"So it could be as simple as: Mary would like a robe in size extra large.

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On the other hand, if we buy shoes a size too large so that they are wide enough in the toes, the heel slips out, which can be annoying or even dangerous.

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The urge to eat to the bottom of a bag appears to wane when a package is so large it is clearly not a single serving size, Dr. Geier says.

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"The size of some of these institutions becomes so large that it does become difficult for us to prosecute them, " he told the Senate then.

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