Just to emphasize that point, the company added more than 1.2 million new pieces of cold drink equipment in 2011.

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The foursome retired to the clubhouse for a cold drink.

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The smidgen less that people will hear profanity on Main Street will transform the linguistic environment about as much as a cold drink makes you think it isn't actually hot.

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It was a long, cold incentive for a strong drink at one of a record 14 inaugural balls later that evening.

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However, the cold weather lifted demand for food and drink.

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We watched the drink become cloudy as the cold water reacted with the herbal oils -- a process known as "louching" -- then smelled the newly aromatic concoction again and finally, took a sip.

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They said many people thought they could just lock their son or daughter in a room and make them go "cold turkey" - completely denying them drink or drugs - to exorcise their demons.

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Drinking "cold coffee, " a milky-sweet coffee drink popular in India, Mohita acknowledges that the beverage costs more than a farmer like Shailendra would earn on an average day.

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"Where it's extremely cold it's not uncommon for people to drink all day long, " said Val Smith, president of International Wine and Spirits, which provided the data on per-capita alcohol consumption.

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Do not drink this champagne too quickly, or too cold.

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They allege the cells are kept at cold temperatures, don't have enough beds or bathrooms and aren't sometimes given cups to drink tap water.

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