The CT200h brings a large cup of Lexus luxe to its interior, with plush, comfortable seating, a fat, tightly stitched steering wheel, a center console festooned with the latest technology and a top-notch audio system.

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The sun came through her disproportionately large ears and showed them to be pink and translucent as a good Limoges cup held up to the light.

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The oil-rich exclave - home to a large base of the energy firm, Chevron - was chosen to host an Africa Cup of Nations stadium in a bid to boost local investment and infrastructure.

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He said the club aimed to get more fans through the turnstiles and he hoped a large number of Edinburgh fans would travel to Firhill for the second leg of the David Lloyd 1872 Cup against Glasgow on Friday.

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Last year, American companies Firestone Walker Brewing and Miller Brewing won the World Beer Cup championship for both midsize and large breweries, respectively. (Small went to a German brewer.) And Sierra Nevada Brewing's Draught Ale and the Boston Beer Co.

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