But perhaps its beautiful backlit keyboard, spacious Synaptics Clickpad and the sheer satisfaction of shooting Left 4 Dead zombies will help soothe the financial pain.

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Stunning, perhaps the most beautiful of all Ivies.

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Better in the sense of more and bigger fish, more consistent rises, fewer anglers and, perhaps, even more beautiful settings.

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The landscapes that the train crosses along the way remain as dramatic as they always were, ensuring that the longest rail journey in the US is perhaps also its most beautiful.

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Whereas more than 300 Western Lowlands mountain gorillas are in captivity in America, perhaps as few as three of these beautiful but endangered primates are sheltering in zoos on their home continent.

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As consumers in affluent countries then, perhaps we can start getting used to not-so beautiful apples or bananas?

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Palolem, Goa's southernmost beach, which, though beautiful, sees few daytrippers hitting its sands - perhaps due to its reputation as a smugglers' stronghold for locally produced moonshine.

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The way of Jesus involves engagement with his (often difficult) teachings as well as looking for those unspeakably beautiful moments in time when, for just a few seconds perhaps, we apprehend the timeless moment in time.

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Perhaps this will help to finance more of those fabulous Bacardi TV ads with all those beautiful rich people.

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