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He is a real down-to -earth boy who sometimes doesn't realise he is a footballer but that is because he is naive and has his feet firmly fixed on the ground.

Liverpool's Andy Carroll is warned to expect abuse from Newcastle fans 2011

We need to motivate the VSE with goals that excite the other part of the tax-paying public that would be more interested in more down-to earth interests such as increasing opportunities for discovering new resources to exploit.

Reader's Consensus: Develop a new launch vehicle - NASA Watch 2009

Or does Palin simply say words she has been told to say, string them together in her down-to earth, homey fashion without really understanding what she's saying?

Palin gets tough on Obama's health care proposals 2009

I would like a third with mixed alternatives - perhaps dreamy bits as in Waking life and some down-to "We cannot stand each other" scenses between jesse and celine.

Ethan Hawke Talks About Another Potential Before Sunset Movie « FirstShowing.net 2010

It appears to me that Paul Craig Roberts is thinking along the same lines, if one step further down-to wit, if impeachment is not possible, destroying the Republican Party will be the only form of accountability left.

GOP Rep. Gilchrest on Iran Sanctions Bill « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

D. a smart, down-to earth mom and highly regarded researcher at the University of California, Riverside is confident as much as forty percent of our happiness is within our control.

Amy Tardio - Is the World Ready for a Positive Psychology? William Harryman 2009

The Chinese proverbs are delightfully practical, very down-to earth.

Archive 2009-01-01 elena maria vidal 2009

Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D. a smart, down-to earth mom and highly regarded researcher at the University of California, Riverside is confident as much as forty percent of our happiness is within our control.

Amy Tardio: Is the World Ready for a Positive Psychology? 2009

The author has a knack for explaining science and issues in a down-to earth fashion that people can relate to.

The Vegetarian Myth | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

Any guy who had a crush on Farrah Fawcett is OK in my book…seems like a real down-to earth guy too.

David Boreanaz takes the EW Pop Culture Personality Test (in "the weirdest place I've ever done an interview") | EW.com 2008