Jewelry is out in the open, not enclosed under glass, yet robberies are minimal.
Many of us treat the first dollar we ever earned as an icon, framing it under glass.
At last the summer was like a green sick dream, or like a silent crazy jungle under glass.
In Thomas Doyle's Magritte-like miniature landscapes under glass domes, tiny clapboard houses teeter on the brink of sinkholes or perch precariously on cliffs.
Historically, the public just hasn't paid a premium to see collectibles under glass, at least not enough to generate a residual for the lender.
And as he toured the Sotheby's gallery, looking at his beloved collection displayed under glass before going on sale, did Ellis begin feeling any seller's remorse?
Many companies may bring working prototypes of cutting-edge devices with them to Las Vegas, but they won't display them under glass or leave them at a booth for manhandling.
His own callousness is at odds with the preciousness conferred by time and by reputation, but it is worth keeping in mind the irony of viewing under glass what were sometimes everyday lists and accounts.
There was a tiny crack in the glass, and a line of mist at the crack, under the glass.
Matisse would surely have appreciated the palette displayed under the glass counter of the Fenocchio ice-cream shop in the old town.
Ando simplified the 53, 800-square-foot space by aligning doorways and hanging a giant white veil under the glass atrium to diffuse the natural light.
They were in good condition and still under the glass behind which they were displayed in the museum, Zurich police commandant Philipp Hotzenkoecherle said.
Sirte, Libya (CNN) -- On the outskirts of Sirte, a mansion with a columned facade lies in ruins, though its opulence is still evident under shattered glass and chunks of concrete.
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In America, which banned universal banking after the Great Depression under the Glass-Steagall act, the division between the two kinds was incrementally weakened for decades, before it was finally scrapped in 1999.
For an unforgettable view of the Eiffel Tower when it sparkles in the evening, or a bright business lunch under a glass canopy, book a table at Les Ombres, on the rooftop of the Musee du Quai Branly.
Taking the waters in the main hall, under a galleried glass roof, has been likened to swimming in a cathedral.
Scrutinising the glass under a microscope (after treating it with appropriate chemicals) would make it clear if a monopole had turned up or not.
And I think one thing that the news reports remind us of is that when American Presidents, American senators and congressmen and would-be leaders go abroad, what they say is placed under a magnifying glass and it carries great impact.
Mr Fisher and his mum Amanda have now launched a campaign under the name No Glass No Smash.
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The BBC's Andrew North, in Delhi, says the case continues to put Indian life under a sharp magnifying glass, and for many people it is uncomfortable viewing.
In 1931 American chemical engineer Samuel Kistler invented the lightest known solid--an aerogel--by drying a form of silicon dioxide (a raw material for glass) under intense pressure and high temperature.
At length, the train begins to pass clusters of houses, building up gradually into the centre of Bergen, where it comes to rest under the vast cylindrical glass roof of the main railway station.
Any training camps necessary to support terrorists who might deploy here to the United States will be hard to start up under the growing magnifying glass that the world community seems to be interested in developing.
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Mr Ewbank said the response was entirely expected because the song had been put under an "enormous magnifying glass".
The television audience got to watch it all live: the cross-eyed canvassers holding ballots up to the light under the big round magnifying glass, searching for signs of intent.
The falling of Glass-Steagall under Bill Clinton, the use of vastly increased leverage by the investment banks really transformed them into nothing more than casinos with 2 or 3 percent capital backing up their trades.
To sell the Baccarat Residences, a 50-story glass condominium tower under construction across from the Museum of Modern Art in midtown Manhattan, a model set up in the building's showroom includes striking materials like lacquered ziricote-wood walls and a crackled bronze sculptural wall embedded with tiny pieces of glass made by a British artist.
Google has created the Silicon Valley equivalent of a velvet rope under its so-called Google Glass Explorers program.
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