He thought he saw a bird on a wall, but as he drew closer he realized that it was just an empty tin box.
In one condition of the experiment, the other food was an appetizing gourmet chocolate bar, and in another condition it was an unappetizing tin of sardines.
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Our radio explanation also includes two bits from an old Tin Pan Alley song by Yip Harburg (who wrote the lyrics for the Wizard of Oz score) and Vernon Duke, called "April in Paris" played by the Count Basie Band.
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Many French horns, for example, are made of nickel silver, an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel (it's silver in name and color only), and some are made of nickel bronze, an alloy of copper, tin, and nickel. (Brass itself is an alloy of copper and zinc.) Many brass instruments are silver-plated (sterling silver on brass), and some are gold-plated.
Benny Avni saw, here and there, decrepit dovecotes, livestock stables turned into shops, the skeleton of an old truck sunk to its hips in savage growth beside a deserted tin shed or an empty doghouse.
South Crofty mine originally closed in 1998 after the price of tin hit an all-time low.
South Crofty originally closed in 1998 after the price of tin hit an all time low, a decrease which started in 1985.
Primerica's history dates back to the booming 1980s, when celebrated investor Gerald Tsai turned an aluminum- and tin-can maker American Can into a financial services company.
In an industry filled with tin-eared salespeople and guys in labcoats, Bertarelli was a dashing figure, complete with a beautiful blonde British wife, Kristy, and an obsession with sailboat racing.
The metal in question is tin, and an oxide of that metal was one of the main ingredients of the cosmetic.
When she chopped off all the Troll fluff and realized it wouldn't grow back, she says, she got into styling, creating Troll costumes including an Egyptian suit of armor made of tin foil.
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This stall was a table covered by a corrugated tin roof at the front of an alley.
Until 2011, Goma was a regional trading center for minerals such as tin, coltan and tantlume but an escalation in violence as well as new U.S. regulations restricting conflict minerals from the global supply chain have stalled the trade.
Until 2011, Goma was a regional trading center for minerals such as tin, coltan and tantalum, but an escalation in violence as well as new U.S. regulations restricting conflict minerals from the global supply chain have stalled the trade.
Amongst the grave goods was an animal pelt, containing a delicate bracelet studded with tin beads, a textile fragment with detailed leather fringing and a woven bag .
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Another plus: Kuntoro's decision to shift its headquarters out of Jakarta to Bangka, an island of 500, 000 residents off southern Sumatra where tin has been mined since the 18th century.
When I ask one of them, Tin Tun Maung, about policy debate and decision-making, an acetylene anger flares in his eyes.
Companies must submit an annual report to the SEC, disclosing whether their products contain gold, tin, tungsten or tantalum from the Congo or neighboring countries.
Families look at Pok Fulam, an area outside of the city but still on the island, and the Tin Hua area, known for great restaurants and a large recreational park.
The annualized income installment method is exactly like it sounds on the tin: it allows taxpayers to annualize tax for each period based on an estimate of income and deductions rather than in equal installments.
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Elsewhere, an extra pump has been brought in to help stop water from the old Wheal Jane tin mine overflowing.
In August 2015, the Tin Homecoming Open Air Cinema will take the film back to its historical setting, with an outdoor viewing at the Botallack cliffs.
Lindiwe was living in a series of tin shacks with her three children ages 4, 1 and 3 months, along with an aunt, a grandmother and an 18-year-old brother.
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