Less likely to win is the pugnaciously shrewd Ed Balls (pictured right), who worked with the younger Miliband in Mr Brown's entourage.
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Pat Buchanan , a pugnaciously conservative contender for the Republican presidential nomination, strongly hinted at an interest in joining the Reform Party.
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But at the time the expression matched the widespread feeling about the British leader, pugnaciously leading a brave nation against an all-conquering foe.