The thought of coral reefs conjures images of brightly coloured shoals and huge schools of exotic fish. |
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That does not, however, mean that I will stop bugging the local nurseries to stock the exotic osteospermum! |
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Another boondoggle for the rich to jet somewhere exotic to gush over their concern for the poor. |
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I wasn't exotic and I never thought about wearing a little black linen pants and a shirt that closed with frogs instead of buttons. |
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Larry took a new job earlier this year, and he told me he'd soon be traveling to exotic locales, much as I've been doing the past several months. |
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A more exotic model posits the existence of small black holes not far from the supermassive one at the galactic center. |
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I walked up Queenstown Hill many years ago and enjoyed the views that opened up when we went beyond the exotic forest into an open tussocky area. |
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He waxed poetic as he described the trips he had taken in search of exotic worlds, all on guided tours. |
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In biological-control arms races, scientists bring in exotic predators and parasites to control exotic pests. |
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Moreover, since anthropology started as a museum discipline, this has resulted in a focus on exotic and remote locales and populations. |
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Tigrinya is a language whose sound system is quite exotic from an English speaker's point of view. |
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I could smell the delightful fragrances of the exotic flowers that grew both inside and outside the palace. |
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Traveling to exotic locales brings the risk of yellow fever, typhoid fever, hepatitis and other dangers. |
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The glob of ground beef comes topped with exotic mushrooms and microgreens and rests on a catcher's mitt-size bun. |
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Enjoy exotic soups and then dig into lobsters, crabs, pomfret or prawns, if you favour seafood, for health or other reasons. |
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I always fantasized about going on an exotic sea cruise to Puerto Rico or San Tropez or the Greek Islands. |
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More than 2,500 neglected, unwanted or abandoned exotic pets were seized by inspectors last year. |
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Hedge fund managers also invest in derivatives, options, futures and other exotic or sophisticated securities. |
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We are dazzled by the exotic regalia in which Indian rulers impressed the British court. |
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The locale is timeless, exotic and mysterious, and the light moody and evocative. |
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Then, like a magic trick, you see its massive ramparts and golden sandstone towers, exotic and beautiful. |
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The courtyard is densely planted with bamboo while rockeries and fountains are embellished with varieties of exotic flowers and rare plants. |
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On the nose, there is surprisingly little fruit, just a damp earthiness, and yet on the palate there is a burst of exotic fruit such as lychees. |
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The region around these deep sea black smokers teems with all manner of life, including exotic crabs and giant tube worms. |
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We screened several hundred inbred and exotic maize lines for their tolerance to anoxia. |
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I snacked on sticky rice cooked in bamboo, but there were more exotic treats such as crickets, bamboo worms and bee larvae available. |
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There are some women's units making excellent bath soaps by adding exotic ingredients like honey, saffron, wild turmeric or sandal. |
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We have followed the larger market trends toward more adventurous eating, i.e. mesclun greens, fresh herbs, exotic vegetables. |
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Even if you don't live in the tropics, you can enjoy exotic tropicals in your garden. |
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After a fortnight's break, the latter week spent amid the fleshpots of exotic South Wales, your diarist returns suitably broadened. |
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Since the vogue for chinoiserie included keeping exotic animals, the manufacture of porcelain animals is understandable. |
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I was at Mosport by chance at a private event for providing on-track coaching to owners of some very exotic cars. |
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Professionals don't completely eschew the standard win and place bet, but their focus is overwhelmingly on the exotic bets, especially trifectas. |
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Their work has taken them to many exotic spots around the world, but they remain faithful to home. |
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My wife chose the exotic fruit platter with star fruit, pawpaw, mango, orange, melon, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and kiwis. |
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But its generous portions, authentic cuisine, value and exotic Uygur dance all ensure a special dining experience. |
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What took their place was an exotic marriage of social and philosophical thought, at the altar of literature. |
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Polygamy may seem an exotic topic, but it is not just of historical or academic interest. |
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What we know as the cheese toastie has rather more exotic equivalents all over the Middle East. |
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His fingers twisting in it look like wild, exotic vines climbing a shimmering trellis. |
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Closer scrutiny reveals that they are made of lignum vitae, an exotic West Indian hardwood characterized by occasional streaks of bright yellow. |
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Although, his descriptions of individuals and exotic locales would seem effective as monologues as well. |
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And now exotic foliage, such as palm leaves, is becoming a floral fashion setter. |
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The joys of rereading might have offered Mallarme a stronger antidote to his ennui than sighing for distant, exotic lands. |
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There were large exotic trees and open spaces around the few houses, each competing with the other, in design, elegance and luxury. |
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This common, damaging pest likes to feed on the roots of Hawaii's colorful and exotic tropical orchids. |
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Plant hunters were bringing exotic new species from distant shores and their finds prompted extreme security measures such as man-traps. |
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Innovatively flavoured with tantalizing aromas and packed with exotic spices, the festival promises an enticing treat to all biryani buffs. |
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The fruit flavours range from common fruits like banana, strawberry and peach, to more exotic fruits like lychee, guava, rambutan and jackfruit. |
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Marine biologists have reported a growing number of exotic fish and marine creatures in British waters. |
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Enjoy this island and remember to venture out of your resort to do some exploring and make the most of your time on this very exotic island. |
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There is also an exotic range of cocktails, mocktails, wine, and after-dinner liqueurs. |
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My canteen tray was loaded with a chicken wrap with some exotic leaf vegetable I'd never heard of. |
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The zouaves enjoyed an immense popularity under the Second Empire that was owed to more than their exotic accouterments. |
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The discussion whether they took him seriously or if he was only some kind of exotic amusement for them fills many books. |
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Threats to these species are numerous, including the potential invasion of their habitat by the exotic zebra mussel. |
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Sailors traveling to exotic foreign lands began to collect tattoos as souvenirs of their journeys. |
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During her teens, Samerjan was introduced to unusual fabrics from exotic lands by her father, a successful textile manufacturer. |
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So it is with no bias that he has programmed four home-grown shows alongside the exotic imports in this year's event. |
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In spite of the storm, this enormous and exotic black ship nevertheless manages to stay afloat and steady on its course. |
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There has been a recent flurry of sensationalist warnings about the threat of exotic species. |
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A woman reads in a becalmed rowing boat, her beehive hairdo and goggle glasses making her look like an exotic animal. |
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Add exotic flavor to meals without extra effort by using naturally aromatic rices, such as basmati and Texmati. |
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The introduction of these exotic species, such as the pacu, can have detrimental effects for native species inhabiting South Carolina waters. |
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The competition was organised by the West Sligo Forum and included some exotic events like surfing the waves at Enniscrone. |
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During the last two decades, the invasive exotic vines pale swallow-wort and black swallow-wort have become a major problem in New York State. |
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Sprinkled with star performances and exotic themes, celebrity weddings are outdoing each other on extravagance. |
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Cyclists and delivery tricycles dart in and out of the traffic, threatening the pristine paint jobs of such exotic cars. |
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There is no reason why hostas can't be grown in containers just as successfully as an exotic hibiscus. |
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Iyer spoke of ideas and illusions of India, of the mundane in one locale becoming the exotic in another. |
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The urge to go and sling beer in some exotic locale is incredibly strong today. |
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This includes exotic bread and delectable cakes, as well as tarts and pies, to say nothing of hot cross buns and Easter eggs. |
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Among the more exotic fruits popular in Jamaica are guineps, pawpaw, sweetsops and the star apple. |
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Every statement was accommodated with a graceful swoop of her arms or an articulated movement of her hands, like a sort of exotic dance. |
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The restaurant features low-calorie, high-nutrition meals, enriched by exotic herbs and vegetables from the hotel's organic garden. |
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My grandmother was exotic because she came from Hungary, land of Magyars, paprika and goulash. |
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There were once melon houses, fig houses, banana houses, orangeries and just about every exotic fruit was once grown here. |
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As we jounced by roadsides abloom with red hibiscus, through half-lidded eyes I soaked up exotic scenery. |
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To go with the exotic fare were brinji rice, vegetable noodles, Mexican rice, steamed basmati rice, curd rice, pappads and pickles. |
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You'll find a full range of blues and purples, yellows, and snowy whites, plus exotic browns, red-browns, even off-blacks. |
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My eyes were drawn to the exotic colors of beautiful gowns and glittering jewels the Thai ladies wore. |
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He constructed a number of exotic sounds, reflecting ceremonial practice, and interwove them with anthropological narration. |
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Nils Petter Molvaer, an electric jazz player is a virtuoso trumpet player who endows his music with exotic elements and broken rhythms. |
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There are exotic animals from throughout the world, such as aoudads and yaks. |
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The exotic creature, which originates from central and South America, is probably an escaped pet. |
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Consumers are increasingly choosing premium foods and exotic flavours as their tastes change. |
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But there were many less exotic offerings such as omelette, cheese toasties and muffin or crumpet with either tea or coffee. |
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Roughly around midnight the disco music stopped and a chain of exotic dancers paraded onto the floor. |
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She filled her house with exotic objects, rugs, and materials collected on her travels abroad, as well as examples of her own art. |
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At a glacial terminus in quiet water, floating ice melts slowly and often drops exotic rocks and sediment far out on a lake bottom. |
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Her eyes were a light green, which gave her an exotic look with her lightly tanned skin. |
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They had a singular beauty, outstanding amongst the exotic growth of fern and ponga on the slopes below. |
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Le Moulin Rouge is an exotic nightclub situated in Montmartre, a community on the Butte hillock overlooking Paris. |
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There are stopovers in exotic places including the Galapagos Islands and Mauritius. |
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He was standing in the center of a beautiful garden boasting blooming lilacs and tulips lost in a tangle of exotic plants, fruits and vegetables. |
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You have to repeat this for two weeks if you are planning to introduce exotic fishes and plants. |
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Scuba diving and snorkelling among the exotic fish, dolphins, rays and sharks is hugely popular. |
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Dozens of cats and dogs, even snakes and exotic birds have been plucked to safety and taken to temporary shelters. |
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It's in what was once the spice area, known for its pungent and exotic smells. |
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When I first moved away from home at age 18, I lived with a woman who was an exotic dancer, a stripper really. |
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This was the country known to travellers for centuries for its beauty, its exotic culture, its tea and exotic spices. |
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It is home to very luscious and exotic red wines, principally Cabernet Sauvignon. |
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Equally important this season are textures, so there are generous lashings of exotic skins, suedes, leathers and horsehair. |
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Declines in other plants, such as the northeastern trout lily, have also been anecdotally linked with exotic earthworm invasions, he said. |
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But that exotic exterior can't hide your headstrong ways, and why would you want that under wraps anyway? |
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The choice of elixir served adds to the exotic range of mocktails, cocktails, wines, and liquors. |
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He said PAWS objects to circuses keeping wild and exotic animals captive for entertainment. |
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The attractive strings of pearls from Hyderabad, birthstones and a wide array of semi-precious stones from exotic places add to the finery. |
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She is blessed with an exotic natural beauty and a porcelain fragility which cleverly disguises her great pliancy and strong technique. |
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Additionally, her characters have exotic and sometimes grotesque attributes that bring to mind the Surrealist tradition. |
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So I guess we're obsessed with the exotic otherness of the genre right now. |
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Items she was selling included antique furniture, books, jewellery, boxed puppets, period costumes, exotic plants and electrical goods. |
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He first entered the spotlight as a circus clown aged five and later trained exotic cats and became the show's wild animal trainer. |
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The Asian clam and the zebra mussel are probably the two most common exotic species, which have been introduced to North American freshwaters. |
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If you are going to exotic places or into the backlands, consult a knowledgeable travel medicine specialist. |
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The tiny mollusks, called orchid or bush snails, feast on surface or lateral roots that would otherwise keep the exotic blooms upright. |
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There was a time when the most exotic thing you were likely to come across in the kingdom was a slag heap. |
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The outlet is not restricted to canine alone and one can find some lovely Persian cats, cute little guinea pigs and chirpy exotic birds. |
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Fish life on the wreck is as varied as on any reef and there are numerous exotic finds for sharp-eyed divers. |
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The centrepiece of the pavilion was a grand piano designed by Ruhlmann and made from such exotic materials as amboyna wood and Macassar ebony. |
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It soared above the rest with long, shady branches, covered with leaves and an exotic type of fruit. |
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You are bound to share sensual delights and exotic pleasures with your cherished one. |
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Fermented milk products like yogurt and kefir have a long and exotic history. |
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Along with other large case pieces, desks-and-bookcases were often covered with herringbone-patterned veneer in exotic woods or tortoiseshell. |
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A large torii sat propped against a wall, with an exotic plant winding around it as if it were a trellis. |
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The refuge has also suffered some major environmental problems, including stubborn invasions of exotic grapefruit trees and pepper plants. |
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Overall, there's an undefinably exotic texture that seems somehow strange and familiar at the same time. |
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It's written in a kind of pastiche nineteenth-century style, complete with faux-Spanish exotic syncopations, melody and harmony. |
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My favourite subjects are exotic birds, bold flowers and the lush plantlife of the tropics and the subtropics. |
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If you're one of the many who can't afford to drive an exotic supercar, then this is the site for you. |
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The brighter side to the carnage is that it has hit exotic species hardest, particularly pines and macrocarpas. |
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Despite the lack of depth within the graphics engine, I still got the feeling as though I was surfing a massive wave in an exotic location. |
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The introduction of exotic diseases and trapping for the pet bird trade are also responsible for the declining numbers of lorikeets in the wild. |
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Anorexics are under increased pressure to eat whilst bulimics feel there is too much in the way of exotic and luscious foods on offer. |
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Junket activism is not a new phenomenon on the political landscape, much literature and art is actively devoted to the promotion of exotic India. |
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A grove of crotons became a magical jungle where snakes and other exotic creatures lurked, waiting to pounce. |
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According to marketing, drinking is wonderful, it helps you get the girl or the guy, it's exotic and makes you cool, suave and sophisticated. |
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I can remember jumping a skipping rope to this children's rhyme and wondering about the significance of these two exotic names. |
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These islands are blessed with exotic beauty of turquoise blue waters and sandy beaches. |
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An exotic Lebanese assemblage of Sauvignon and muscat, this crisp, complex wine has a nose of light apricot and white flowers. |
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The song's detailed arrangement is fleshed out by electric piano, aquatic guitar lines, and exotic percussion. |
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A young man who inherited a large fortune spent all of his time jetting around the world playing new and exotic golf courses. |
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However, many barriers exist for exotic dancers to make their dreams a reality. |
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Until the late Pleistocene era 11,000 to 50,000 years ago, big, exotic mammals and flightless birds roamed the planet. |
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Nostalgic for the days before exercise got cluttered with tae-bo and other exotic paraphernalia? |
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A local flock, an exotic bird auction, or a swap meet all can be good sources of fertile eggs. |
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More exotic Scots words would include stoorsooker pokes, for vacuum cleaner bags and tea-pokies for tea bags. |
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A stream and pond, a unique hand-made stone path, a wooden seating structure and two intricately designed moon gates add to the exotic ambiance. |
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Created by one of the world's leading independent perfumiers, London-based Arthur Burnham, the exotic fluid is blended from 32 types of rose oil. |
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The outfit was a beautiful midnight blue dress, with spaghetti straps and faint white swirls working their way through in an exotic pattern. |
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The orebody contained an exotic suite of minerals, including mercury, tennantite, and tetradymite, all of no commercial value. |
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The author does not neglect the more exotic apocalyptic and millenarian episodes. |
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At their best, Chilean wines are unctuously juicy and intense, with bags of exotic ripe fruit. |
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Dipped in miso, it has a sweet, jellied, curiously dissolving quality, like some exotic form of vegan candy. |
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In those days scissor-tailed flycatchers were still uncommon in our part of the world, and seemed nearly as exotic to us as toucans. |
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We were soon to meet Gerard Starkey, aka Ged, a man who, like Alex Stein in London, would provide me with an exotic tour of his city. |
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Each track seems to be accented with an exotic instrument like the Indian drum, bass conga, Moroccan clay drums, and the wah-wah bass. |
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While I haven't been exposed to a lot of exotic places or foods, I am just not a very picky eater and I will try anything once. |
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Or it might be trips or conferences in exotic locales, often with a heavy emphasis on play rather than work. |
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Once the exotic plants are removed, the land will be restored to coastal sage scrub for gnatcatchers and other native species. |
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Twenty species are available, including American varieties and exotic types like zebrawood, padauk, and wenge. |
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Visitors to his home always saw an aquarium, usually with an octopus and several exotic fish and often a terrarium. |
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Both the habitat data and the ordination analysis indicate that many of these exotic species are found in forested areas. |
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They were dumped and locked in a fine cabin, full of exotic rugs, firs, jewels and trinkets. |
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Drawing on Asian traditions that date back centuries, its spa retreats blend romance and serenity with exotic sensuality. |
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The most exotic species of native wildlife that I expect to see in my garden is a plastic gnome. |
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They spurn soya shepherd's pie and nut cutlets, preferring the more exotic polenta with wild mushrooms or Thai stir-fry. |
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Vincenzo's selection of salads includes several tempting pasta salads as well as more exotic items such as tabbouleh. |
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When they return home, they again cross the proscenium, leaving the exotic behind and returning to the normality of their home world. |
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Plans to name a street in a Bradford village after an exotic pink bird have been branded ridiculous. |
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And like all exotic food, the taste of snake apparently resembles that of chicken. |
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These can then be yoked together in exotic combinations, rather like accumulator bets. |
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Extensive use of exotic ingredients make the delicacies fresh, diverse and appetizing. |
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Outside the banquet hall there was a small oak table, upon which rested a yellowed parchment and a droopy quill of some exotic bird. |
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Though typical in its insistence on the brand's exotic appeal, Price's endorsement was unusually high-toned. |
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Police marksmen are on standby to shoot the exotic animal, which has eluded capture for more than a month. |
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I know she may be a real looker, but the exotic girls are the ones that hurt you the worst. |
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This name is placed amongst the exotic surnames because no Celtic or Scandinavian etymology appears to be adducible for it. |
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Water gardens are ponds having water falls, pond plants and pond life like exotic fishes. |
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A slight pagoda-like lift to the gables and unusual terracotta roof ornaments lend a hint of the exotic to the large shingled houses. |
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To make it more homely they planted oaks and junipers and many other exotic plants and trees. |
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The medieval pottery and iron tools speak more of hard work and modest prosperity than of exotic trade links. |
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The shelves creak with bottles of exotic oils, potions and elixirs, and the minibar is crammed with delicate liqueurs and Belgian chocolates. |
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It is her Kiwi, Scottish, Samoan, Fijian, Spanish heritage that accounts for her exotic looks. |
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The work is mostly in native Irish hardwoods but some local woodturners use more exotic timber like the Pua Rosa and the Brazilian purple heart. |
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His voice was unaccented, yet contained a deep, exotic tenor that rang with a sophisticated firmness. |
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In Bombay, even something as innocuous as button mushrooms were impossibly exotic at that time. |
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The twins sheltered from the storms by learning the gentler art of batik painting, colouring in the exotic fish between their wax outlines. |
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Choose bright, solid colors or exotic prints, like Hawaiian botanicals or Javanese batiks. |
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Also located in this exhibit is an African aviary, home to exotic birds, such as the yellow-rumped tinkerbirds and amethyst starlings. |
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An exotic Chinese golden pheasant has brought a touch of the mystic east to inner city Manchester. |
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Next to this is an entire room filled with more exotic animals, including a monkey and baby, a pronghorn antelope and an otter. |
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In the wonderment of this taxonomy, the thing that is demonstrated in the exotic charm of another system of thought is the limitation of our own. |
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All the winners got free tickets sponsored by different airlines to exotic locales and loads of prizes. |
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From Tmolus, the sacred mound, comes the exotic god of Bacchanalia with we disciples gathered round! |
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If this British duo's white-bread synthpop was too exotic and intoxicating for your taste, try this tepid rehash of that '80s sound. |
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The effect is that of a sophisticated and exotic storytelling folk music sung in the Malagasy language. |
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The food is an exotic mix of tapas and dim sum, so you eat chorizo and calamari one minute, spring rolls and satay the next. |
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The exotic combination was not overpowering, and married well with the fish. |
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How did he get to the remote regions of the earth to collect exotic butterflies and Komodo dragons? |
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From Ontario, Kiran Ahluwalia brings her Punjabi folk songs, and a mellifluous voice that will wrap her audience in its exotic charms. |
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Fuel cell vehicles were everywhere, some exotic and others covered with unobtrusive shells that could have just rolled off a production line. |
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Designers are scouring the animal kingdom for exotic species to turn into bags, shoes and all manner of trendiness. |
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He is also a fanatic birder, the kind who has devoted his life to seeking out rare and exotic avifauna from pole to pole. |
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Display flowering orchids or exotic cut flowers like bird of paradise or heliconia. |
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It sells quality fish and wine and there is a fresh fish shop which sells delicious exotic shellfish. |
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Despite its exotic indoor plant appearance, Fatsia, the castor oil plant, grows very well outside and is ideal for filling a large space. |
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Joining the army was also a search for escape, adventure, the wonder of exotic lands and the security of regular pocket money. |
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Those tea chests suggested hot, exotic countries many miles away and gave me my first intimation of the lure of foreign travel. |
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She turns to a mysterious woman named Mary who tells exotic tales and teaches Tessa to read. |
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The accent was thick, exotic and lilting, and sounded as if it came from the south. |
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Bathing in the Dead Sea, which has a beneficial high mineral content, is one exotic alternative. |
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Wear gloves when cleaning bird cages or fish tanks, and avoid contact with reptiles and exotic pets. |
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Other exotic items include copper and graphite, spondylus and dentalium shells, carnelian, and marble. |
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Its tropical gardens are full of rare, luxuriant vegetation and exotic fragrance. |
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Associating the stolid backbencher with a tax haven based in an exotic Caribbean location requires quite a feat of imagination. |
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He urged gardeners to avoid the use of exotic plants and not to plant alien flowers out in the wild or along hedgerows. |
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En route you'll see the usual technicolour display of exotic fish that are an everyday occurrence in Bahaman waters. |
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Pulsars and quasars may turn out to be commonplace in comparison to the exotic astrophysical events that gravity wave astronomy reveals. |
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It's an entire wall of jars full of exotic looking powders and flakes and you can buy an eighth of a teaspoon if that's all you want. |
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Here among all the blonde hair and fair skin of the Dramarians, my dark brown curls and olive complexion seemed exotic and exciting. |
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She fascinated me with talk of rolfing, reiki, hollotropic breathing and other exotic phenomena. |
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Herbaceous, weedy species remained dominant through 1999, and exotic grasses were an important component of the vegetation. |
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But the RSPCA and other leading animal welfare groups advise people not to keep exotic pets. |
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There are pots and pans galore, complicated-looking cooking utensils, and exotic beaten metal dishes. |
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George can provide exotic skins too, like alligator, lizard, ostrich and even stingray. |
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This is the perfect time of the year to travel to what has to be one of the world's most exotic and alluring islands. |
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However, they may leave scrub areas vulnerable to invasion by exotic and weedy species. |
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Find out the latest fashion statements as ravishing beauties from Bangalore in exotic outfits gang up to jinx you. |
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For more exotic smells, or an aroma that's a little mysterious, experiment with your own blends by mixing different spices and herbs. |
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Sometimes I'd pretend to be on the deck of a green sailing ship plowing through unknown waters and calling at exotic ports. |
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However, asymmetrical patterns often look more exotic than symmetrical ones. |
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The smooth Asian flavors complemented the mildness of the fish, while the rice flakes gave the dish an exotic confectioner's crunch. |
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You have ceased to represent the demographic for which exotic vodka coolers are crafted. |
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As she stood straight again, beaming her radiance, the door opened revealing a rather exotic looking woman who was definitely not Giles. |
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The ostinato rhythms and other exotic complications produce music that seems to come from the Far East. |
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Dutch police in Leeuwarden are trying to find out if drug addicts raided a pet shop and stole three exotic toads whose warty skin is said to induce hallucinations when licked. |
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Exquisite furniture made from exotic woods fills the house, such as the large Victorian wardrobe veneered in amboyna wood, which can be seen in the Queen's Suite. |
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Even then, DiPascali said, Madoff was concocting a trading strategy that he would describe to his customers in exotic terms. |
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It is a blend of calming sandalwood, frankincense and myrrh, which give it a mystical, resinous quality, and exotic jasmine and rose for romantic sensuality. |
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Among the most highly prized exotic imports were porcelains. |
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All manner of other financial assets, especially the more exotic ones, have reached new highs in price and lows in absolute or relative yield in recent weeks. |
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The way I figure it, all I have to do is get my big daddy gut down to a manageable size, and I'll be the best exotic dancer ever to grace a gas station. |
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Late winter flowerers amongst the exotic garden plants include the range of azaleas, camellias, purple magnolias and snow-sprayed, white Cape May bushes. |
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What makes St Michael's church particularly fascinating is that in the belfry there are two friezes which seemingly depict rare and exotic creatures. |
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Its exotic appearance belies the toughness and reliability of its nature. |
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They look like the brightly colored talons of some exotic bird. |
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These exotic products include lychees, fresh coriander, orca, pak choi, fresh curry leaves and unusual vegetables such as yams, daikon and bitter gourd. |
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But is the evidence strong enough to justify exotic new laws of nature? |
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We see them move from clients as innocuous as a schoolteacher to more exotic ones like a dominatrix. |
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Clay and glaze recipes from antiquity to present times abound which call for exotic ingredients such as finely sifted beach sand, ash of bog moss, ash of wine lees, etc. |
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Visions of exotic beauties like Nefertiti, legends of mummified pharaohs and the towering presence of the pyramids have made Egypt a fantasy place. |
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Some disenchanted Americans gave vent to a racial displeasure over this incomprehensibly exotic Miss America. |
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Now pubs stock a wide range of soft drinks varying from the traditional fizzy drinks to exotic fruit juices like cranberry, mango and passion-fruit. |
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The series was one of the first to rove the world, shooting its exteriors in such exotic locations as Madrid, Acapulco, Marrakesh, Rome, Tokyo, Mexico City and even Las Vegas. |
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Our exotic journey brings us closer to the culture, heritage, and wild places of Bali, focusing on those special locations that are off the beaten path. |
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In recent years, these curry houses have shaken off the lager lout image by having an interior makeover and renaming dishes with tantalisingly exotic titles. |
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In the dusty corridors of power, Disraeli was an exotic orchid whose drag enlivened many a boring wet Monday. |
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Anderson cuts an exotic figure himself, with his tailored suits, long hair and love of unusual neckwear. |
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A whole new world of exotic design possibilities abound with zen-like bamboo, luxurious lacewood, distinctive makore, or safari zebrawood to name a few. |
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Bullhooks, whippings, and electric shocks were used as the main methods of discipline and training for their exotic animals. |
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When kluge laid eyes on the exotic former centerfold, he was smitten and, before long, divorced. |
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Oregon lobbyists are inviting exotic dancers to write their own labor legislation. |
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Besides the danger to animals, these exotic animals may cause havoc as an invasive species. |
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Wherever we looked, at our level, above and below, there were exotic fish. |
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Rebecca's eyes were clear and blue, the color of the ocean at Brighton beach, her hair thick, luxuriant, plentiful, and curly, spilling down her back in exotic curls. |
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In this timbered building at the end of Jubbergate in Newgate Market square, Lawrie's eclectic delicatessen once peddled exotic groceries from distant shores. |
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During 1998, kudzu was included by legislators in the United States Congress on a growing list of invasive, exotic plants recognized under the Federal Noxious Weed Law. |
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I had to snare one final helping of Annapurna's yogurt rice, an exotic rice salad lit up by a creamy tang, coconut undercurrent and racy flavor bursts of mustard and cilantro. |
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A greenhouse has controlled temperature, humidity and light so that exotic plants can be grown outside their natural climates and produce flowers and fruits out of season. |
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The survival of half-breds was similar to that of indigenous breeds involved in the crosses, but crosses containing higher exotic inheritance did show problems of survival. |
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With this strong new federal interpretation of the act, states may now be able to add language to their own rules and statutes regarding state's control of exotic species. |
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The look was inspired by Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and the World War I spy Mata Hari. |
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With its colonial architecture, the sea breeze coming off the Indian ocean, its spice-trade history and not least its exotic name, Zanzibar is a must see. |
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Macaques, a popular exotic pet, carries Herpes B, which has a 70 percent mortality rate on humans, Leahy said. |
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We were introduced to many exotic fruits like five fingers, tonka bean, pois doux, fat-pork, banga, donkey stones mangoes and sour cherry back then. |
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Her last design, a tall stand, displayed large palm leaves and monstera leaves, with banksias, five red exotic lilies, stralitzias and bronze anthuriums. |
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Greta Garbo played tragic lovers, exotic temptresses and steely heroines, anchoring many mediocre melodramas and haughty period pieces like a pro. |
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With other Middle Eastern specialties like kibbeh, kofta, and hummus with ground sirloin on offer, the restaurant seems a good bet for further adventures in exotic cuisine. |
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Snake eels, blue-ribbon eels, exotic dragonets, inimicus scorpionfish, stonefish, seahorses and a host of other well-camouflaged species will slowly reveal themselves. |
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It's deep, fluid and rich, yet with poise and an exotic melange of fruit, spice and rose petal flavours that linger on and on well after you swallow. |
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Or another candidate is an even more exotic particle called the axion. |
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Rich materials hung on every wall and sat on every floor and even reached down from the ceilings, creating an exotic atmosphere not unlike a Middle Eastern bazaar. |
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Imagine a cuisine that carries an nonpareil aroma of Portugal, covered with exotic Indian spices and soaked in the inescapable katzenjammer of Goa's favourite drink. |
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Furnishings in this vein incorporate exotic materials such as bamboo, wicker, rattan, banana bark and motifs of monkeys, elephants, camels and palm leaves. |
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A lot of the exotic love potion powders are dangerously toxic. |
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And a photograph of me wearing a hijab was the most exotic experience I would have while working in Istanbul. |
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Despite, or perhaps thanks to, the U.S. embargo of that rhythmically rich island, Cuban culture has flowered into exotic fruition in an isolated hothouse. |
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If you are looking to load up on flavor but not fat, this exotic salmon recipe is just what you need. |
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She invests her great grandmother with a mysterious exotic quality. |
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The idea that remedies from a far-away, exotic location are more potent than anything home grown harkens back to the traveling medicine shows of the 19th century. |
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The European Renaissance population was increasingly urbanized and divorced from traditional folk remedies, allowing caffeine beverages to be introduced as exotic medicinals. |
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All these combined with seasonal foliage and exotic flowers enable superb arrangements to be created, which filled the stage with a blaze of colour. |
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On rangelands, exotic weeds have displaced forage eaten by cattle and extended harm to other aspects of American agriculture, including those who earn their living from it. |
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Adventurous herbalists like to experiment with basil, oregano and rosemary, also including the more exotic plants like sweet woodruff, lemon grass and borage. |
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The meat was finely minced and flavored with cloves and bits of roasted pear, and when you mashed it up, it tasted like a sweet, exotic version of shepherd's pie. |
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The most exotic of all is the rafflesia, a cabbagey survivor of ancient days, which measures up to a metre across and makes its living by devouring insects and small mammals. |
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Here all manner of wild and exotic creatures, tigresses, giraffes, and wild birds among them, were sent out for slaughter in combats and artificial hunts. |
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The room is quite attractive with its bamboo furniture and luscious exotic ferns, but perhaps its most spectacular feature is the fountain which cascades down the window pane. |
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The rich and the famous celebrate their birthdays at exotic locales. |
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