• Closets have come a long way from their early 19th-century origins, when homes were built with small master closets, typically not much larger than the door leading into them.

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  • In later years he assumes the master role to another small apprentice.

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  • But his mother once returned to him in a dream, telling her small son that even he would master a white man's tool, the guitar.

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  • Returning to New York, Ed became an able fundraiser (no small task in the Depression) and a master publicist, too.

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  • Meanwhile, in a survey conducted by the Federation of Master Builders, a third of small to medium-sized building firms said they feared they would have to cut staffing levels this year in the face of a continuing decline in the industry.

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  • They even have a Kiton Tailoring school on premises where a small group are selected each year to become future master tailors.

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  • However, if your budget and building codes allow, consider building mini-kitchens in both master suites, with a microwave, small fridge and sitting area, so each couple can occasionally have a meal in private.

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  • In 1961 he met Zen master Shunryu Suzuki, who was running a small Buddhist temple in a run-down former synagogue.

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  • Depending on the time of year, tours range from charcuterie master classes at The Star Inn in the small village of Harome to deer stalking in the grounds of Baroque manor house Duncombe Park.

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  • As a purely practical matter, two small bathrooms are better than one large one and a third bedroom is more useful than a master suite.

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  • This is admittedly small stuff compared with tiny computers and targeted drug delivery, but it demonstrates how companies that master the technology will be able to produce an endless array of innovative products.

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  • The "young master's books" were not to be touched, wherever they were in our small Bonfim apartment, and the shelf containing my editions of Borges was a kind of reliquary which, if profaned, could cost them their hands.

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  • Ms. Kiely, who studied fashion and textiles at National College of Art in her native Dublin, worked for four years at Esprit in Germany before moving to London in 1991 to obtain a Master's degree in knitwear at the Royal College of Arts (Harrods bought a small selection of felt hats from her graduation collection).

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