Cape Hatteras stilt house, is impressively grand in spite of all the raw wood and cement.

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Except for that shed, a small and simple building made from raw wood beams and salvaged church windows.

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It produces pulp from raw wood, but also boasts state-of-the-art machines to make the speciality papers that constitute most of its production.

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Compared with a raw-as-a-wood-chipper race car, or even one of Ferrari's midengine sports cars, this thing is a comfy couch.

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In his woodwork he tried to bring out those souls rather than treat the wood as so much raw material.

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These companies are principally engaged in the business of producing raw materials, including paper or wood products, chemicals, construction materials, and mining and metals.

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Mr. Ohlsson said declining costs for raw materials such as cotton and wood likely would allow the company to cut prices another 1% this fiscal year.

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Local raw materials--say, olive wood from the West Bank for a Nativity scene or wool from alpacas raised in the Andes foothills for a knit hat--are favored.

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Fifty-year-old Basuki Rachmad, a furniture maker from Banjarmasin, complains he cannot get a permit to obtain his raw materials since a legal license to buy wood is only granted to businesses that purchase over 100 cubic meters a month, three times his requirement.

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