Topped Sentence Examples

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  • The dining room table is cherry and topped with fresh flowers in a crystal bowl.

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  • I couldn't tell if the look he gave me was incredulity or concern but he grabbed my arm and led me outside where a suited man who must have topped six foot five was walking toward us.

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  • Her brilliant hair topped a freckled face and mile-wide smile.

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  • The walls are lofty and massive and topped by turrets, while on each side is a projecting bastion.

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  • Maria was a wee bird of a woman—probably a teenager, Hispanic, and even shorter than Cynthia, who barely topped five feet.

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  • The walls are of red brick, topped by flat stone copings.

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  • It is a square block on a square column, topped by a ball finial.

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  • This wedge shaped flat topped protuberance is 600 meters up a cliff face overlooking a fjord.

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  • Dwarf foundation walls topped by chamfered freestone, supporting a timber superstructure; six glazed windows on either side.

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  • He again he is on top form, with playing of compelling conviction topped off with a magnificent final fugue.

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  • Its two upper newel posts (center ), also in walnut, are topped by a splendid pair of carved griffins.

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  • I followed this with a brace of lightly grilled seabass in a delicate crab sauce (£ 12.50) topped with sun-dried tomato.

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  • Both pillars are topped by identical pillar swallowing heads with ornately carved headdresses.

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  • The forks are fitted with the BSA shrouds and topped off with the neat chrome headlamp shell.

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  • A quartz crystal is made up of a hexagonal prism, topped by a hexagonal prism, topped by a hexagonal pyramid.

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  • Topped with almond paste, regal icing and decorated with an iced message of your choice.

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  • You can make a simple jig by cutting v notches into an open topped cardboard box.

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  • The sky topped we had Kathy happy to report you can check.

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  • It starts with the octagonal lantern topped by a gallery, then follows the spiral.

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  • Our luscious Exotic Fruit Cake contains mango, coconut and banana and is topped with dried apricots and cherries.

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  • A lovely light pudding with the refreshing flavor of lemon topped with crisp meringue.

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  • An enjoyable winter's morn topped off in time-honoured fashion with a few pints in the clubhouse.

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  • This is normally topped up with ten of fifteen tons of cow muck per acre.

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  • Day 7 Breakfast Small glass of fruit juice 2 heaped tbs sugar-free muesli topped with a pot of low fat yogurt.

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  • Ray's mastery turned a starkly conventional plot into a subtly nuanced story which topped the Bengali box office for months.

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  • They are almost identical in Gothic style, with curious stepped pyramid roofs surmounted by obelisks topped with an egg shape.

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  • I nearly forgot, the whole thing was topped with a juicy native oyster, fabulous!

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  • The inner bank would have been topped by a wooden palisade or occasionally a stone wall.

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  • The staff were very helpful, the chef genuinely passionate about the food and the stunning belly dancers topped off two brilliant nights.

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  • The more classical German pavilion was topped simply with an eagle and a swastika.

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  • The western bank has vertical wooden pilings topped by a pavement.

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  • Favorites include succulent prawns fried in good olive oil with chili & garlic, & delicious grilled polenta topped with lightly fried wild mushrooms.

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  • Pork Pies Melton Mowbray raised pork Pies Melton Mowbray raised pork pies are made from lard pastry, filled with chopped pork, topped off with pork jelly.

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  • Almond Torte - Shortcake and nutty chocolate praline topped with bitter chocolate and finished wiht a whole almond.

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  • A quartz crystal is made up of a hexagonal prism, topped by a hexagonal pyramid.

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  • Steamed sponge pudding topped with strawberry jam served with ice cream or custard or both.

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  • This traditional design features celtic knot scrollwork on the handle, topped with faux amber, held in a silver colored clasp.

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  • My partner's pan-fried sea bream with lobster and champagne sauce was topped with caviar and again proved a delicate medley of flavors.

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  • Lay avocado slices on bread, topped with slices of chargrilled chicken.

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  • Several large stingrays were also caught, topped by a monster of 56 kilos.

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  • Lovely individual pastry tartlets made with fresh orange zest filled with delicious dark chocolate mix topped with fresh orange segments.

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  • There is an attached ' flap out ' booster of one layer of hemp french terry topped with organic cotton velour.

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  • Hurdles were woven from hazel or willow and topped with straw thatch.

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  • The olive oil dough is topped with goats cheese, sun dried tomatoes, olives, nuts, pepper or mozzarella.

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  • Each shelf comes topped with specially toughened Italian glass measuring 445mm x 355mm.

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  • On right side, next to corner, 5 tall flat topped windows with reticulated tracery.

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  • A nice portion of shaved black truffle topped the entire cylinder.

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  • We present them in a silver case with gold hinges and clasp, glass topped and lined with purple crushed velvet.

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  • Steep dogleg stairs lead up to snug bedrooms with antique bedsteads (double is only 4 ') and marble topped washstands.

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  • Tower surmounted by a large ball (replica) on a 15-foot shaft, topped by a weather vane.

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  • The iron door is topped with an runic symbol.

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  • The Ross - Pan fried supreme of chicken topped with an Orkney smoked cheese sauce on a bed of saffron rice.

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  • This cylinder was topped by two long skis of baked meringue and a scoop of berry sorbet.

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  • My partner 's pan-fried sea bream with lobster and champagne sauce was topped with caviar and again proved a delicate medley of flavors.

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  • To sidetrack for a moment, last year Prince topped the Rolling Stone list of Money Makers.

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  • This is a bed of sushi rice topped with assorted ingredients.

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  • In one Dada show Grosz exhibited a tailor 's dummy dressed in an army uniform and topped off with a pig 's head.

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  • Topped with breadcrumbs, cheese and flaked almonds, this makes a toothsome, teatime treat.

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  • Aston Students ' Guild Aston Students ' Guild forums Entertainment Music that topped the charts.

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  • And this is all topped off with a trio of singers The Ronettes and the bubbly love match that is Audrey & Seymour.

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  • For dessert there is pastry with vanilla ice cream topped with whipped cream.

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  • Homemade Seafood Pie Scampi, Prawns, and Salmon in a creamy white wine sauce, topped with puff pastry and oven baked.

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  • The waitress topped off our pasta dishes with a liberal amount of parmesan cheese.

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  • The girl's name that topped the list was Luca.

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  • These mixed alcoholic drinks run the gamut from sweet to savory and have topped the list of the most preferred drinks for many years.

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  • If the recipient needs to receive a certain net amount to help support him or herself, it should be topped up to reflect the fact that the recipient will be paying tax on it.

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  • Chairs are usually made of wood with caned seats, sometimes topped with cushions made of colorful Provencal prints.

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  • The five-story structure is made of cream-colored Indiana limestone topped with an ochre terra cotta tile roof.

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  • Most vanities are topped with a mirror or mirrors or even have one built into the structure.

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  • When the fresh laurel leaves dry out, this wreath is magically transformed into a true work of art with a coat of spray paint and some nutty accents and twigs topped off with dazzling berries.

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  • Small clusters of nuts randomly placed throughout the wreath then topped with glittering berries and a cross-bones twig effect is very pretty.

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  • These lamps have a pine or cedar drum with rawhide lacing as a base and are topped with a rawhide shade.

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  • Once unwrapped, you find a sturdy bottle with classic rectangular angles and topped with a crowning stopper.

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  • Vera Wang Princess for Women - Created for the youth market, Princess includes a fun bottle design topped with a royal crown.

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  • An eyebrow powder topped with a light hold hair wax will hold your brows all day.

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  • Lipcolor in a shade that closely matches your lips, topped with a light coat of clear gloss, looks subtle, natural and sexy in a low-key way.

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  • The Wet N Wild Ultimate Expression Eyeshadow Palette comes in a clear plastic topped container that holds eight colors.

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  • But all of this is topped by the person who trained their parrot to sing the song, including the trademark grunt.

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  • Serve in chilled bowls, topped with a tablespoon of sour cream and a sprinkling of cilantro.

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  • Serve chilled through and topped with whipped cream.

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  • When served cold, look for zaru udon which is udon topped with nori.

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  • Enchiladas are delicious and, when they are topped with a quick enchilada sauce, they make a great lunch, dinner, or late night snack.

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  • A good quick option for a dessert to pair with any dessert wine is to take Mascarpone cheese topped with some fruit and drizzled with honey.

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  • Add flowers to a tag topped with ribbon.

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  • Make a mini sticker collage on a cardstock tag topped with a pretty ribbon bow.

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  • The N's original programming is topped by Degrassi, a Canadian-produced teen soap opera that isn't afraid to tackle difficult topics.

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  • Chocolate groom's cakes are popular options, as are liqueur flavored cakes, candy bar confections, and rich cheesecake flavors topped with sauces, nuts, or fruit.

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  • The cake would be displayed with a bouquet of white roses and topped with a small bunch of white roses or a simple bride and groom topper.

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  • A group of cupcakes might be frosted with a bright pastel, such as spring green or dusty purple, topped with cheery fondant flowers, and served on a cupcake stand or cupcake tree with a small cake as the topper.

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  • From curtains printed with the periodic table of elements to curtains topped with trendy ruffles.

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  • Proving that celebrities don't have to be young and pencil-thin to be considered hot, actress Salma Hayek topped an e-Poll list of sexiest celebrities in 2007 at the age of 40, and she was pregnant at the time to boot!

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  • Although Shakira and her Hips only recently topped the American Billboard charts, the singer has been making waves in the Latin world for many years.

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  • The album topped both the R&B and Billboard Top 100 charts, plus UK, Canadian, and Australian charts.

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  • The one-time sex symbol now topped the scales at over 200 pounds.

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  • The two topped Mr. Blackwell's infamous Worst Dressed List.

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  • Over the course of the 100 day challenge, there were a variety of small rewards and prizes, but nothing topped the final prize package for Celebrity Fit Club 4.

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  • After coming to Nashville, Tennessee, his group, The Ranch, topped the charts in 1997 with their self-titled album.

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  • Singles from the album topped the charts, including the smash hit Baby.

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  • Oprah, who topped the list in 2005, regained her number one position and is said to have earned a whopping $260 million over the last year.

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  • She topped off her semi-celebrity status by appearing nude in Playboy.

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  • At that time, she topped the scales at 307 pounds and said she was just ready to lose the weight.

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  • For music-loving girls, the pop punk look is preferred, consisting of band T-shirts, often paired with ties, like Avril Lavigne, and topped with blazers.

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  • Another tree is embroidered on the chest and topped with a bow.

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  • In a Kiplinger compilation of the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges 2009-10", The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill topped the list.

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  • Swarthmore College topped the private school list.

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  • They will then come well into flower when put out in May; whereas, if they are topped for spring cuttings, both lots will be small and late.

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  • An island topped with butcher block looks great in the center or the room.

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  • Its core is often made of plywood and topped with a thin veneer of hardwood.

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  • Two hands frame a central heart that is topped by a crown, and each part of the design is meaningful.

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  • They have a distinctive upright form, with their head topped with a large snout shape and their tail curling under their body.

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  • Leggings were some variation of hosiery, either woven or sewn, usually topped off with a codpiece (which could double as a coin-purse).

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  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 2008 sales of organic products topped $3 billion in 2008.

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  • The inner layer, a pair of basic bike shorts, is topped with an outer pair of lightweight shorts.

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  • Try an elegant red velvet full-length gown for ballroom dances or black velvet jazz pants topped with a zip-front unitard for other events.

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  • Out of the enormous amount of mega-hit games released over the year, which one did we think topped them all?

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  • On the couple of high-speed drag races that incorporate small lane shifts, make sure your fast car is topped out in the handling department, otherwise, you slam into the wall.

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  • A lush black cherry and raspberry-blackberry fruit jam dominates and couples with bits of dried herbs and mushrooms that is topped off with subtle vanilla.

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  • This style is characterized by a high back topped by a large crest rail.

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  • Despite an optimistic outlook for the merger between Sprint and Nextel in 2005, they still haven't topped the competition.

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  • A 1990 study found that being held back a grade was the third most stressful life event for sixth grade students topped only by the death of a parent or going blind.

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  • It is feather-like in appearance, with two rows of leaves arranged on either side of a long stem, topped off by a long leaf at the tip.

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  • It is topped with plywood or hardwood and finally surfaced with either vinyl or hardwood, depending on the preferences of the performers.

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  • Crab pots are metal traps topped with wire mesh that contain herring or codfish as bait.

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  • Each t-shirt is adorned with retro-looking band logos, but they are often topped off with a feminine twist such as lingerie trim or spaghetti straps paired with an O-ring.

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  • Of particular interest is the bandeau-styled topped done in red, white and blue bikini; a Forth of July pool party.

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  • A white Anne Klein bikini was topped with a gauzy white shirt by B with G for a breezy effect.

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  • This time the look features contrasting piping along the edge of the bikinis, that's then topped off with a drawstring close.

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  • Designed to complement rooms with traditional or Early American furnishings, the Americana toy box has a deep burgundy colored box topped with a removable cream colored lid and two forest green drawers on the bottom.

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  • Whether it's a black shirt-dress paired with pink shoes and a pink handbag, or a black cardigan and jean ensemble topped by a well-placed Fedora, accessories often accompany Victoria Beckham fashion.

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  • Sheath dresses became more common, often topped with a cropped bolero jacket.

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  • This dress can be topped with a heavy jewel necklace or a fantastic scarf, but those aren't your only options.

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  • Each candle is topped with soy wax that looks like whipped cream or froth, two sticks of cinnamon and a sprinkle of real cinnamon.

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  • Imagine pumpkin pie topped with a layer of fluffy vanilla buttercream icing sprinkled with a little cinnamon and cloves for a spicy kick.

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  • Celebrities like Madonna, Michael Jackson and Devo topped the pop music charts and wannabes popped up around the country.

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  • The mask is red and is topped by a green hat.

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  • The popular Irish Claddagh ring features two hands holding a heart that is topped by a crown.

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  • These rings have a heart in the center, which is surrounded by two hands and topped with a crown.

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  • Turquoise woven rattan is embroidered with colorful floral beading and topped off with rich tan leather trim.

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  • Fashioned in white and pastel blues and pinks, the handbag is then topped off with a bright purple ribbon.

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  • The wallet is outlined in white, accented in black, and topped off with a bright yellow closure.

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  • Its handles are made with sturdy canvas, which are then topped with leather for extra support.

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  • You can serve the macaroni at this stage, or if you prefer you can bake it topped with butter breadcrumbs for approximately 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

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  • A simple sheet cake can be turned into a "dirt and worm" theme once cookie crumbles are added to the top of chocolate icing and are then topped with a variety of assorted color gummy worms.

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  • In 1978 it topped bonfires as America decided that disco sucks.

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  • There is a four-inch inlaid zipper topped with a metal logo.

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  • This standout boot is made from black croc-embossed leather and topped with a black shearling cuff.

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  • This symbol consists of a heart surrounded by two hands and is topped off with a crown.

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  • Embassy Suites Hotel Niagara Falls "Family Fun" package cannot be topped.

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  • City or Tower Rooms offer the same spacious accommodations as a Deluxe Room, plus the addition of a marble topped bar, a separate dressing room, and a separate shower and soaking tub in the marble bath.

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  • Featuring a stainless steel rectangular casing with stark white dial topped with black Roman numerals, it sweeps a perfect blend of sophistication and fun.

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  • To top it all off, the Seamaster 300 M Diver Chronometer is self winding, features a date display window at 3 o'clock and is topped with a durable unidirectional bezel.

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  • Cheerleaders are tough, even if their toughness is topped with makeup and a bow.

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  • You'll also need pearl topped hat pins (four of them longer than the rest) and plastic tri-pointed plastic colored star beads and pearl beads (round and oval shaped), which can be purchased at Michaels, or most craft stores.

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  • Sales for the two sets of stores topped $3 billion in fiscal year 2003.

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  • Rubber stamped images are ideal for card making, as are simple handmade accents such as a square cut from patterned paper and topped with a bow to resemble a Christmas present.

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  • Let cool and serve topped with fresh fruit and nondairy whipped topping.

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  • For dessert, try a fruit medley topped with whipped cream.

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  • Originally, what is thought of today as a Greek salad was simply fresh salad greens with tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, olives and feta cheese topped with some spices.

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  • And each of these crafty designs is topped off by the sparkly SPANK logo.

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  • It's topped by a little hat and accessorized with black seamed stockings and of course, a feather duster.

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  • The entire look is topped off with an authentic looking cowgirl hat.

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  • Moreover, the slits that are open on the bodice are each topped with a large black ribbon.

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  • Four years later, however, the company topped itself by broadcasting a fashion show live online as well as in New York's Times Square.

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  • Shakira had topped even her own success but wanted to move her music in a new direction.

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  • Two years later, in 2002, Anastacia topped the success of her first album with the release of 'Freak Of Nature', which boosted her total worldwide sales to over 20 million!

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  • The Spice Girls carried on regardless, releasing 'Goodbye' around Christmas of 1998, which topped the charts again.

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  • It was, of course, 'Love Is All Around', a song of such delicate simplicity that it won the hearts of their followers and resulted in it dominating the number 1 spot for a whopping 15 weeks, topped only by Bryan Adams' 'Everything I Do'.

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  • Within one day of creating their profile, they attracted several thousand new users, and within one week, they topped the MySpace music chart, knocking off Nine Inch Nails, Coldplay, and System of a Down.

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  • Her single I Kissed a Girl topped the charts in 20 countries and was absolutely unavoidable on the radio, TV commercials and as the topic of conversation.

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  • The song topped the charts in Sweden and Norway and it went top ten in Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Italy.

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  • After his first hit in 2005, he has consistently topped the charts as a solo artist and with collaborations with other recording artists.

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  • The song was the lead single from that album in most European countries, and despite the fact that Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) was a bigger hit, If I Were a Boy topped the charts in five different European countries.

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  • It topped the mainstream Billboard charts as well as the country and soundtrack charts and also went to number three in Canada.

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  • The song topped the charts in a total of 16 countries and went top ten in two more.

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  • Some soundtracks have topped charts, gone platinum many times over and become beloved albums in their own right.

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  • It topped the charts in nearly every country that has a music chart and was the first single ever to earn the distinction of multi-platinum, as awarded by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).

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  • It marked her sixth Billboard top ten hit and the sixth time she topped the Black Singles chart.

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  • Their sophomore album, Meteora, topped the Billboard 200 charts in 2003.

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  • The series of singles from the album topped dance music and mainstream charts around the world.

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  • In 2010, she topped Madonna's earnings, with $62 million.

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  • Her first single, as well as the whole album, topped the charts in 1999.

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  • For a more dramatic cake, use dark chocolate icing topped with white lace, roses, or hearts.

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  • It was so out of control that at one point she topped the scales at more than 700 pounds.

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  • Cupcakes from this bakery are all topped with a frosting swirl that is considered the signature of Georgetown Cupcakes.

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  • Many cupcakes leave the bakery topped with decorative fondant, which is a hard frosting made with sugar crystals and formed into various shapes.

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  • Flat warts represent their name, as they are flat topped and smooth, and are most often brown or skin tone colored.

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  • For a traditional, antique or a Victorian themed look, begin with a classic French manicure, with a sheer pink or neutral base layer topped off with white tips.

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  • If you are craving something warm and filling for your picnic meal, try baked polenta with zucchini and tomato sauce or a flaky spinach pie topped with pine nuts.

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  • The restaurant even serves a mixed salad topped with fresh crabmeat.

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  • Traditionally served with whipped cream, this cake is baked with almonds and topped with lemon brandy syrup.

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  • Feast on a towering stack of buttermilk or buckwheat pancakes topped with hot blueberries, apples or strawberries.

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  • Try french toast topped with cheddar cheese and bacon or sour-cream breakfast crepes with raspberries.

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  • The restaurant's reputation rests on its thin-crust pizzas (white or whole wheat) topped with high-quality ingredients and baked in a wood fire, but salads, pasta dishes and sandwiches are available as well.

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  • The restaurant's signature steak is the blue cheese encrusted sirloin, which is seared with fresh herbs and topped with blue cheese crumbles.

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  • This pizza has little in common with the traditional pizza; instead of a tomato sauce, the crust is topped with a blend of horseradish, mayonnaise and spices.

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  • Lamb chops, veal shank, schweinebraten, spanferkel (roast suckling pig with dumpling), and leberkäse (veal loaf topped with egg, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes) are just a few of the uncommon dishes on the menu at the Old Heidelberg restaurant.

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  • If you want to venture beyond pot stickers, try the restaurant's popular chicken dishes, seasoned with sesame seeds, or the glazed prawns topped with roasted nuts.

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  • The brick oven pizza is served in a variety of styles including a traditional pizza, chicken florentine pizza and pizza melanzane, which is topped with eggplant.

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  • Her pink shorts were slung below a belly that topped her husband's in grandeur.

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  • It was a strawberry sunrise, topped with whipped cream clouds, a perfect sort of day until Dean was awake enough to remember Martha Boyd, lord knows where, escaping the law in a stolen twenty-year-old Buick, with a ditzy ex-junkie for a chauffeur.

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  • Jake was led forward by his attorney, a newcom­er, a dapper little man resplendent in vest, patent leather shoes and a gold watch chain, all topped off by a condescending smile that seemed to say, "Look out, rubes, I'm going to spring this poor victim before you finish administrating the oath."

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  • It was a shared-popcorn, arm-around-her-shoulder, old-fash­ioned-love-story-movie kind of evening, topped off by a kiss good­night—a real one, just one, maybe not passionate but on the lips and not a brother-sister smooch at all.

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  • Several times during summer the trees ought to be regularly examined, and the young shoots respectively topped or thinned out; those that remain are to be nailed to the wall, or braced in with pieces of slender twigs, and the trees ought occasionally to be washed with the garden engine or thoroughly syringed, especially during very hot summers.

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  • The Lebombo hills are flat topped but with a well-defined break on their seaward side.

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  • The leaf directly opposite the bunch must in all cases be preserved, and the young shoot is to be topped at one or two joints beyond the incipient fruit, the latter distance being preferable if there is plenty of room for the foliage to expand; the lateral shoots, which will push out after the topping, must be again topped above their first or second joints.

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  • When the plants show signs of flowering they are topped " to prevent seed formation, the terminal buds being removed, and only a certain number of leaves left on each plant to ripen.

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  • The product from plants which have not been topped is of little value.

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  • While the colours on the metopes and triglyphs had faded somewhat, the border above them, topped with a cornice projecting 6 in., retained a most brilliant maeander pattern of red, blue and yellow, while below these were two bands of godroons of blue and red.

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  • The best-placed upper young shoot is selected and trained upright to a slender stake, and this also is topped when it has advanced 6 or 8 in.

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  • If tied to stakes and topped when 4 or 5 ft.

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  • The paler skins from all districts in Siberia are now cleverly coloured or "topped," that is, just the tips of the hair are stained dark, and it is only an expert who can detect them from perfectly natural shades.

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  • The opportunities for cheating in the fur trade are very considerable, and most serious frauds have been perpetrated in the selling of sables that have been coloured or "topped"; that is, just the tips of the hairs stained dark to represent more expensive skins.

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  • Along each edge of the river and following its course has been erected an earthen embankment high enough not to be topped by the highest floods.

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  • From the sea this plateau escarpment has the appearance of a range of flat topped hills closely following the coast line.

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  • Any plants getting much in advance of the rest should be topped, and the whole kept to some 4 ft.

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  • They rode up a long slope and topped out, overlooking a small fenced-in valley.

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  • Maria was a wee bird of a woman—probably a teenager, Hispanic, and even shorter than Cynthia, who barely topped five feet.

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  • It was a shared-popcorn, arm-around-her-shoulder, old-fash­ioned-love-story-movie kind of evening, topped off by a kiss good­night—a real one, just one, maybe not passionate but on the lips and not a brother-sister smooch at all.

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  • The village is a maze of narrow alleys, topped by a 12th century church.

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  • Onto the plate is a dense foam backing topped with a flexible rubber face.

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  • Brick walls to the back garden can also be topped using trellis panels fixed to vertical battens.

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  • Skin can be topped with a gel cream blusher to retain the nice effect of your foundation.

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  • Boston brownie (available cut in 12s & uncut) The ultimate fudge brownie - topped with chocolate chips.

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  • These encircle a kist of five slabs which are topped by a massive capstone.

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  • Classic creamy almond cake topped with crunchy almond caramel covered with smooth milk chocolate.

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  • Pilasters would be topped by moldings which supported a cornice above the fascia.

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  • Langoustines were served separately the first time, set in a sharp red pepper coulis topped with micro thin sesame seed biscuits.

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  • Finish with a fat slice of chocolate mousse cake or baked cheesecake topped with tropical fruit coulis.

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  • The sporting credentials are topped in this model - the Sport 250 - by twin tail pipes.

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  • Intense devils may eventually be topped by a small cumulus.

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  • Its dense flat topped clusters of bright yellow daisy like flowers on stems 30 - 100cm tall are becoming a common sight.

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  • A Cotswold Style oak leather topped stool with chip carved decoration, circa 1925.

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  • The meal is topped off with a cookies and cream dessert bar and an individual size bottle of spring water.

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  • The richly decorated multi-coloured brick facade is a well known landmark in Glasgow, topped by a statue of Thenew.

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  • Spacious Double Fronted Wine Bar with wood strip floor, long wooden topped bar with brick facia, hot plate.

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  • Conversely Cairn Energy topped the fallers after disappointing news on several of its appraisal wells.

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  • As a child I adored this delicious caramel filling topped with chocolate on its ' melt in the mouth ' shortbread base.

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