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  • But these are outweighed by the strengths: the effective and impressive prose, the fantastic descriptions of a near-frozen planet thawing into life with its millions of species of plant and animal life waking up under the two suns and the impressive melding of cold, impersonal scientific worldbuilding with a satisfying plot and vividly-described characters.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Adam Whitehead 2010

  • But these are outweighed by the strengths: the effective and impressive prose, the fantastic descriptions of a near-frozen planet thawing into life with its millions of species of plant and animal life waking up under the two suns and the impressive melding of cold, impersonal scientific worldbuilding with a satisfying plot and vividly-described characters.

    Wertzone Classics: Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss Adam Whitehead 2010

  • Pete found a near-frozen Raphael battling hypothermia and barely alive in a life raft that had been airdropped by an RAAF plane just before his yacht sank.

    True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

  • Even if the government approves the plan to extend pension deficit payments over 10 years, instead of the current five, Air Canada may need to win agreement from its 25,000 employees and a like number of retirees -- or obtain letters of credit from the near-frozen capital markets to cover the payment difference, according to a Standard & Poors Corp. research note.

    Air Canada Battles Liquidity Squeeze 2009

  • The parkway that on Race Day would be a near-frozen river of automobiles moving an inch at a time.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • Some of the ice chunks were as big as boulders, as though expelled from the depths of some strange, near-frozen volcano.

    The Lovers John Connolly 2009

  • By this time, I had dumped the tray of beverages, and the bag of near-frozen breakfast sandwiches had spilled out onto the ground.

    Crowds, Hope and Inaugural Adventures « AAUW Dialog 2009

  • The parkway that on Race Day would be a near-frozen river of automobiles moving an inch at a time.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • The parkway that on Race Day would be a near-frozen river of automobiles moving an inch at a time.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • Term repo, where banks make loans to each other for periods longer than overnight, has also improved from its near-frozen state.

    Short-Term Funding Strengthens 2008

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