The world has moved out of that period of shortages into a period of surpluses in some commodities and softness in other commodities. |
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The difference of water properties lies not only in their softness or hardness. |
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Different lenses and different filters can produce different degrees of softness. |
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Just the right amount of crispiness on the outside and softness inside, contrasting with the sharpness of the lemon and sweetness of the sugar. |
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Woollen garments will retain their natural softness if one tablespoon of borax is added to every five litres of warm soapy water. |
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Different types of foam are often used in combination, layered for their various properties of softness, even support. |
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When purchasing clay, feel different packages of the same colour to compare the softness of the clay. |
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The sensuousness of this piece is heightened by the softness and translucency of the polished stone. |
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He achieves a nice colour and softness of the beard by colouring it often in the bath with reng and henna. |
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I enjoyed holding that kitten, petting her back and putting her softness near my cheek. |
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To preserve their softness, flannels should be washed in tepid suds, rinsed in tepid water, and dried rapidly at a moderate heat. |
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This is a debate about softness and mollycoddling, not about learning or teaching. |
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Philo is careful in his descriptions to distance the courageous from any association with softness. |
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Despite his strong self-contempt for any real or imagined trace of his own softness, no one shows his sorrow so openly or strongly as he. |
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If there were no courage, the moderate person would not resist any temptation and moderation would be softness. |
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Endurance and softness are mentioned in connection with courage and cowardice in order to distinguish them. |
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In order to characterize empirically the currency softness, we employ two different approaches. |
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The market has been hurt by the departure of defense and aerospace tenants and also by softness in the adjacent West Los Angeles market. |
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Both men and women typically notice an improvement in skin softness, hydration, tone and overall appearance. |
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In pictorial work, all definition must be soft, or must, by the use of flat lighting, have the appearance of softness. |
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Control ranges from critical sharpness to hazy softness and is adjusted by using a ring on the lens barrel. |
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Using this tool, you can apply a negative amount of blur, which adds softness from the current edge of the matte inward. |
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Turner employed washing out to gain extraordinary softness and appearance of distance and atmosphere in his watercolours. |
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These pieces are characterized by the softness of the music and the deep emotions of the lyrics. |
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The strength of the percussion is a principal cause of the loudness or softness of sounds. |
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Every tone of the violin, even the strongest attack, has a small, even if barely audible, softness at the beginning of the stroke. |
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The strength and roughness of his hands contrasted sharply with the softness of his caress. |
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The south wind blows from the sea, from whence it acquires a humid warmth and softness. |
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In person he was liberal, magnificent, and of a captivating softness and elegance of manners. |
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Some in the film industry criticized the committee's softness regarding these domestically made films. |
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The main criticism of Woodrow Wilson in the spring of 1919 was based upon his alleged softness towards Germany. |
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By the standards of the First World War, he was lenient in his punishments, and was rebuked by his commander for his softness in this respect. |
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The choice of words, the degree of abruptness, formality, friendliness, and softness all may have ethical dimensions. |
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Be direct by using softness and gentleness when you communicate with your family. |
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Some news anchors have an aggressive body language, while for some softness is a virtue while anchoring. |
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One property of the water of the Murray is the remarkably low quantity of saline matter in solution, and its softness. |
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It can gently flow or crash, dissolving the hardest substances through its softness. |
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Tayib caught the cascade of Marissa's long red curls in his hands, feeling the softness of her locks. |
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The strong flavour and softness of the prawns have made the special cuisine a gourmet's delight. |
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On the export side, IT price deflation and manufacturing softness have contributed to the negative out-turn. |
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It has triple blades for an extra close shave and built-in shaving solid for extra softness. |
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Because PVC is very brittle, plasticizers are added for flexibility and softness. |
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He ran his empty hand over the plush, red sofa marvelling at its softness, its richness. |
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It can interact with softness as well as hardness, so that at times it moves flexibly as if it were flowing. |
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Yet the softness of the edges of the silhouettes and the equal softness of the charcoal surfaces produce a soothing, gentle effect. |
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I drew the silken crochet to my face, the velvet softness against my cheek. |
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Vegetable oil or another type of fat is often added to bread dough to improve crumb softness, loaf volume, and texture. |
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The hefty construction and fuzzy texture of felt lets you create structured shapes without sacrificing softness. |
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This pair of eau de nil coloured fitted sheet for king-sized beds are made from a cotton and polyester mix for softness and long-lasting comfort. |
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Osteomalacia is characterized by demineralization of previously formed bone leading to increased softness and susceptibility to fracture. |
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He kissed her fingers with such softness, it sent a tingle of goosebumps up her arm. |
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Jason inhaled her youthful scent and marveled at the dewy softness of her caramel cheeks. |
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I did notice a small amount of softness in one scene, though it won't be distracting to the viewing. |
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A small amount of softness permeates the image, though overall it's never overly distracting to the viewing. |
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There is some softness to the image that becomes a bit distracting at times. |
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Its paints are quite chalky, which gives a softness that means you could venture into greens or dusky reds without making the hallway feel dark. |
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It's also the softness you experience when you touch a Golden Retriever and it's the downiness of a baby chick. |
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Invariably, the marbling is exquisite, but the central motive for Wagyu breeders over the centuries is softness. |
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The softness, strength and appearance of tissues are used as key reasons to justify the use of virgin forest wood fibres. |
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She has a perfect blend of butterfly softness and wily sharp-wittedness that makes her a force to be reckoned with. |
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They don't have that inner womanly beauty that used to come from the softness and dignity that used to make woman so attractive. |
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Leather is worked into luxurious softness and seams are reduced to a bare minimum. |
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Udderly Smooth hand and body lotion with vitamin E and aloe vera helps restore softness and moisture to dry, chapped skin. |
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She thrust one hand through the window, gripping the ledge inside, and heard a soft grunt of surprise as her fingers grazed softness. |
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After extrusion, the tubes are annealed to remove the work hardening and provide the softness or limpness needed for good collapsibility. |
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He told her about the beauty he saw in her eyes, in the silky softness of her skin, in the lightness of her touch. |
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Is the face's roundness, softness and unthreatening air of friendliness a factor? |
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The idea of aggressive machismo being challenged by lesbian-tinged femininity and losing to the softness of woman was interesting. |
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It is reported for paintings that the areas in which megilp was used, suffered softness, darkening and a cloudy appearance. |
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He delivers certain lines with cutting self-deprecation, others with calculated softness. |
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Her fur, a deep blue-grey, had a softness that belied its almost metallic lustre. |
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This microfibre fabric is made of nylon and polyurethane and has the suppleness, softness and appearance of suede. |
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Violence remains a potential threat beneath the appearance of feminine softness and the protestations of peace and benevolence. |
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Then we added the addiction of patchouli, the softness of benzoin and the creaminess of sandalwood. |
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I am a woman, possessing the softness and warmth that is my birthright, and I love what I am. |
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This softness seems in part to be intentional in order to replicate the grainy news and other stock footage which is occasionally spliced in. |
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The unframed hanging, with its front and back illumination, imparts softness to the work. |
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It includes two products that work together to hydrate and tone your hair, imparting softness and bounce to natural body. |
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You'll love the easy wear softness of these needlecord jeans in any season, with their classic 5 pocket jeans styling. |
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To preserve the natural softness of woollen blankets, add one tablespoon of glycerine to warm soapy water. |
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I can sleep in unironed sheets one month, and devote hours to spraying them with lavender-scented linen water and smoothing them to satin softness the next. |
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It prefers nonconfrontation, and calmness and softness of voice are valued when dealing with adversity. |
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The addition of vitamins and certain botanicals in hair-care products also serve to coat the hair shaft, leading to increased shine, softness and manageability. |
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But if dissent has been dimmed, Douglas has little time for the argument that there is, at least, a new warm-heartedness, a softness in the culture. |
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There has been a softness in non-residential construction, but not a decrease in the intensity of the use of standard pipe in non-residential construction. |
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Employers set wages above the market equilibrium level to increase employee productivity, reduce production softness, and cut the costs associated with labour turnover. |
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As a presidential candidate, he paid for his perceived softness on crime. |
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The major drawback of plaster of Paris is its softness even after drying. |
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In this season's fabrics, the general aim is softness and lightness. |
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Climbing into the reassuring softness of the carriage, Evelyn promised to pay the coachman on her arrival at her home, then rested her head back against the seats. |
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After setting the hair on large rollers and drying it under a hooded dryer, he says she ran her fingers through it to loosen the curls and create softness. |
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They are remarkable for vigorous conceptions and strong feelings, which they express with very little attention to softness and suavity of language. |
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Water in these towns had the same softness as the water of Loch Katrine. |
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The wool fibre contributes softness, warmth, absorbency, and drapability. |
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A few years later that softness started affecting the plots as well, when the assistant D.A.'s sidekick was replaced with a series of babelicious young women. |
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No one is quite sure how these cells differentiate to form structures as diverse as the elastic outer layer of skin, the stiff scales of fish, or the softness of feathers. |
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True, they have not that softness of speech which is said to be possessed by Londoners, but they have plenty of grit and backbone in their characters. |
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The double entendres turned on his physical doughiness as a metaphor for imputed political softness. |
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Let the other speak below, keeping the same proportion of softness. |
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But the grilled pork shoulder was good, and so was the pork belly, which is simmered to a melting, fatty softness and presented in a thick peasant's pot. |
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Why does water softness affect the lead solvency of water supplies? |
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It is a very rich, plummy, spicy grape which lends softness to the sometimes rather serious Cabernet with plums, roses, spice, fruitcake, blackcurrant, pencil shavings. |
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Solid timbers and struts took on the grotesque softness of a shelled oyster, as glass shattered, cloth rippled, and counters spewed their contents. |
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One imagines that, given the harshness of retribution and the softness of positivistic welfare, that the latter would lead to a more lenient penality. |
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They had erected each post, one by one, sinking it deep into the caliche hardpan upon which the town was settled, and then into the softness of the sand below. |
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And that softness is a modern-day killer,the equivalent of the savanna-dweller's lion. |
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It subsumes the notions of liquid, flow, permeation, softness, flexibility, transparency, and tastelessness, among others. |
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And so Lepore's designs for spring are full of what she calls ''a softness, a sexiness, a boudoir feeling, a neo-Romanticism. |
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To retain the softness and silent flight, the barn owl cannot use the preen oil or powder dust that other species use for waterproofing. |
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Space NK's Seduction Body Cream features raspberry and blackcurrant seed oils for softness and fig leaves, freesia, amber and musk for fragrance. |
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Stealing shine and softness, the wet weather translates into bad hair days for most of us. |
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The dormice are distinguished from the campagnols by the superior softness of the fur, and the greater length of the tail. |
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Yet there is a softness in some of these moments that Borat lacked. |
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Its structure overwhelms the palate with a velvety softness while tingling with sapidity. |
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And that softness is a modern-day killer, the equivalent of the savanna-dweller's lion. |
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What I heard from the speakers was no brightness, no dullness, no hardness, no softness, no boominess, no nothing. |
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Shoe presses increase bulk and consequently softness and absorbency, supplying some of the same benefits as TAD technology. |
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Because of the softness of iron, it is much easier to work with than its heavier congeners ruthenium and osmium. |
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Silk is an animal textile made from the fibres of the cocoon of the Chinese silkworm which is spun into a smooth fabric prized for its softness. |
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In the ancient world, tuff's relative softness meant that it was commonly used for construction where it was available. |
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Graphite of various hardness or softness results in different qualities and tones when used as an artistic medium. |
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Could heroics give her back her son? Nay, she must be stedfast, even though false security had betrayed her hidden softness. |
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But the softness, the muted quality in turn became an aesthetic. |
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It remains to be seen whether the current softness in the oil market will turn into a price war because each member country is expected to fight for its market share. |
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Raya Stern says that in her ceramics she expresses her femininity and softness best, which otherwise is hidden under her tomboyishness and her hyperactive energy. |
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Most new tissue machine installations incorporate through-air-drying technology as a way to impart softness, bulk, and absorbency to tissue and towel grades. |
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So I was taught all the usual girl things then current, encouraged to play unroughly, given dolls, pretty clothes, advised on softness and sweetness, I must conclude. |
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Cashmere, the hair of the Indian cashmere goat, and mohair, the hair of the North African angora goat, are types of wool known for their softness. |
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Instead, Jerry was all placation and appeal, all softness of pleading. |
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The softness and sweetness of the beetroot, the crunchiness of the walnuts, freshness of the Greek yogurt and the zesty lemon grass dressing combine perfectly. |
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The softness of my hands was secured by medicated gloves, and my bosom rubbed with a pomade prepared by my mother, of virtue to discuss pimples, and clear discolourations. |
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Because of the softness of the sediment, which lay below the high tide mark, tidal action eroded it, and within two weeks the footprints had been destroyed. |
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The fabrics are made of microfiber polyester with excellent drape and softness, are color-fast and wrinkle resistant, and are machine wash and dry. |
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