• If you have a theoretical turn of mind, you can worry yourself blue about what colours are.

    ECONOMIST: Science and history of colour

  • As an experimenter, he touched and tasted everything, and once thrust a bodkin in his eye to discover what colours he would see.

    ECONOMIST: Isaac Newton

  • But first they want to pick out some appropriate swimwear from the store. 10.38.05 Hacer Subtitle What colours were you thinking of? 10.38.07 Asiye Subtitles Light colours.

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  • Often, they are on performance-related pay schemes, schooling their staff in what colours and styles of clothing are in fashion and how to sift out treasures that might sell well at auction.

    ECONOMIST: Charity shops

  • Meanwhile Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams wanted to highlight the influence of his party, claiming it was "fairly clear for all to see in bold primary colours what are the yellow and what are the blue packages in this particular Budget".

    BBC: MPs respond to Osborne's 2012 Budget statement

  • What do we expect the primary colours of the number one fast food chain in the U.S. to be?

    FORBES: Why Picking The Right Color Can Make Or Break A Brand

  • What atmosphere does 5 News create with its bright primary colours?

    BBC: By BBC News Online's Giles Wilson

  • In British elections we're used to what we call "battle buses", cheerfully painted wagons, festooned with party slogans and colours.

    BBC: Obama's battle bus no symbol of hope

  • Because most people read words more quickly than they can identify and name colours, this widely used method tests their ability to inhibit the urge to read what is written and instead focus on the task of naming the colour.

    ECONOMIST: Cognitive disenhancement

  • He keeps ant colonies in little plastic boxes, and he paints his ants different colours (using a brush the size of a human eyelash) so he can watch what each one does.

    BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Ants - learning from the collective

  • It was the beginning of what has been called the Great Male Renunciation, which would see men abandon the wearing of jewellery, bright colours and ostentatious fabrics in favour of a dark, more sober, and homogeneous look.

    BBC: Why did men stop wearing high heels?

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