He uses far more words explaining the reasons for the 50mm mantles that lit the lamp than he does over the hardships endured by the workers.

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The King lit only a lamp at the bedside in the windowless room.

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Climbing inside, Marcel and his three friends lit their oil lamp, raised it to the roof and found themselves surrounded by one of the artistic wonders of the world.

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Rebecca's mother lit an oil lamp with five wicks.

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Although each step produces only enough electricity to keep an LED-powered street lamp lit for 30 seconds, Kemball-Cook says that the tiles are a real-world "crowdsourcing" application, harnessing small contributions from a large number of individuals.

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As that lamp is lit, we should all recommit ourselves to bring light to any place still facing darkness.

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Projects in Egypt include a high-tech reimagining of a "fanuz, " the colourful lamp traditionally lit during Ramadan -- a home-grown response to the loss of the fanuz-manufacturing industry to China.

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Jonathan Dickinson, prosecuting, said Khosravi rested his iPad on a windowsill, lit the room with a halogen lamp and deliberately recorded the assault.

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The glow of Mombasa fades into the night behind us as our train clatters past derelict signal boxes and a decaying station lit by the feeble light of a paraffin lamp.

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