The sand is so soft and deep, and there are no obstacles to hit, but it is a long way down.

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Here in a palatial nutshell was the palette and soft light, the practicality and brio, the deep tradition and smart modernity that I would see again and again over the next few days as I made my own accelerated loop through the trinity of cities Antwerp, Ghent, and Bruges that anchor the northern region of Belgium known as Flanders.

CNN: Flanders: Europe's best-kept design secret

He often has the Giants' defensive back play a "cover-2 shell, " a soft zone coverage that takes away deep routes and gives New York's defensive line time to harass an opposing quarterback.

WSJ: Again, Giants Are Brady Kryptonite

The most popular gift is mithai (Indian sweets), and shops are filled with a spectacular array specially prepared for this festival, from thickly cut squares of barfi (a fudge-like sweet, often coated with a thin film of edible silver leaf) , to soft syrupy gulab jamuns (deep-fried balls of dough) and spongy rasgullas (sweetened cream cheese balls flavoured with rose water).

BBC: India��s festival of lights

The experiment fell into deep snow in the far north of Sweden - and the possibility of a soft landing has the Strathclyde team hoping even more data can be recovered.

BBC: Sticking solar power station where the Sun shines

For BP Amoco's soft-spoken CEO, Sir John Browne, deep water offers the prospect of the largest untapped reserves and the lowest-cost means of extraction.

FORBES: Going deep

The most important thing is that they be soft and not overstuffed, which they usually are, and that the piece of furniture you put them on is deep enough to justify their presence.

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