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forty

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
2. a numeral, 40, XL, etc., representing this number
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Sofia Stevi's exhibition is called Turning Forty Winks Into A Decade, a play on the title of that giant picture.
Awakening the senses; A first major UK show for Greek artist Sofia Stevi opens this weekend at Baltic. DAVID WHETSTONE met the artist and asked her what her work is all about
So, Shobhs (I can call you Shobhs, right, we're buddies and all that) dude, how about a little nap, forty winks and a little docu-dream for let's say ten kilos of the stuff, like I do have a wife and two daughters, it kind of has to go around.
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Other contributing sponsors are Franck Provost, Forty Winks, Jollibee Food Corp.
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Apparently, she liked nothing better than curling up on a sunny chair in the children's area for a cat nap - and when the library got its first computers, the warm spots next to the keyboards became a favourite place for forty winks too.
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Summary: Property developer calls for retrial after Dubai World Tribunal member caught catching forty winks during legal proceedings for $15.
'Snoozing' judge causes sleepless nights for Nakheel
Edinburgh is the only zoo in the UK to house koalas - more cute bears who like nothing more than a quick forty winks.
Panda - monium; Maria Breslin enjoys an audience with two celebrity bears during a trip to the zoo
Officers' fears that he'd been sipping the eggnog early were unfounded, Santa had only been taking forty winks.
BOOZE BEEN A BAD BOY THIS YEAR.. Santa's full of festive spirit
Dubai Catching forty winks at work is not something many employees could get away with -- not least one who is piloting a jumbo jet 11,000 metres over Asia.
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That is, if the insomniac got his forty winks at all.
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IF losing a few hours sleep is the price to pay for improving Everton's reputation in Europe, Phil Neville is more than happy to miss out on his forty winks.
Football: DAYDREAM BELIEVERS; PREMIER LEAGUE Sleepless Everton players rekindling glory days Chelsea v Everton, Premier League, tomorrow, 2pm
have discovered that humans have a built-in mechanism triggering the need for forty winks after a meal.
The Brum siesta

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