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  • First the Man in a Suit is Credible, and the Man in a Robe is a Flake.

    Jay Michaelson: What is the 'Real World', Anyway? 2009

  • At Toledo, for instance, the mantle called the Robe of the Virgin is covered with precious stones, so large and choice that its value has been estimated at a million of Spanish dollars; and this is but one item of value stored in that rich church.

    Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Maturin Murray Ballou 1857

  • The Robe is a long but inspirational tale about the effect on a Roman centurion's life when he (Richard Burton) wins Christ's robe in a gambling game at the foot of a cross.

    unknown title 2009

  • Although it was not the first Cinemascope film to be completed, a designation that belongs to How to Marry A Millionaire, the biblical epic The Robe was the first to be released because its grand scale was considered more likely to make a better debut.

    All articles at Blogcritics 2009

  • First the Man in a Suit is Credible, and the Man in a Robe is a Flake.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

  • "Robe" Otiso, 36, and Paramena "Joseph" Shikanda, 35, claim they helped trick public agencies out of funds meant for legitimate businesses.

    The Charleston Gazette - 2009

  • Take the nano-machines for example - convenient little devices which are injected into an Otome and allow the transformation from disturbing maid-like uniform into a fighting 'Robe', complete with weapon.

    Comments for Azure Flame 2009

  • "Robe" Otiso, 36, and Paramena "Joseph" Shikanda, 35, claim they helped trick public agencies out of funds meant for legitimate businesses.

    The Charleston Gazette - 2009

  • And if fictional movies could never take liberties with reality, then there would have been no Ben-Hur, no Barabbas, The Robe, Gone With The Wind, or Titanic.

    Ron Howard, Angry & Demeaning? 2009

  • Catherine Tam, shop manager at Fook Ming Tong, one of Hong Kong's best-known tea shops, explains that Chinese customers are buying up a variety called Da Hong Pao, or "Big Red Robe."

    Selling Tea to China Ilaria Maria Sala 2011

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