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“If there is any madman who wants war, he should be put in a straitjacket!”

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He was seen as a deft negotiator of the centre ground, triangulating his way out of the straitjacket of traditional left-right politics.

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He said the election's eligibility rules were a "straitjacket" that prevented "a true democratic presidential election being contested".

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It makes the whole project less overwhelming — more a compass than a straitjacket.

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Wilson said the album would be a “teenage symphony to God,” a piece of music so audacious it would unlock the straitjacket he felt was keeping pop music bland and predictable.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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