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Examples
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You cinch all that extra fabric across the midriff with a wide belt, to create edgy "paper-bag waist" pants.
Ask Teri Teri Agins 2012
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By expanding the plastic-bag ban to smaller shops and restaurants—and imposing a paper-bag fee—San Francisco will go beyond other big cities.
San Francisco Bans Plastic Bags Vauhini Vara 2012
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Robert Wadden, city attorney for Manhattan Beach, says that the city's main concern in approving the ban was to reduce seaside litter and that any potential negative impacts of higher paper-bag use would be insubstantial because the town is quite small.
Paper or Plastic? A Lawyer's Answer Sends Him From Hero to Pariah Vauhini Vara 2011
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On the other hand, paper-bag litter was less detrimental than plastic, the study found.
Paper or Plastic? A Lawyer's Answer Sends Him From Hero to Pariah Vauhini Vara 2011
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Every once in a while, along comes a thread that just is too much temptation for the trolls to bear, and they rip off their paper-bag masks and reveal the true classlessness and vileness of their character.
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In the process, Los Angeles County last November concluded that a plastic-bag ban could boost paper-bag use and boost greenhouse-gas emissions.
Paper or Plastic? A Lawyer's Answer Sends Him From Hero to Pariah Vauhini Vara 2011
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Every once in a while, along comes a thread that just is too much temptation for the trolls to bear, and they rip off their paper-bag masks and reveal the true classlessness and vileness of their character.
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For a more affordable pair, head to Zara, which is selling leather shorts with a paper-bag waist for $99.99.
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Leather shorts from Zara, with a paper-bag waist, are being pitched as office attire.
Shorting Leather 2010
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Zara, a chain that sells affordable runway-inspired styles, has leather shorts with a paper-bag waist priced at $99.99.
Shorting Leather 2010
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