Made from linen, 18th- and 19th-century paper ages well--far better than modern paper, which crumbles.

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Papyri, the forerunner of modern paper, is sheets of laminated material made from thin strips of the Cyprus Papyrus plant.

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The world got rich by inventing cheap steel, electric lights, marine insurance, reinforced concrete, coffee shops, saw mills, newspapers, automatic looms, cheap paper, modern universities, the transistor, cheap porcelain, corporations, rolling mills, liberation for women, railways.

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Modern nomads carry almost no paper because they access their documents on their laptop computers, mobile phones or online.

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The requirement of physical delivery of a paper prospectus is not in keeping with the modern digital age.

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His recent joint paper with Tony Blair on making the left modern was one sign he means business.

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Barstein: The requirement of physical delivery of a paper prospectus is not in keeping with the modern digital age.

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On 19 September, the eve of the full moon, many people take to the streets or parks carrying lit paper lanterns hooked over a thin bamboo stick (or the modern plastic equivalent).

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The paper says it ought to be an opportunity for a viable idea of modern, social democracy to emerge, but no candidate merits victory yet.

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Indonesian papermaker Sinar Mas had entered India and was building a modern 100, 000-metric-ton-a-year factory for high-end coated paper.

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