Lions and panthers sauntered in their enclosures in search of a cool shade while elephants basked for most part of the day in little ponds. |
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As Europe basked in the Enlightenment, Popish superstition and its stablemate monarchical absolutism appeared to be receding into the past. |
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I basked for a while in the warmth, breathing deeply as my stresses drifted away. |
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The deep channel often had a strong current but we still persevered and swam out to the sandbanks to join the seals who basked there. |
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He basked in the reflected glory of being with the world's most photographed woman. |
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As a gratifyingly sheepish look passed over my hairdresser's face, I basked in my brief moment of triumph. |
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She basked in the glow of it, without understanding or comprehension, as a plant receives sunlight. |
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Poppy, delighted to be the centre of attention, simply sat down and basked in the glory but budge one inch she would not. |
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Britain basked last month because of a high-pressure weather system that arrived and stayed for more than two weeks. |
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But he sorted that out, and for the rest of his long life, basked in the afterglow of the Kennedy White House. |
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For the rest of the time, we basked in glorious sunshine and, in the evening, watched the sun dip below the western sea with just a few clouds obscuring its decline. |
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Mehlman, a man seemingly born in a well-pressed suit, basked in the victory, relaxed in a flannel shirt. |
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Fans also basked under unbroken blue skies at the Fairyhouse racecourse. |
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All basked for precious moments in the attention and adulation. |
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Close to the path a male adder basked on a rock, his triangular markings a shock of modern design against the pale, uniform surface. |
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It was not that long ago that we basked in the seemingly effortless prosperity of globalization. |
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On a beautiful Saturday evening, Queen Victoria Park basked in the glow of one of the largest fireworks shows Niagara has ever witnessed. |
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During those years bureaucrats basked in their newfound freedoms, convinced that it was their obligation to tell on their corrupt colleagues. |
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When I pray, I don't always feel basked in the presence of God, and I don't always feel as though God will answer my prayer. |
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We basked in his world fame while demanding his accountability to us as Canadians. |
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As his fame spread he basked in Italy's adoration, tying a bandanna round his shaven head and sporting an earring for his races. |
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Giraffes, gnus, impalas, monkeys and warthogs basked in the sunlight, impervious to our stares. |
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So the commoners could throw shade at us for living in luxury, but we basked in that shade. |
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All these places basked in the glory of the Quattrocento at a time when Florence reigned supreme at the very inception of Renaissance art. |
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Geneva had never felt so much like a queen and she basked in her glory. |
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The ticking of a clock filtered through the silence, a pendulum swinging lightly on the side of the dimly lit room which was basked in a dull, blue light. |
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For decades, these two industrial brewers have basked in a sort of shared-monopoly over the Panamanian beer racket. |
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Just a glimmer of hope, when India could have basked in his glory. |
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And yet, while most of us basked in these literary offerings, less generous critics ruthlessly savaged these works. |
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It has basked in growing popularity in the rebel areas of Idlib and Aleppo provinces tucked under the border with Turkey. |
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He basked when I pointed to a visual onomatopoeia that conjured up a subway's rumble. |
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Unbeaten in four games at Egypt 2009's northernmost venue, A Seleção scored 11 goals, conceded just two and basked in the locals' warm, wholehearted acclaim. |
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After his record swim, Captain Webb basked in national and international adulation, and followed a career as a professional swimmer. |
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He readily basked in the adulation of Europhile fanatics in this House. |
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Others basked in a wave of optimism, this being the best scheme to come out of a tawdry saga of ill-conceived visions that has dragged on for the past quarter of a century. |
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Genesis gives no hint of changeful weathers in Eden, and writers from the Anglo-Saxon poet of The Phoenix onwards have basked in fantasies of that first perfect climate. |
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Europe had long basked in the arrogant vanity of its civilisation: after all, such primitive killing fields could never happen in 20th-century civilised society. |
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Entranced by the serenity of Southern Europe's Mediterranean coastline, I basked in the sun's brilliance as it shimmied across the azure water. |
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And while never actually fostering it, he has basked shamelessly in the myth that bald men are somehow smarter and more virile than their hairier brethren. |
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Those waves of joy soon rippled outwards as the entire country basked in a first ever triumph, while Morocco left the pitch with heavy hearts but their heads held high. |
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As they basked in the glow of a successful Games, politicians and organisers lined up to thank those that had made it possible, lavishing particular praise on the 70,000 volunteers. |
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I would have rather basked in blissful ignorance, so I never told a soul. |
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I felt great love for you as I basked in the attention. |
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Against a backdrop of mountains and ocean, delegates enjoyed great training opportunities, adopted a set of movement-wide values and basked in beautiful weather and the hospitality of our hosts. |
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Most of the poverty statistics were down again in 2001 as Canada basked in its tenth consecutive year of economic growth following the last recession. |
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Art has basked in superficial radiance long enough. |
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The vacuum fixture uses suction to hold onto the flat packed basked carrier, which is clamped into position on the specially manufacture base plate. |
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Nicknamed the Niagara of the East, Shawinigan, thanks to its numerous and versatile innovative ideas, basked in its role as a key player in this country's industrialization. |
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During the first half of July, temperatures soared all over Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, as sun lovers basked under blue skies and unrelenting sunshine. |
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She was just a stupid block head who basked for attention and once Kristen realised this she came rushing back to Nicole. |
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At which Barry put down the mic and basked in a round of applause. |
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Instead, the pampered pets basked in names such as Zendique Zebedee, Cullykhan Hercules, Filensio Pandora Charm and Alderstar Andro. |
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And while Scots basked in 20 hours of sunshine, the Canaries and the Balearic Islands were hit by thunderstorms. |
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Ricers includes a whisk type, a push through mesh and one design that has continued to today with a perforated basked and pull down pressure panel. |
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