When browsing the spring onions, look for small bulbs and taut green stems.

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Its success stems, in no small part, from its expansion of the definition of opera.

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The small petals eventually rose on long stems and converged to become a cauldron pointing up to the sky above the stadium.

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The plant was small, with spiny, silvery leaves, woody stems and blue flowers.

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Outside of small spaces, he tries to have at least 15 stems in an arrangement, he says.

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Rather, the injury stems from the natural breakdown of a relatively small pitcher (6 feet, 210 pounds) saddled with lots of mileage on his powerful left arm.

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The Bank of England believes that the continued serious weakness of the economy stems in part from the perceived reluctance of banks to lend to small businesses.

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