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The Brain has selected interesting
relevant
sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our
fictitious experts based on their personalities.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Planting large bamboos in the past has been severely restricted by lack of knowledge concerning satisfactory vegetative propagation techniques as well as the distribution, uses and site requirements of Nepalese species.
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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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Bamboos are native to all the major continents, except for Europe, but most of those in cultivation come from Japan or China, where for centuries they have held an honoured place.
There are many bamboos whose shining qualities single them out for planting in a position of noble solitude.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle.
Our specialties are ornamental grasses, bamboos and perennials.
The arbour, flanked by bamboos and roses is a seductive perfumed treat.
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Pete Trengle,
Bass Player
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Horse + Bamboo's uniquely vivid and distinctive style combines masks, puppetry, movement and specially composed music, and the design of the piece is drawn directly from the painting style of Charlotte Salomon.
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Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model
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As evening approaches the gauntlet of giant silk cotton trees, slender bamboos and still tangled vines may appear a little darker and lonelier in the lengthening shadows.
Bamboos culms can be an intriguing selection of tones: pale honey, warm yellow, bright green, dark green, dusty blue, deep crimson, near-purple and sophisticated black.
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Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer
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Bamboo flutes are also used in feng shui.
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Tony Howell,
Skateboarder
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Some bamboos are resistant to spells of drought (especially if they are in a well-prepared site) and reduce water-loss by rolling up their leaves, but almost all grow faster, plumper and taller if the soil is kept slightly damp.
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Billie Kirgan,
Machinist
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And the bamboos creak.
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