The lakes have filled back up, the plant life is so green it's dazzling to behold, and neighbors are boasting to each other across the fence how low their water bills are.
What was something to behold was the willingness of the media to be borne along by the story, which had all the attributes of dog-bites-man, instead of the reverse.
The whole package is quite a thing to behold, and holding it back-to-back with the real thing (of which a few were thoughtfully available at this event) proves it has the dimensions and the feel down -- if not quite the heft of the real deal.
It is wonderful to behold such mastery, and the skills required to stay safely perched up high are quite considerable.
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If you remember our review of the HTC Droid DNA, Verizon's version of the Butterfly, we were pretty happy to find that the phone was not only beautiful to behold visually, it was actually quite easy to grip without experiencing feelings of awkwardness.
The change in the tone of city life was remarkable to behold, epitomized by Giuliani's mammoth efforts to clean up Times Square, an area once rife with crime and derelict buildings.
Its complete-black finish is an aesthetic sight to behold, and a gamer's show of loyalty to a legacy of ownage.
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Brilliant and gorgeous to behold, and with a soundtrack so great you can listen to it any time of year for entertainment, this is a classic Christmas film that everybody should see.
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It's also amazing to behold Democrats who routinely claim that high tax rates don't matter to business behavior denouncing a business for engaging in behavior to avoid paying higher tax rates.
Our expansive landscapes remain an inspiration for all to behold, and as an essential piece of our heritage, it is incumbent upon us to protect them not only in our time, but for all time.
Abrams shot portions of this on IMAX film, and those sequences are glorious to behold.
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It is with regret, therefore, that I found the effort less than a pleasure to behold.
Spice Market is glorious to behold, and the creative Asian taste treats are sublime.
It is splendid, in a way, to behold the witnesses' exhaustive testimony on the House website.
Vaughan's innings wasn't all about the beauty and elegance of his strokeplay, of which there was plenty to behold.
In addition to Mes Aynak's historical significance, the site is breathtaking to behold in person.
That many giant projects stacked on top of one another can be a fearsome thing to behold.
The entire process is something to behold, but our favorite component was quite possibly the laser-engraving station.
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There followed something marvellous to behold: the further, rapid expansion of the former speaker's already prodigious ego.
Dariusz Wolski's visuals are lustrous to behold, the CGI is amazing, and Scott proves adept at handling 3D.
With its trademarked V-shaped bridge and a small arrow, the highly polished movements were always a site to behold.
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This week the Consumer Electronics Show will eat Las Vegas whole, and it's an awesome thing to behold.
When he collects the ball in deep positions and defenders back off him he is a sight to behold.
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Pakistani traders were selling cheap costume jewellery, and the fever of the local women for these baubles was a thing to behold.
But spectacular as it is to behold, locals wonder what it is for.
The media-briefing operation after the debate was something for political junkies to behold.
They come out of sheer curiosity, or to behold the vast spaces bursting with thousands of gadgets and creature comforts.
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Considering the impact of the unfinished product, when construction is finally complete, it should be quite a thing to behold.
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But if enough rich tourists want to behold a whale shark, eating them may soon look like a foolish option.
Overall, the One's display is still just a tad lovelier to behold, but this small disparity shouldn't be a deal-breaker.
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