The jewels are not displayed but brought out from the vault one at a time for viewing on velvet-lined trays.

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GARCIA-NAVARRO: Dressed in a dark blue suit on a stage swathed in red velvet and Mexican flags, Lopez-Obrador was presented with a presidential sash and took an oath of office where he promised to act in the national best interest.

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Roya Hamid sat cross-legged on the velvet mat, a cup of green tea next to her.

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The paintings themselves might be sad-eyed clowns on velvet purchased at a parking lot art fair.

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The striking feature is the church's interior: velvet-cushioned pews crushed on top of each other, sodden floorboards and a broken drum set -- picture perfect upheaval.

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Drenched in red velvet with golden-hued frescoes on the ceiling, the sumptuous interior is a beautiful place to take in one of the ballets, operas and symphonies that grace the stage throughout the year.

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It was during the filming for the series that she aggravated a longstanding back injury - which started when she fell on the set of National Velvet.

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But where Miller saw "golf pants" on a pair of loose baggy trousers paired with a burned out velvet-and-georgette blouse, the audience might have seen glorified sweats.

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The queen, on a velvet chair, perched among the rags for a grim, blue-chinned portrait.

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