• "I rank him alongside Mike Brearley, because they were both charming people on the surface, but underneath they were as tough as old boots, " said Boycott in his Daily Telegraph column.

    BBC: Reaction to Vaughan's retirement

  • Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at California State University Los Angeles, noted that old-fashioned boots-on-the-ground union campaigning won out in the hotly contested Zimmer-Anderson race.

    WSJ: Incumbents win 2 slots in Los Angeles school race

  • Wear wellies or rubber boots, old clothes and bring moist towelettes for wiping hands down after.

    BBC: London from the tide line

  • Interfax news agency says there were plans back in 2007 to ditch the Russian army's old-fashioned foot cloths and boots, in favour of modern, healthier footwear.

    BBC: Russian army officer sacked after pneumonia deaths

  • The other day, I was holding up my 16-year-old pair of black Via Spiga half boots pondering the inevitable.

    FORBES: Parity and Peace vs. Manolo Blahniks

  • It took a full week of pumping before the water level was brought down to 20 centimeters, and Speth, wearing boots, shorts and an old T-shirt, could splash down to explore.

    CNN: Vietnam War bunker reopened under luxury hotel

  • Officers at the scene noted that 37-year-old Cavlan was wearing gardening gloves and his boots were covered in mud.

    BBC: Belfast Crown Court

  • "Back in my time, and I sound old now, it was black and white boots and that was it, " the Notts County boss told Midlands Late Kick Off.

    BBC: Notts County's Paul Ince slams modern football trends

  • HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD floors creak as James Sherraden's cowboy boots clomp to his worktable.

    FORBES: Gutenberg revisited

  • Stepping cautiously through the slime until he reached solid ground, looking disoriented, he regarded his image in the shallow water of the river while the paratroopers dried their feet with an old shirt, then pulled on their socks and boots and rolled down their pants.

    NPR: Excerpt: 'Legends'

  • On Monday, Twain announced 22 new show dates this fall for "Shania: Still the One, " a spectacle at a 4, 300-seat Caesars Palace concert hall that includes two trained horses, a live band, and the 47-year-old Canadian beauty clad in sparkling bodysuits and thigh-high boots.

    NPR: Shania Twain Announces Fall Show Dates In Vegas

  • Her snow boots kicked off, the petite 33-year-old expert on the Internet and youth is wearing a loose tan sweater, dangly silver jewelry and a trademark fuzzy hat that resembles the ears of a white Pomeranian puppy.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • "I believe in the stereotype that British culture is more conservative and classic, " says Justina Lee, a 24-year-old auditor who lives in Manhattan and owns a pair of purple Hunter boots.

    FORBES: A Brand Re-Booted

  • Thinley had gone the national dress code one better, donning ceremonial knee-high leather boots with upturned toes to welcome Connecticut-based photographer Kit Kittle, an old family friend, and me.

    FORBES: Uncovering Bhutan, Land Of The Mountain Gods

  • The 59-year-old is believed to be wearing a dark green or grey puffa-style jacket and is possibly wearing walking boots.

    BBC: Susan Jane Wright

  • In his first outing as a national political figure, Mr Ryan looked like his old self: a sinewy, genial figure who charmed the crowds in a checked shirt, jeans and cowboy boots.

    ECONOMIST: The Republican ticket

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