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  • Though regulations require the boats to keep a distance and swimmers to stay several feet from the sharks, our captain pointed out a 20-foot-long shark whose dorsal fin had been lacerated, apparently by a boat propeller.

    Giant sharks swarm in waters off Mexico 2011

  • A second set of floating stairs under a narrow, 20-foot-long skylight go up to the loft-like third floor, where built-in shelves separate the office from the master bedroom.

    A Bicyclists' House Built For Two Nancy Keates 2011

  • Mr. Michael tells me there's also a 20-foot-long mouse tail.

    Outfitting 'The Nutcracker' Alexandra Cheney 2011

  • Hop to It bines, oast Hops grow on 20-foot-long plants called bines that climb a trellis of twine and wire strung from tall poles.

    Week in Words Erin McKean 2011

  • Particularly useful to the military have been Concertainer cubes that come attached like an accordion that can be strung out for a third of a mile from a single 20-foot-long cargo container.

    Owner of Segway Company Dies in Accident Stephen Miller 2010

  • Once upon a time, he'd keep a legal pad with him, writing down premises for jokes - then taping them together until the 20-foot-long tapestry of yellow paper resembled comedy's answer to the AIDS quilt.

    Marshall Fine: Richard Lewis: Greetings From Hell Marshall Fine 2011

  • Though regulations require the boats to keep a distance and swimmers to stay several feet from the sharks, our captain pointed out a 20-foot-long shark whose dorsal fin had been lacerated, apparently by a boat propeller.

    Giant sharks swarm in waters off Mexico 2011

  • The 20-foot-long shipping container used for Froebe originated from China before making its public debut in Linz, Austria on a public plaza between two museums.

    Froebe: Gold-Plated Shipping Container Bling Bar | Inhabitat 2009

  • With a weekend trip coming up, I wanted to use our Flex to tow my 20-foot-long 1977 Argosy Minuet trailer.

    2010 Lincoln MKT: Towing with EcoBoost 2010

  • For nearly a month, she and a team of three sponge and coral divers aboard a 20-foot-long wooden fishing boat searched up and down the island's shores.

    First Minoan Shipwreck 2010

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