The earliest known visiting cards were the same size as the deck of playing cards.

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Both of these are right around the size of a deck of cards, and no software installation is required to get 'em working.

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An exemption granted to the vessel for the size of its deck walls had not been reviewed, said the Marine Accident Investigation Branch report.

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The indoor portion of the observation deck includes a pair of over-size, concave mirrors that produce fun-house reflections of visitors.

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But when you are walking the long corridors, or standing on the top deck, way above the sea, its size feels more real.

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Each will be able to carry 60 troops and has a large flight deck, able to accommodate a helicopter the size of a Chinook.

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Drives shriveled down to desk size, then to desktop size, then the size of a fat dictionary, followed by a thin paperback, a deck of cards and now just a single card or chip.

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