Solid, square apartment houses looked well cared for.

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But former USPGA champion Micheel got back to all square with some solid golf and was one up after 18 holes.

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Above the park, perched on a steep ridge, is an area about ten blocks square, packed solid with hotels, casinos, souvenir shops, observation towers and franchise restaurants.

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This is the home of the Patent Records Office, 4, 600 square meters of storage space hewn out of solid rock, the last repository of America's intellectual property.

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Solid freight is carried on a deck that has an area of 1, 020 square metres.

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The eerie emptiness of Trafalgar Square is contrasted in the Times with a picture from 24 hours earlier when it was packed solid with cheering, flag waving crowds celebrating news of London's successful Olympic bid.

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The onus was on Australia's openers to provide a solid platform for a robust riposte and, although Phillip Hughes began nervously with a series of streaky boundaries behind square, they managed to notch a confidence-boosting 50-run partnership.

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