• Prof Thomas led a research project which resulted in the reintroduction of the maculinea (large blue) butterfly.

    BBC: Dorset butterfly scientist appointed OBE

  • Milena had large blue eyes, an elegant nose, and olive skin covered with a graceful network of fine wrinkles.

    NEWYORKER: Luda and Milena

  • Number 212, one of the most eye-catching houses in the neighbourhood, is a large blue residence, separated from the street by a heavy-set iron gate.

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  • Undaunted by the colossal downpour, a large blue vessel, the Milford Mariner, cuts through the choppy waters until, after a while, the rain falters and stops.

    BBC: The perfect trip: New Zealand

  • They were managed, but they revolved around owning large blue chip stocks, by and large, and those stocks were held much more as investments than speculations.

    FORBES: Money Managers Only Make Sense For The Rich

  • When we look at Les Demoiselles today we don't simply see a large blue, white and pink painting inspired by Cezanne and African masks, as Matisse and Apollinaire once did.

    BBC: Too famous to see?

  • He would wear trousers made of green billiard cloth, a pink coat, a blue shirt, a tie hand-painted by a Japanese friend, an immense sombrero, a flaming beard cut to a point and a single large blue earring.

    ECONOMIST: Ezra Pound

  • What's more, Germany's many large blue-chip companies not only have the scale to help them avoid job cuts, they have also been helped by the German government's recent short-term working scheme, in which the state subsidizes worker wages to help firms avoid layoffs.

    FORBES: Work

  • However, the main perceived hurdle that has kept large, blue-chip companies like GM away from cloud-software is security.

    FORBES: Google Apps To Catch A Ride Inside Of GM's Neural Core

  • In particular, I see the risk of owning large, blue chip companies with a significant percentage of revenue and growth coming from more robust foreign economics as very limited, especially at current prices.

    FORBES: Four Sexy Cougar Stocks

  • When he received the notice to kill his unsold chickens, Mr. Shi and co-workers grabbed the yellow birds one at a time, cut their necks and removed their feathers, then tossed the remains into one of two large, blue plastic containers for disposal.

    WSJ: China Kills Market Birds as Avian Flu Deaths Rise

  • He had large ice-blue eyes, round glasses, and the rubbery cheeks of a kindergartner.

    NEWYORKER: Show The Monster

  • Lev would not provide specific names, but said that James will engage with mainly large big, blue-chip corporations.

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  • Clinton has done better in industrial states with large groups of blue-collar voters such as Ohio, which she won last week.

    CNN: Obama rejects being Clinton's No. 2

  • Focus on blue chip large-cap growth stocks in business areas that are easy to understand.

    FORBES: Three Election-Proof Stocks

  • She appears to have a black eye, and she's holding the hand of a crying, barefoot girl with a large heart on her blue T-shirt.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • In the 17th century the waters around southwest England were home to blue whales, as well as large numbers of porpoise, dolphins, and blue and thresher sharks.

    CNN: Future protection of the oceans could lie in the past

  • There is magnificent Mehrangarh looming large over sea-blue Jodhpur, the golden sandcastle at Jaisalmer, the palaces of Udaipur, Pushkar's reverent yet carnival charm, the storybook whimsy of Bundi and the painted havelis (ornately decorated residences) sprinkled through Shekhawati.

    BBC: Lonely Planet's top 10 splendours of Rajasthan

  • Kramer notes that low-priced stocks are a great place to find fallen angels, or large (formerly) blue chip companies that have fallen out of favor for various reasons, such as missing an overly optimistic earnings forecast or lack of direction from management.

    FORBES: Book Review: The Little Book Of Big Profits From Small Stocks

  • Like many shoppers, she just needs to know that "blue is extra large, " and then it's on to the next aisle.

    FORBES: The Yolk's On Him

  • Its face is a large disc, painted dark blue, with what looks like a red-hot explosive force emanating from the centre.

    ECONOMIST: Craftmade timepieces

  • Targeted at private users and professionals alike, the deep-blue LUMILEO devices project large, clear and crisp pictures from a wide choice of sources.

    ENGADGET: Toshiba outs Lumileo pico projectors, only one of which requires a plug

  • London School of Economics scholar Dick Hobbs, who grew in a hardscabble section of east London, traces yobism in large part to the decline of blue-collar opportunities throughout Britain.

    FORBES: New Geographer

  • It was all thanks to a large dome of persistent high pressure, clear blue skies and strong sunshine.

    BBC: Spring equinox today but winter lingers

  • Their eyes ranged in color from deep blue to light green and seemed large, hidden behind their head scarfs.

    WHITEHOUSE: Why Judge My Book By My Cover?

  • He does so in the whirling TARDIS, which looks like a bright-blue phone booth but is as large as a mansion once you step inside.

    NEWYORKER: Fantastic Voyage

  • The Affordable Care Act brings sweeping changes to the health insurance industry with most large plans like Wellpoint and their family of Blue Cross plans competing to provide quality and price-competitive benefit plans on state-regulated exchanges to offer benefits to millions of uninsured Americans when subsidies for individuals and small businesses kick in in 2014.

    FORBES: Wellpoint's Braly Broke Glass Ceiling, Then Shards of Obamacare Knocked Her Down

  • While researchers worked to perfect the ink, E Ink started creating large programmable in-store billboards, which were blue and white.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • In recent years, the debate over immigration has been portrayed in large part as a battle between immigrant-tolerant blue states and regions and their less welcoming red counterparts.

    FORBES: Why The Red States Will Profit Most From More U.S. Immigration

  • Each and every smudgy thumb-print was scrutinised: The shaky blue splodge, the inky comet trailing blue splashes, the giant thumbs so large they had somehow voted for two parties rather than one.

    BBC: Nigeria's president faces free vote challenge

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