an unlikely third place by appealing to young people and those disaffected from mainstream politics, is likely to play a critical role as a potential king-maker.
Riccardo Zacconi, CEO of games-maker King.com, suggests more funds should go in at pre-seed, or "angel" rounds.
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Casual social games maker King.com has dethroned Zynga at the top of the Facebook games chart with its hit cross-platform game Candy Crush Saga.
Provenance and rarity also explain Sotheby's high estimates for the ten scientific instruments in the sale, such as a 21-inch brass telescope made circa 1800 by Jesse Ramsden , instrument-maker to King George III.
The class-action lawsuit alleges that the maker of the "King of Beers" has the technology to precisely control the amount of alcohol in its beers but adds water so the alcohol is well below the advertised figure of 5% by volume, the suit said.
At a time when Portugal was a great seafaring nation Columbus worked as common seaman on a merchant ship and as a chart-maker before entering the service of King John II of Portugal.
Even the smallest have a kitchenette with SubZero mini-fridge, coffee maker and wet bar, Queen or King bed, and oversized bathroom with tub and walk-in showers.
Six years ago, when Robert King met Niels Diffrient, King was struggling to lift Humanscale, a small maker of ergonomic products for the office, to the next level.
And it all started when a guest on King's show in 1993 announced he was suing a cellphone maker for giving his wife a fatal brain tumor.
Desperate for sales growth, struggling PC maker Dell has decided the quickest way to get it lies through retail king Wal-Mart Stores .
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