"Celebrities used to be larger than life, " he says, but today they have lost their mystique to the tabloid culture.

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Known for an explosive temper that was often directed at umpires, Weaver will be remembered as a larger-than-life figure.

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London (CNN) -- To an outsider, Thursday's contest to elect the next mayor of London would appear to be a fight between two larger-than-life characters -- known best by their first names -- for control of the city's famous red buses.

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But will there be a wider legacy left by the larger-than-life Australian?

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That would be Mark Perez, creator of the larger-than-life board game.

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"Unlike Greenspan, Bernanke has a beard, so you can't see his whole face, " says Erin Crowe , who has painted more than 50 larger-than-life images of the Fed chairman, several of which can be currently seen at her "Goodbye Greenspan" exhibit at the Broome Street Gallery in downtown Manhattan.

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As you roll into small towns in the evening you will be greeted by family-run bed and breakfasts and larger-than-life hospitality.

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They emphasise that Enron's story is first and foremost a human tale, with larger-than-life egos and ambitions that will surely be brought to a screen near you once all the trials are over.

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This man who had prayed great prayers that inspired a nation, this man who seemed larger than life, greeted me and was as kind and as gentle as could be.

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When unemployment and underemployment, college and credit card debt, and housing insecurity are on the rise, the decision to do something totally life-altering like start family is a much larger decision than it used to be.

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