matchbox

• “The opinion of this report on what is currently taking place in Zimbabwe might be called matchbox rattling.”

  Voice of America: Zimbabwe's ‘Hard Road to Reform’ Report

• “Both women enter the hut, and coarse hands unused to dealing with small articles tremblingly lift the lid of a matchbox, which is a rarity in the Caucasus.”

  The Cossacks

• “Inside the matchbox was a cricket that proceeded to chirp at me.”

  COMIXTALK

• “Oh and you'll have to forgive me for this, but what kind of matchbox does your poor lady drive that she can't get to work if there's 2, maybe 3 inches of snow on the driveway, as evidenced by the picture?”

  Deep Snow and Happy Trout

• “Nearly every Soweto tour includes a visit to the small "matchbox" house in the Orlando East neighborhood where Mandela lived briefly with his second wife, Winnie, while working as a lawyer in Johannesburg.”

  Newsweek: Turning History Into Tourism

• “The prices of these "matchbox" houses were even beyond the reach of the intended beneficiaries.”

  ANC Daily News Briefing

• “Seen from a distance, Soweto is utterly lacking in green; the tiny "matchbox" houses that march in rigid rows all the way to the horizon are a monochromatic brown.”

  The Struggle to Govern Johannesburg

• “Soweto has no attractions to speak of: It is home to nearly 3.5 million blacks, most of whom live in identical "matchbox" style houses on each side of roads stretching for miles.”

  ANC Daily News Briefing

• “His pitifully thin body lay in a pool of congealed blood on the floor of a four-room "matchbox" house, his head twisted to the side, his face locked in a grimace.”

  ANC Daily News Briefing

• “However, only ration card holders are eligible to purchase food items and other small items such as matchbox, soaps, detergents etc.”

  The Hindu - Front Page

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