The Sotheby's picture, the earlier of the two works, was darker and much more vibrant.

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Professor DOHU ARGAIL (Ankara University): While there is a political friction between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan's economy has become much more vibrant by Turkish and Kurdish investment from Turkey.

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More generally, a combination of the new Backbench Business Committee facilitating debates on subjects MPs want to talk about, and the Speaker allowing many more urgent questions - and, memorably, the emergency debate on phone hacking - have created a much more vibrant Commons.

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Mr. MORGAN: You get much more incisive and vibrant string-playing, for example, out of the orchestra because they know what every second of the piece means.

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Declan Kidney's side were better at the breakdown for much of the match and looked much more threatening with ball in hand as they ended a disappointing championship on a vibrant note.

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That on its own will be expensive and reveal itself through reduced take home pay, pay that comes in dollars worth a great deal less, and a less vibrant job market for so much limited capital being abused by the feds to support more housing consumption over investment that the markets actually want.

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