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The kind and painstaking ophthalmologist is now consulting with the tall, grey-bearded, grave consultant.
Eyeball to eyeball (with tooth-sucking….) « Write Anything 2010
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In a 25-minute address before both grey-bearded and baby-faced donors and activists, Obama praised vocal LGBT activism and offered his ear in return.
Obama, At LGBT Fundraiser, Gets A Pass For Punting On Same-Sex Marriage 2011
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"He was in the hospital," Gerry says of one grey-bearded man outside a halfway house.
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Sacks sometimes doesn't even recognise himself – he finds himself apologising to apologetic grey-bearded men who turn out to be Oliver Sacks (his reflection), or preening himself in front of puzzled grey-bearded men who turn out not to be (not his reflection).
TV review: Imagine – The Man Who Forgot How To Read and Other Stories; Lead Balloon 2011
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"That expenditure our sons will incur just on their motorcycles and mobile phones," the turbaned, grey-bearded Mr. Singh says.
On Punjab's Farms, 'Everybody Has No Jobs' Geeta Anand 2011
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A grey-bearded, bespectacled man grins from a campaign poster overlooking the tiny ornamental gardens and bandstand on San Juan Street and calls on the people of Benalup to "sign up to change".
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His decisive tone recalled black and white war films and comic book heroes," La Repubblica enthused as Italy listened enthralled to the bald, grey-bearded coastguard ordering Schettino not to abandon ship."
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Sacks sometimes doesn't even recognise himself – he finds himself apologising to apologetic grey-bearded men who turn out to be Oliver Sacks (his reflection), or preening himself in front of puzzled grey-bearded men who turn out not to be (not his reflection).
TV review: Imagine – The Man Who Forgot How To Read and Other Stories; Lead Balloon 2011
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Verses from the Qur'an played over loudspeakers in the hushed mosque as procession of mourners greeted each other with hands on their chest as they passed beneath photographs of the smiling, grey-bearded Fadlallah.
Lebanon's Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah dies at 74 Hugh Macleod in Beirut 2010
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The grey-bearded cleric was laid to rest in the mosque from which his teachings had inspired millions of Muslims worldwide.
Thousands gather in Beirut for funeral of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah 2010
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