And this means that basic Mediterranean-style home can be enhanced with faux iron gates or wall trellises at relatively low expense.

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What do you think are the basic tenets of such a style guide?

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Its trendy apartment-style rooms have very basic kitchenettes, which mean you can save money by eating in.

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The fact that it has become known as that in tennis and style circles exemplifies the problem basic tennis kit has morphed into the canvas upon which stars enforce their own (often dubious) style.

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The basic qualities that make Barcelona's style so instantly recognizable haven't changed.

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Jimmy Carter, whose 1976 campaign revolved around the basic promise that you could trust him, perfected this message and style of campaigning.

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Aside from such glaring omissions as a basic camera and external LCD, it does sport a very pocket-friendly design, simplistic style, MP3 playback, an electronic dictionary, questionable e-book functionality, GPS, and 128MB of built-in memory.

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