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  • It was, Bradley told himself, very much like watching a zip-fastener being pulled open - except that the teeth of the zipper had the most extraordinary shapes.

    The Ghost from the Grand Banks Clarke, Arthur C. 1990

  • It was, Bradley told himself, very much like watching a zip-fastener being pulled open - except that the teeth of the zipper had the most extraordinary shapes.

    The Ghost from the Grand Banks Clarke, Arthur C. 1990

  • He was a short, powerfully built character, fifty-five I would have guessed, with a heavily-tanned jowled face, close-cropped iron-grey hair with tufted eyebrows to match, long straight nose and a mouth that looked as if it had been closed with a zip-fastener.

    When Eight Bells Toll MacLean, Alistair, 1922-1987 1966

  • The zip-fastener of a mouth softened into what, in view of his next words, I correctly interpreted in advance as being a nostalgic smile.

    When Eight Bells Toll MacLean, Alistair, 1922-1987 1966

  • Thanks to the 'zip-fastener' bonding of the nano-structure, the effects of abrasion on the insert are minimal and any tendency for 'thermal comb' cracks to develop are resisted.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Thanks to the 'zip-fastener' bonding of the nano-structure, the effects of abrasion on the insert are minimal and any tendency for 'thermal comb' cracks to develop are resisted.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

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