In 2008, the force said its black shirts and combat trousers were "more practical and hard-wearing".

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The hard-wearing material provides warmth and protection when trekking through the bogs and heather, while also serving as camouflage for the stalker on the hunt.

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Specifically designed for hard-wearing, everyday use and portability, the new Jabra Revo Wireless, Jabra Revo corded and Jabra Vox in-ear earphones epitomize the ultimate balance in design, ease-of-use and outstanding sound quality that is expected from today's discerning music lover.

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" Or the hard-hat-wearing, improbably gorgeous models sweating it out in a coal mine to the sound of Merle Travis' "Sixteen Tons.

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Wearing hard-hat, paper mask, and gloves I walked around Ground Zero with ministry students giving bottles of water, Red Bull, and chewing gum to first-responders working the pile.

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Those with balance issues may find it hard to feel secure when wearing rubbery flip-flops.

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Another older Shinjuku gem is Jazz Pub Michaux, a bar whose white-bearded, kimono-and-Mongolian-cap-wearing 76-year-old owner has 4, 500 records of hard-bop and soul-jazz, including a large collection of rare vinyl by artists like Baby Face Willette and Groove Holmes.

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Pallavi Dean is a startling figure on a building site - eight and a half months pregnant, wearing a shiny, pink, hard hat.

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