The entire trip, spanning a period of 118 days, enabled the couple to pick up a smattering of local languages wherever they went. |
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He could speak a smattering of Maori, or pidgin Maori, where the language is broken down and simplified, so he was given the job of interpreter. |
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One can easily imagine the oppressive heat being dispelled by a sudden smattering of rain, as an iron smoothes a wrinkled cloth. |
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Michael was a somewhat mousy little thing, small, blonde and fair with the lightest smattering of freckles across his nose. |
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Carlow have bolstered their generally locally-recruited fifteen with a smattering of Antipodeans. |
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The articles are a smattering of bioethics and bioengineering, astronomy, epidemiology, and environmental issues. |
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The nearby surrounding crowd broke into a smattering of laughter, not to mention his buddies who all guffawed loudly. |
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By the church, on slopes covered by soft green grass and a smattering of daisies there is an old well-tended graveyard. |
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Like Aalam, a Bihari who speaks Hindi with a smattering of Malayalam picked up from his extended stay here. |
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A smattering of noodle shops leads into an Asian quarter thick with Buddhists, Shintoists and Confucians. |
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On Pond One catches comprised largely of rudd and skimmers but with a smattering of tench and crucians thrown in for good measure. |
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Politically blogs tend to either be liberal left or anarchistic, with a smattering of libertarians. |
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Inside the venue was a mix of aging punks, football supporters, crusties and a smattering of Germans. |
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There was a brief flare of white light, and the Goddess vanished, leaving only a smattering of loose tinsel behind. |
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The town is distinctly Italian in feel, with a smattering of luxury hotels and art galleries tucked away in its winding, narrow streets. |
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We walk away from the smattering of polo insiders wearing baseball caps and woolly hats, watching a practice game. |
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He's the only person of color, and there is just a smattering of women, strategically dispersed to make the group look more diverse. |
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A smattering of naturalized yellow narcissi can make a barren bit of property look like a natural wonder. |
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There, after tilling and amending the soil, he planted roses, perennials, and a smattering of seasonal tubers, such as dahlias and tuberoses. |
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I took vengeful joy in the smattering of boos that underlaid the applause, though. |
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This year, the performing arts emphasis is on dance, but there is a smattering of theatre. |
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The sky is now a uniform shade of grey and it's raining fairly steadily with just a smattering of a wind at infrequent points. |
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Stepping out, Moira spotted a smattering of familiar faces among the crowd. |
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With an aptitude for languages and a smattering of Italian, she'd chatter away to people, gradually getting the hang of the Liguarian dialect. |
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There are also many references to contemporary natural sciences and a healthy smattering of Anglican divines, including Hooker, Andrewes, and Herbert. |
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The explanation for a smattering of polyandry in humans, however, remains a matter of guesswork for anthropologists. |
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The materials are unquestionably of good quality, and despite the smattering of hard plastic surfaces, it's very well done on the whole. |
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And it flaws the doctrine of unilateral preemption, despite the fact you had a smattering of other countries that put up some troops that went in. |
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Elsewhere, there's a smattering of the Deep Southern influences that are more commonly associated with that neck of the woods, and a country and western style. |
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The majority of protagonists in the drama were tenant crofters who had farmed the land for countless generations, with only a tiny smattering of incomers. |
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Big Green Blue are a fresh-faced group of teens possessing more than a smattering of talent and good fortune, who are about to test the waters of success. |
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A buttery triple-layer yellow cake gets a topping of the smoothest, deep dark-chocolate ganache, with a smattering of semisweet mini chocolate chips for good measure. |
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There is also a smattering of small rockpile lighthouses – warning lights erected on metal structures on rocks jutting out of the water. |
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The view from our terrace stretches far over the hilltops, and a smattering of terracotta pantile roofs peep from the tree canopies. |
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There is also a smattering of alfalfa plants that survived this springs tillage efforts. |
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As you can see on the farm map we have a smattering of wet lands and trees. |
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This program has been adopted by a former colleague of ours in New Brunswick and in a smattering of places across the country. |
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In addition to English, Kieran speaks French and a smattering of Flemish and Portuguese. |
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It is the liberal smattering of red dots, lending a measles-like quality to the diagrams. |
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Furthermore, the Traders Bank had only a smattering of branches in the West and none east of Montreal. |
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Valentin and I, with our smattering of knowledge, had batted ideas back and forth about the best way to go about the testing. |
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This would appear to involve sitting in a bar and drinking local spirits, occasionally bobbing up to link together video segments with a smattering of lascivious small-talk. |
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The rest of the room is painted in blue and beige and features a blue couch, a blue throw rug, a smattering of loungey chairs, and more blue drapes frame the front windows. |
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The Oscars, predictably, entirely ignored it, and a smattering of other bodies gave it nods, mostly for its score by Mica Levi. |
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But today all is peaceful and a smattering of leaves on the pool's surface hints at sporadic use. |
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He tells us in a smattering of English how he often rows across the river to Brazil, to go to the nearest shop. |
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Businesses in a smattering of Latin American cities now enjoy a quick and simple registration process. |
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A marriage made in heaven, soft, sweet, marshmallow meringue, melting cream, and a smattering of fruit. |
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He has also added a smattering of guile to his undoubted power. |
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There was a smattering of clean-cut sensation seekers and a few actual Hindus as well. |
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Just a smattering of grooms and judges and the salmon-hatted wives of supermarket sponsors waiting to hand out rosettes watch with a wake-like reverence. |
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A major rebranding like this will, of course, take more than a smattering of happy talk. |
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The long crypt tunnels into a hillside, only visible by a smattering of skylights peeking up between graves. |
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For the non-greenhorn, though, there is fun to be had in the smattering of fearless, at times audacious, assertions. |
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Alternatively, ask for meze which gives you a taste of all those dishes with a smattering of fried squid and fasolia, cooked beans with tomato and herbs. |
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There was a polite smattering of applause as the above mentioned students made their way on stage, looking incongruous in their formal school uniform and blazers. |
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A smattering of tracks say so, exhibiting a tasty balance between Of Montreal's lyrical world of mystery-flavor-popsicle whimsy and shower singalong ditties. |
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Slight gains on Wall Street, and a smattering of bargain hunters, saw the index nudge ahead 9.2 points to 3490.0 by the close of another nervy day. |
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Sons of peers and members of the gentry dominated the House of Commons, although there was a significant smattering of representatives from the armed forces and professions. |
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There was a small red carpet, with candles around it and a smattering of journalists and photographers, talking to important personages and taking their pictures. |
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To support her colourful photographs of human and godlike faces and holy spaces, Galembo uses descriptive captions with a smattering of the local vocabulary. |
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To drive home the fact that you're truly sitting in a GTI, Volkswagen used some differentiating touches such as topstitching, a smattering of brushed aluminum, a sport steering wheel and closer-fitting seats. |
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Ukelele, string bass, trombone, trumpet, clarinet and a smattering of percussion enrich these gentle, cheerful songs. |
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As businesses in a smattering of Latin American cities now enjoy a streamlined registration process, a new body, the Business Regulation Evaluation Group, is evaluating the impact that simpler regulations have on development. |
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I've visited 33 countries, speak fluent Pashto and Spanish with a smattering of Chichewa and other languages. |
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Gatherings such as this bring together social scholars, policy experts and service providers, even a smattering of politicians as we've seen and others to examine issues such as migration, diversity and integration. |
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A smattering of silver and sparkly rings and a pair of white stilettos complete the look. |
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Made principally from Touriga Nacional with a smattering of other varietals, the wine has sweet, ripe, herbaceous aromas with a firm, plummy rich taste. |
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Through a smattering of EPs they have injected their scuzzy pop with a glossy pulp fiction magazine breed of bratty punk. |
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A few moments of acrimony followed by a chunk of infuriation and a smattering of irritability. |
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The Prime Minister, apparently, often sends his chauffeur to collect a smattering of tandooris and vindaloos. |
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In a countryside of vast plains of farmlands, interrupted by step-sided valleys, is a smattering of beautiful grey and beige stone villages, hiding numerous vestiges and character buildings, which are architectural models. |
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Ancient oaks and a smattering of loblolly pines shade us while the sun seeps delicately through the branches. |
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Isocrates did promote elementary mathematics as a kind of mental training or mental gymnastics and did allow for a smattering of philosophy to illumine broad questions of human life. |
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Rocky has a smattering of attractions but is best seen as the gateway to the coastal gems of Yeppoon and Great Keppel Island. |
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She knows a smattering of Greek, but not enough to carry on a conversation. |
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He was introduced to a smattering of boos from the crowd, a sign of the presence of fans from Notre Dame and other Big Ten schools. |
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Most Indiana messages were sports team-related, with a smattering of Jesus fish symbols and local politics. |
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Being the only one among the three of us who had even a smattering of Spanish meant that I became a walking dictionary. |
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The village of English Harbour, a magnet for the sailing set, is a few minutes' taxi ride away, and has a smattering of lively restaurants and bars, often full of festive crews from the mega-yachts nearby. |
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So this is what I need to say to you, smattering of public figures and showbiz personalities, and it is said in the spirit of fatherliness and with love. |
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There I was eagerly anticipating my usual Gourmet Perle gravy meal with a side smattering of Purina One dried food and I was served up whiffy great chunks of fish. |
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By anthologising tracks from the lesser albums which followed, the band are inviting criticism, especially since a smattering of cuts from Green, Out of Time and Automatic. |
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Funerals crop up quite a bit in Liz's rather melancholy output, and although she is inspired by the maudlin, she serves her songs with a big smattering of gallows humour. |
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