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If you are prepared to invest $195, you can pre-order the hand-painted, 40-centimeter 16-inch “Portrait of a Princess” doll.
10 Ways You Can Get Into the Spirit of the Royal Wedding 2011
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And both have the larger, motorcycle-like 16-inch wheels and tires that typically contribute to secure handling and an improved ride.
Honda vs. Aprilia scooter test: Advanced technology beats Euro chic 2010
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My electric chain saw has a 16-inch blade and a 3.5 hp electric motor.
With chain saws, sharpness and weight matter the most Tim Carter 2010
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If you are prepared to invest $195, you can pre-order the hand-painted, 40-centimeter 16-inch “Portrait of a Princess” doll.
10 Ways You Can Get Into the Spirit of the Royal Wedding 2011
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After building a relative handful of thumping art objects over the years— bikes such as the carbon-spined B120 Wraith and the P120 Fighter, which looks like the receiver out of a battleship's 16-inch deck gun—Confederate wants to broaden its sales with the more affordable $45,000, Ed Jacobs-designed X132 Hellcat, debuting this month.
The Master of Machine-Age Motorcycles Dan Neil 2011
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A spokesman for D.C. Water said a 16-inch main has ruptured nearby on 14th Street NE, affecting 50 homes and the school; no repair time is estimated.
Water main break affects voting in NE D.C. Washington Post editors 2010
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The battleship originally was outfitted with 16-inch guns, but Tomahawk missile launchers were added between 1984 and 1986.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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The ship was deployed during the Gulf War in 1991 and fired Tomahawk missiles as well as its 16-inch guns at Iraqi forces in Kuwait.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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A spokesman for D.C. Water said a 16-inch main ruptured nearby on 14th Street NE, affecting 50 homes and the school; no repair time was estimated.
Water main break halts electronic voting at Brookland elementary school Christopher Dean Hopkins 2010
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The crystal maker Swarovski crafted a 16-inch concave lens—the largest the company has made—that sits on a larger metal surface so highly polished that some visitors think it's liquid.
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