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But there is also opportunity in the new fluidity for all those aspiring third and fourth parties that are elbowing their way into the mainstream debate – from the Greens setting their sights on the Lib Dem votes to Ukip (doing the same to the Tories) and assorted nationalist aspirations, most boldly expressed by Alex Salmond.
Both came with endless preview videos, advance downloads, sneak peeks and assorted nonsense – and both underperformed.
Among the assorted other parties, the Scottish National party is at 2% (down one on the month) while Plaid Cymru holds steady on 1%.
Michael Lane Outwood, Surrey What chance that the rudderless parties, before electing leaders, sit down with the Greens and assorted Nats to discuss how many outfits we really need to represent the 63% of us that didn't vote Tory.
I come from a superstitious lot, with a grandmother and mother who not only did the standards – knocking wood, throwing salt, gathering four-leaf clovers, U-turning if a black cat crossed their paths – but also practiced a more homespun lunacy that included wrapping red ribbons around our wrists, stowing sugar in drawers, and assorted bizarre rituals to counter The Evil Eye.
Cantona's flying two-footed, chest-high assault on a spectator who abused him after he had been sent off at Crystal Palace on Wednesday night has brought swift condemnation from the FA, the police, the players' union, assorted former professionals and even some United fans.
And although it would be an insensitive soul who would deny Justin Leonard his expression of joy as he sank the putt that clinched the match, the charge across the green, not just of US golfers but assorted wives, some of them across the line of Olazábal's putt, was an insult.
After which he will be required in the next few days to engage in some serious short- and medium-term planning with the assorted ECB management layers currently gathered in Sydney.
Wilshere not only forced Sky to apologise (not for the last time, as we will see) by turning an apparently innocuous Arsenal FA Cup trophy parade into an anti-Tottenham swearfest but he was then pictured smoking at least two different smokable goods while lounging in a large Las Vegas hot tub during a post-World Cup luxury break with assorted pals and Joe Hart.
One is that he didn't really want to become party leader and resisted calls in the early struggling years of Ukip when assorted egomaniacs and nice no-hopers were in charge and botched successive opportunities.
10 min: Maribor's full-backs enjoy a brief moment of respite as assorted Spurs defenders ping the ball to and from amongst themselves while wondering how best to torment the opposition next.
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The primary grammatical function of "assorted" is as an adjective . It modifies nouns to indicate that they are composed of different kinds or types. Ludwig AI shows it's frequently used to describe collections of items, ideas, or people.
Expression frequency: Very common
