The expression he wore was calm, almost completely serene, except for the penetrating glare he had trained on Travis. |
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He was a jolly, pleasant and good natured gentleman whose calm and serene demeanour endeared him to many. |
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Inside it devastated him, but he forced the pain back and on the outside he put on a calm and serene face. |
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I became completely still and serene, my hands pressing her shoulders flat against the earth. |
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The walls were painted a serene light yellow, even though the bright white lights lit the room in such a harsh, unforgiving light. |
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Her eyes were serene and blue, and her face finely sculpted with a delicate chin, a pointed nose, and an elegant widow's peak on her forehead. |
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It has many areas of stunning beauty and places that are truly tranquil and serene. |
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Lithographs, watercolours, drawings, etchings and numerous sculptures are housed in this serene villa. |
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With her serene smiles, delicate shimmies, and fluttering fan, she cast a teasing spell of seduction. |
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The Pilbara is gentle and serene in a good Wet, with spinifex waving like wheat on the flats and the heady smell of fresh country. |
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The two main churches, the Nieuwe Kerk and the Oude Kerk, are serene oases of wood, brick and whitewash. |
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The lake stretched serene and untroubled to the opposite shore where a hiker can still encounter bears and cougars. |
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There could be no better hunting ground than the majestic and serene Himalayan ranges for these shutterbugs. |
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Her sound was more beautiful, her stage presence more serene, her personality more equable. |
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His exhibit shows 30 monochromic close-up photos of serene faces with accompanying quotes at the sides of each. |
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They brought enthusiasm, a gong, some bongos, and turntables, yet aside from some light effects, played a surprisingly serene set. |
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Despite the repeated attempts to the serene and joint cohabitation of peoples, peace is possible and right. |
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I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. |
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It would never have occurred to him that science is really something else, with its spirit of pure research and serene dispassionateness. |
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The serene and apparently untroubled marriage of the royal pair is remarkable. |
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Rich in moss, mist and mozzies, New Zealand's southernmost forests appear serene, remote and virtually untouched by human hands. |
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It's a lovely spot, clean, serene, winsome, flowery, and bathed in an almost suptropical warmth. |
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Curtis was asleep, limbs akimbo, his usually expressive face was relaxed and serene. |
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When she arrived, she gazed upon a very old bonsai tree that lay rooted in the middle of a serene rock garden. |
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This serene beauty is in danger due to unmanaged and unplanned human interference. |
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Launching the craft from the base of a steep bank of boulders we push onto a serene section of river in bright morning sunshine. |
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There was a painting in gray and white before me, serene and unruffled as a frozen pond. |
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As she puts it she has always aimed to be the most confident, the most unruffled, the most serene. |
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Reia gazed out the window, her eyes enchanted by the world's serene beauty. |
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Benches and a fountain, as well as flowers and plants sent in from all over the world made the otherwise clean hospital pavilion somewhat serene. |
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Then there's the serene, green, Charlotte Lake where we once spent a long, Alice-in-Wonderland, afternoon. |
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The door opened as we approached, revealing a tall, regal woman with silver hair and serene gray eyes. |
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This style is evident in her surreal, moody landscapes and still lifes, which the artist describes as balanced and serene. |
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Grassed mounds, ornamental trees and a lily pond are planned to complement the serene ambience. |
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Broad trees provide welcome shade along the entire way, and the street has a more relaxed and serene ambiance than many city shopping districts. |
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Jupiter is jovial, Venus rapt and serene, but Mercury could do with a bit more diablerie and the final Neptune a better sense of the ethereal. |
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Gray never ages and his looks never fade, but the painting of his serene visage deteriorates at an alarming rate. |
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The king was anxious to appear as the serene restorer of order after the domestic chaos of mid-century. |
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He just watched me with serene but knowing eyes, and looked as dignified as if he were sitting on a throne being fanned by people with ferns. |
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Estrella yawned a little, and closed her eyes, listening silently to the serene sound of birds chirping and the small insects of summer buzzing. |
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In recent years, his health began to decline but his serene and tranquil nature never deserted him. |
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The serene yet bold, contemporary forms are clad in marine plywood panels, limned in metal flashing that glints in the powerful sunlight. |
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Natural shades of green, such as apple green, or olive green, are often used to add a serene look. |
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If there has been rain, the landscape takes on a serene, lithographed look. |
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Alabaster couples loitered along the garden path, handsome, whole and serene. |
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It brings forth the serene power of creation and sustenance through the ages. |
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Forget any thoughts of serene and distant romance within the gentle folds of slow lunar hills. |
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He and his lovely wife, Deedee, have settled into a serene retirement where their days consist of shopping, eating and sunning. |
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Despite the placid surface that suggested a serene dream, he twitched occasionally, as if his eyes would burst wide awake. |
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Even being surrounded by noisy, bustling society doyennes can't disturb the older woman's serene charm. |
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The Cancer child is usually very placid and serene, with a loving and sympathetic disposition. |
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There are motorcycles, the odd tractor, some hand-pumps, a flock of the most serene sarus cranes by the side of a pond. |
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It was a serene overlook off of the Blue Ridge Parkway I found while looking for a quiet place to contemplate my post-residency plans. |
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Many felt that the serene Sannidhanam should not have been made the venue for its satyagraha. |
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And there could be no better hunting ground than the majestic, and serene Himalayan ranges for these shutterbugs. |
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He took one final, loving look at his father's serene face and bowed in most profound respect to the body on the bier. |
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A family of sea lions bellowed their conversation somewhere down the coastline, adding a deep, rich sound to the serene atmosphere. |
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Naaz Hosseini's voice slips from a serene hum to a full-throated wail to a sweet high-pitched lilt, flavored by her roots in Armenia and Persia. |
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In third or fourth, torque is plentiful, yet the ride is smooth and serene. |
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It was outfitted with a comfortable seat, providing an oddly serene viewing platform from which to contemplate the glowing installation. |
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Inside the temples, however, bas-relief was employed, since it does not produce such contrasts and creates a serene effect in the semi-dark. |
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So I seek absolution from my wicked thoughts, and I promise to be calm and serene from now on. |
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There was a serene and tranquil quality about Dermot, a gentle aura of goodness and kindness that radiated from his heart. |
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But you know what impressed me most was the calm, serene way you kept looking back at him while he was bawling you out. |
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Like everything else in the picture, the water on which the barge floats is serene and unruffled, as in a tideless sea or lagoon. |
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Weathered rocks in all shapes, sizes, and color added to natural beauty of the serene surrounding. |
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The snow-capped mountain ranges, the sheer sensuousness of the sublime peaks and their changing hues provide a serene touch to the exhibition. |
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The Buddhas I saw in corners were not serene or reassuring presences, as they might be in other parts of Asia. |
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He was in a calm and serene state of mind, the empty concentration that martial artists called the void. |
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New mothers are usually stereotyped as being calmer and more serene after they give birth. |
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Whenever I was upset, I always turned to her, and she would talk to me in a calm, serene, optimistic manner, which always left me cheerful. |
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She had been in ill health for sometime but had borne her sickness with commendable courage and a serene nature. |
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His glorious blond curls shone golden in the candlelight, framing his remarkably serene features. |
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During our one week cooling off period after signing the papers, I was strangely serene. |
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Great minds such as ours must be serene and tranquil in order to remain above the fray. |
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The children and staff work and communicate in a very serene and peaceful fashion. |
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Its main attraction is its serene atmosphere and also the kaiseki cuisine prepared by specially trained chefs. |
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He'd held his feelings in check, yet felt serene and happy as he held her in his arms during that evening of comfortableness on both of their parts. |
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Everything serene, snow piling on trees, over lawns, on houses, before we realize that all the snow is poisoned with radiation. |
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Families of ducks, sail boats and kayakers round out the serene picture. |
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The serene, cave-like space is defined by floors of smooth grey Italian stone and walls of ground faced concrete block with black aggregate and charcoal mortar. |
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In the other his head is carried across an open, airy landscape by an anxious maid who follows the lovely, serene and very slightly pensive assassin. |
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For those who have consulted dictionaries for the word, its typical appearance between serenade and serene may bring a sense of tranquility and unruffled repose. |
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Also, the pictorial representations that seem to depict a serene august order would lead one to believe that the room and the writing environment were commensurate with this. |
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But in the final analysis, we must surely concede that Stravinsky's serene Apollonian vision of order and harmony was unequal to the moral catastrophe of his century. |
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And its serene flow added a cool rush to the surrounding area. |
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Her serene Highness also appears to have taken solace in extensive surgical alterations to her body over the past three years. |
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The beach extends for 10km and is pocketed with serene, uninhabited sections. |
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The mood is serene and polished, juxtaposing hard and soft, technology and craft. |
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The visual stimulation of this wall of images finds a serene counterpart in a small room opening to the right, re-creating the devotional sanctum of a Mouride holy man. |
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As an image of serene worshipful maternity she has yet to be matched. |
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The balancing act between self-loathing and self-assertion got her through the wild days and has landed her on her present plane of serene renunciation. |
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The contrast must necessarily lie between such expression and that where the serene and blissful exaltation of the situation sets the predominating tone. |
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She was calm, perfectly serene in her stance as she approached him. |
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For all her fierce colouring, her face was serene and her voice soft. |
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She leaned back into me, a serene smile written across her beautiful lips. |
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Even after the horror of it all, she still looked so serene. |
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A peaceful death betokened a serene conscience, a life well lived. |
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Two weeks in the world of wholesome niceness also leaves you undefended and strangely serene and a bit childlike. |
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Whereas the ocean scene is serene and monochromatic, this one has a highly compressed sense of the space, with a strong range of tones and contrasts. |
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We linger in the city's few remaining open spaces, desolate and serene as large monolithic apartment blocks overlook the fertile land like greedy developers. |
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And yet his music, to the end, although sometimes almost eerily serene, remained most often volcanic. |
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There was a serene feel to the festival on Sunday when 300 people gathered in the morning for a multi-faith service of songs of praise followed by a morris dance display. |
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Ever graceful, serene and undemonstrative and always truthful to Mozart her deft passage work, sensitive phrasing and attention to detail showed her to be a true artist. |
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His serene and gentle nature and the manner in which he accepted his illness was inspirational to many and he slipped away quietly surrounded by his beloved family. |
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The serene Andaman and Nicobar islands may soon become a much sought after destination by not just tourists looking for cool and unsullied locales but also pearl aficionados. |
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Beyond it lies another world, quite unlike the one on bustling Queen West, a serene, unworldly oasis of miniature food, quaint dishes and exotic teas. |
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Known for his neoclassicism and clean black-and-white aesthetic, Ritts captured a sensual, serene inner beauty that seemed to elevate his subjects to mythic status. |
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Decanting washing powder into a vintage enamel bread bin will mean no more wrestling with noisy packaging that could upset your serene cleansing environment. |
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Earlier they seemed on course to continue their serene progress. |
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The Castle is a fairly unimpressive affair, all conference rooms, plush carpeting, pomp and circumstance, but the grounds and gardens are calm and serene. |
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Among faces, Gene Tierney's is a tournament rose, an opaline study in serene, sexualized perfection, a mad musky Egyptian daydream of cat thoughts. |
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About 35 serene green miles later, you're in Leiden, a university city girdled by canals and dominated by the gothic ostentation of its 15 th-century church. |
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Aaah, I thought with a serene smile of recognition, home sweet home. |
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Subverting the derivative subterranean drift of the rest of the album, Smith allows dissonant chording and mechanical clanks to disrupt his serene drones. |
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Known for his serene and spiritual landscapes, company officials say Hayslette draws inspiration from the woodcuts of Asian masters and the Impressionists. |
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Resting place to 560,000 people, the eerily serene hills of Green-Wood are filled with detailed columbaria, self-referential statues, and ornate mausoleums. |
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There also burns, below a serene surface, a fierce competitive streak. |
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Well into her fifties, and with half her face semi-paralysed from a stroke many years earlier, she looked serene, yet somehow triumphant at the same time. |
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They stare into an infinite chasm that opens up in the face of using a limited amount of notes that fluctuate from serene moments to bawling noise storms. |
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Her face had turned from a quiet serene to a flushed surprise. |
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He takes the stage with a stride that's purposeful, elegant, even serene, befitting a Californian who seriously loves surfing, martial arts and fast cars. |
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It's all in that gaze, simultaneously serene and disdainful. |
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The door opened, and the Lord nodded to me, his eyes distant and serene. |
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It will he there, musing, quiet, steadfast, not fading and not particularly threatful, but of itself alone serene, of itself alone triumphant. |
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She describes the events with a serene demeanor and soft but rapid speech. |
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The building itself, an unusually serene and Italianate example of Spanish Renaissance architecture, was designed by Juan de Herrera. |
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A cardoon and macleaya cordate add structure and height while the serene atmosphere is reflected in a lily pond hopping with frogs. |
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Deosai National Park in Pakistan is known for being one of the highest plains in the world with serene beauty and wildlife. |
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The all-inclusive resort is on the private Laughing Falcon Reserve, and surrounded by serene rainforest with friendly black howler monkeys. |
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The physical location is in a very safe, secure environment that is astatically pleasing and serene. |
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Fantastic gasoliers are suspended in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and cast a serene light into the house. |
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Its serene tone contrasted with the stormy Fourth, and led some commentators to think it a symphonic valediction. |
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Entendered by distress, she easily yielded to the pensive manners of her companions and to the serene uniformity of a monastic life. |
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He apologizes to Mike, who is sitting there like a serene Buddha. |
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The long, plushly carpeted room, painted a serene blue and cream, separated me from her. |
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It has a serene and tranquil air, with its pale eau de nil walls complemented by clear aqua paintwork. |
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Monday morning starts with a minibus drive to the Incles Valley, one of the most beautifully serene views and surroundings in Andorra. |
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To her bequeath'd them with his parting breath, And sunk serene in unregretted death. |
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There's a serene calm amplified by tinny fingerpicked guitar and animatronic bird calls. |
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A happy little boy, youthfully sprightful, the bright and serene soul visible through his skin. |
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People with noble and serene thoughts are found in higher subdivisions that have heavenlike conditions but are not actual heavens. |
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There's something serene amidst the chaos, the cramped tents, gritty food, blaring loudspeakers and ravers. |
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Untouched by the decaying middens in which they live, they emerge into the sunshine immaculate and serene. The Burmese must be the best-dressed people in the world. |
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The hotel is beautifully designed and beautifully appointed in a classic, modern style that manages to be both serene and luxurious at the same time. |
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That is, she has an amoral affectlessness, a serene indifference to the suffering of others, which she invites and dispassionately observes as tests of her power. |
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They are the pulsating dance of the Snowflakes, the serene Waltz of the Flowers, and the coruscant pas de deux for the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. |
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For half a mile a tranquil road stretches between columns of 80-foot-tall slash pines, inviting you to linger and to cherish life at its most serene. |
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Erase that serene image of cross-country skiing from your mind. |
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There was a lively, bright, surging first movement which exuded energy from start to finish while the andante con moto second movement sang out in a serene manner. |
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These latter works share the subject, and something of the serene feeling and mood, of those early fauve masterpieces Luxe, calme et volupte and Le Bonheur de vivre. |
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After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife. |
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Some commentators have seen this change in mood as evidence of a more serene view of life on Shakespeare's part, but it may merely reflect the theatrical fashion of the day. |
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