He now has to show that he is more than that stock figure, the peppery military man, admired for straight talking but lacking the suppleness of mind to dominate the stage at the end.

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He is a gutsy, earthy, wilful leader whose style is to listen before making up his mind and then dominate.

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The baking sun, coupled with the lunar-like lava beginning to dominate the terrain, starts to addle my mind.

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