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dummy
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dummy

A straw man, as when a developer desires to purchase a number of properties in order to assemble them and build a shopping center but is afraid that owners will increase their asking prices if they know the true name of the buyer. Owners sell to the dummy, who then transfers to the developer.



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The scoring was completed by Luke Hendrick who made a nice break in centre field before dummying and outpacing the defence.
De Villiers fielded the ball just inside his own half and beat five defenders in a weaving run to the try line, dummying past Gerrard to score a converted try and put his team just two points behind.
They hit back with tries from Gilmour, brilliantly dummying Paul Johnson, and one from winger Gardner which needed the help of the video referee.
 
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