The institutions have mobilised to eliminate the only independent candidate".
In 2008, my city, Calera, Ala., tried to eliminate the only black councilman's district.
Most importantly, Van Dorn's army at Corinth eliminated the only mobile Confederate command in Mississippi.
Henin's early retirement eliminated the only dominant woman with a one-hander.
More food for debate: Were the French being racist in first eliminating the only two participants of Arab extraction?
But some charity advocates say the provision will also eliminate the only incentive that now exists to encourage more giving.
Entering New Hampshire, Romney has effectively eliminated the only opponent, Gingrich, who can match his name identification in larger states.
The Australian wildfires that killed dozens of people earlier this year also eliminated the only known populaton of a shrub known as the shiny nematolepis, 60 miles east of Melbourne.
But the owners of the 140-acre complex, Starrett City Associates, did eliminate the only other rival, a group led by Westbrook Partners and the New York City Central Labor Council, which had offered just under $600 million on Thursday.
