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So it is also ever so tempting to look at the Lions and hope they blossom like the recently well-chronicled Susan Boyle, a decidedly modest-looking, middle-aged woman who opened her mouth on a televised singing competition — Britain's Got Talent, the United Kingdom's version of American Idol that also features judge Simon Cowell — and literally made jaws drop with her virtuoso voice, a performance that has spread across the world via the internet.
Turnaround under Stafford will take more than just a quick fix 2009
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Even a modest-looking two-bedroom apartment cost $1.9m.
Worlds apart – the neighbourhoods that sum up a divided America 2011
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Van Noten is an expert at that finale exclamation point, when all of his shapes and colors converge on the runway and then he emerges, a modest-looking man in a sweater.
Zac Posen, Hakaan Yildirim among designers outshone in the City of Light Robin Givhan 2010
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"I spent a lot of time thinking about what was right for the apartment," says Mr. Ree, who says his first purchases for his new home were a pair of modest-looking, but expensive beds from the Swedish firm Hästens.
At Home in an Architectural Icon J. S. Marcus 2011
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Two and a half hours later, the car pulled into the modest-looking hotel.
Destined Patricia Haley 2010
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StarWorld, a modest-looking glass structure not far from the ferry terminal and stuffed with VIP rooms, returned 40% on invested capital last year, ranking it third among Macau's eight major casinos opened for more than a year, behind the Sands Macau and the Wynn Macau.
Betting on Big 2010
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In the surrounding neighborhoods are most of the 27 top-dollar but modest-looking playgrounds built for a population of 5,500.
At least $500 million has been spent since 9/11 on renovating Guantanamo Bay 2010
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I felt a little awkward sliding onto the barstool next to hers, I was dressed in a modest-looking gray pants suit with a tank under the jacket.
Daddy by Default Pat Tucker 2010
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In the surrounding neighborhoods are most of the 27 top-dollar but modest-looking playgrounds built for a population of 5,500.
At least $500 million has been spent since 9/11 on renovating Guantanamo Bay 2010
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I felt a little awkward sliding onto the barstool next to hers, I was dressed in a modest-looking gray pants suit with a tank under the jacket.
Daddy by Default Pat Tucker 2010
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