The BJP's biggest draw, Mr Modi will harangue an estimated 270 rallies in this election yet Nitish Kumar, the JD(U)'s leader, who has many Muslim followers, refuses to appear alongside him.

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Ferguson also insists he will never allow his players to harangue referees and has called for more respect to be shown to officials.

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The eternally elastic vowels of the Cantonese language bounce around the lanes as the traders harangue suppliers, and shoppers demand only the fattest fish and are told in return that they will have to pay more.

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