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  • Maidie was much interested in the press of persons jostling one another on the pavings.

    Gatlinburg 2010

  • "She picked the trees, she designed the benches, picked the pavings, she placed the sculptures," said Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz, a former director of commissions at the Pace Gallery who worked with Nevelson on the original site.

    Artist's Slice of City Is Restored to Life Leigh Devine 2010

  • Permeable pavings are a useful method to manage stormwater.

    Grasscrete® 2007

  • “It is also possible to make pavings that clean the air in cities.”

    Pollution Cleaning Paint | Impact Lab 2005

  • He grabbed Chun and ran, as stones flew out of the dusk and rattled on the pavings around them.

    2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005

  • Near the arch is the Sisters of Zion Convent, under which were found Roman pavings identified as the Lithostratos, the place of Jesus 'judgment.

    Letter from Jerusalem: Hollywood Holy Land 2004

  • His voice rang the considerable length of the quai, his sandaled feet slapping the pavings as he pelted toward us, all dignity forgotten.

    Kushiel's Avatar Carey, Jacqueline, 1964- 2003

  • My gift, my gift, my gift, echoed off all the walls, loud as Lwi's hooves clattering on the pavings.

    The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992

  • He was ever so glad when they passed the farther gateway and leaf-strewn pavings gave way to earth.

    The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992

  • My gift, my gift, my gift, echoed off all the walls, loud as Lwi's hooves clattering on the pavings.

    The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992

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