Cloaked in Mazarine Blue, this Phantom has engraved door-sill plates, and the Spirit of Ecstasy emblem, which continues to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

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An identifying serial number engraved onto the metal ring, which has the brand's logo on it, allows the yarn in the shawl to be traced back to the batch it originally came from.

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But Novartis, ever the reluctant groom, has decided that it will not make a bid until it gets an engraved invitation from both Aventis and the French government.

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Characters such as Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan and Jack Bauer on Fox's prime-time series 24 are engraved with the same irreverence, patriotism and easiness with violence that 007 has portrayed throughout his 53 years in the service.

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For the repeat visitor, Bascule also has a whisky club (annual fee 3, 500 rand) where members receive an engraved crystal glass and their own whisky locker, plus invites to exclusive events and lectures.

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Recently a company from Utah called Millenniata has introduced an optical disc technology utilizing a disc in which the data is etched (or engraved) into a ceramic substrate rather than stamped on plastic like conventional optical discs.

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