Silk, however, may give Bezos an edge when to comes to selling everything else, too.

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Turner's goats may run dry if the spider silk hits it big.

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He said the Silk Commission into the future of Welsh devolution may need to make recommendations on the basis of different outcomes to the Scottish referendum.

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The mix of age and sensibility reflects his clientele. (Walters might go for the embroidered day dresses, and Olsen could easily carry off the crush pleated silk tulle strapless gown.) His multigenerational appeal may well lie in the fact that the designer himself is forever looking forward.

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Pound for pound stronger than steel, lighter than cotton, thin as a human hair, flexible as silk, transparent as air, these fibers, drawn from glass, may revolutionize communications.

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It had been expected Mr Silk would continue to manage the 280 staff transferring over to the new assembly commission from next May.

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Trying on her Italian-made silk wedding gown for the first time, the bride says she will walk down the aisle on May 28 with a new sense of purpose.

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