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- adjective Not
green .
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Esperanto also has plain negative ne-, so "nongreen" the set of colors of dead leaves, considered as a single color? can be neverda.
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Reuters As green architecture spreads, nongreen office buildings may see discounts to prices when compared with environmentally friendly structures, according to a Dutch study.
It Isn't Easy Being Green in Europe William Boston 2011
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Nils Kok , a professor at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, published a study in May based on a comparison of 1,100 leasing transactions in the Dutch country from the combined databases of three large property agents in the Netherlands: CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., DTZ Zadelhoff and Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. The study concluded that nongreen buildings carried a 6.5% discount in price compared with green buildings.
It Isn't Easy Being Green in Europe William Boston 2011
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Theo likes it because if I bring guacamole on Green Monday for his brother, I slip a personal-size nongreen sausage pizza into the fridge for him.
HOUSE RULES JODI PICOULT 2010
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The buildings use an average of 35% less energy and 28% less water than nongreen branches.
One Green Design Fits All Stephanie Simon 2010
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For mushroom, carrot, beet, turnip, celery root, leek, caramelized onion, or custard from any other nongreen vegetable that strikes your fancy, follow the method for a sweet bell pepper custard, but replace the bell pepper with 8 ounces of the vegetable of your choice.
Ratio Michael Ruhlman 2009
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And if a green product doesn't perform as well as its nongreen peers, is it really preferable?
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Walnut Creek, Calif., says it is too early to compare sales against nongreen Shea homes.
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Other builders say sales are on the upswing but it is too early to tell whether it is at a faster pace than their comparable, nongreen developments.
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CHETRY: There's an interesting study that often shows says that 92 percent of college graduates choose a green company over a nongreen company.
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