Ostensibly, the shot would open up play in the middle, but over the long run it devalued size and interior skill.

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Lower down the range, there was the Volga, a mid-size saloon whose interior tended to fill with petrol fumes.

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Despite the Nano's size (it is a bit over ten feet, or three metres long) its interior is surprisingly spacious.

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Election experts say it is unlikely the ballots will be able to reach the remote interior of a country where some 60, 000 polling stations are spread out over a territory the size of Western Europe.

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He heard that the mangosteen, a tangerine-size fruit (unrelated to the mango) with a hard purple rind and a fleshy white interior, had medicinal properties.

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His homes have a designer feel -- interior wood paneling, stainless steel kitchens, built-in bookcases -- packed into a space about the size of walk-in closets of upscale homes.

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While its size and strategic position in the Mediterranean may have attracted hosts of conquerors, the nature of its interior and the independent spirit of its inhabitants ensured that Sardinia was never a placid, compliant colony.

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Her on-off wedding to Mr. Big (Chris Noth) forms a sizeable chunk of the plot, and interior designers everywhere will be thrilled to learn that the warmth of her emotions stands in direct proportion to the size of her walk-in closet.

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And despite all their quirky arches, carved niches, and cave spaces, the rooms live quite well (the interior designer overnighted in each to make sure): They have intuitive and reader-friendly lighting, good-size bathrooms, comfortable furniture, and wood-burning fireplaces.

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