His dark figure was silhouetted against the blaze of the feed-storage wharehouse.
The train window was so dank with mist anyway that it was hard to see anything at all except the reflection of my own dark figure hunched down under the baggage rack in my black tweed coat and hat.
Now we're fooling around in the dark trying to figure out what this thing is.
There have been bipartisan complaints from Congress about being kept in the dark about the figure, while administration officials have consistently said it was impossible to predict how much the war -- and the rebuilding of Iraq -- would cost.
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This has posed a challenge for scientists trying to figure out where dark matter is.
It took several painful, dark years for doctors and researchers to figure the facts of that last paragraph out.
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Research is ongoing to figure out precisely what these "dark" components are, because they do not interact with ordinary matter and have never been directly detected.
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The figure is a stab in the dark, but it is clear that the problem is becoming worse and that few of those who become involved understand the risks they are running.
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The photographs revealed an attractive woman with a sturdy hourglass figure, imposing dense brows, and very dark eyes.
There are millions out there in the dark days of their addiction, alone, trying to figure out how to stay alive.
This weekend, however, Villas-Boas looked a solitary figure as he crouched near the pitch while clad in the dark trenchcoat he reserves for storm-threatened days like this one.
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There are several different ideas about what that dark energy might be, but more precise measurements of the universe are needed to figure out exactly what it is.
The pose and the play of the suspended figure against the architecture are already present, but Miss La La is a dark silhouette against a dim background of dull reds and warm browns.
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One of the most frequently employed dark arts is the sting, where a reporter assumes a fake identity in order to coax or cajole a public figure into saying something interesting or incriminating.
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