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an alloy of 95 percent copper, 4 percent tin, and 1 percent zinc.

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There was deep brown flesh, and bronze flesh, and pallid white flesh, and flesh turned red from the hot sun.
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The quote appears on the bronze plaque the players touch before they take the field for home games.
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A platinum plan pays 90 percent of costs; gold plans pay 80 percent; silver plans pay 70 percent; bronze pay 60 percent.
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Once dried, a liquid, such as plaster, wax, or bronze, is poured in for a perfect representation of the face.
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Beginning in 2005, Marf Zamua began to document Late Bronze Age and Iron Age sites that were revealed during a period of unrest.
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Among these are "Medusa," a bronze bust; and a "Mater Dolorosa," in terra-cotta.
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A lurid spot on each cheek showed burning red through the bronze of his skin.
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And as bronze reflects the light, her mentality seemed to reflect all the cold lights in her nature.
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The little faces shone like polished bronze; they held their hands out, their bare feet pattered in the sand.
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Alas, its colour was other than the deep chestnut bronze of Georgie Haggard's.
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