Most people dress up to go out - the bella figura (looking good) is important.

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The issue has been raised in articles and columns on occasion, including by Syracuse Post-Standard outdoors writer Dave Figura.

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Esta reserva fue inscrita en 1996 en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial y figura en la Lista en Peligro desde 1997.

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In a Jan. 27 column, Figura documented 12 instances between October and late January when the DEC failed to answer him or caused him to miss his deadline.

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You may hand over a few more euros for a single glass of the good stuff, but with dinner and a bella figura floorshow thrown in, aperitivo is not only a not-to-be missed Italian tradition, it is an absolute bargain.

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