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resembling steel as in hardness

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resembling steel in hardness

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"Cecco," he said in his most steely voice, "go back and fetch me out that doodle-doo."
She felt the steely eyes of the man who had chosen his seat so carefully, fixed upon her face.
With the long Labor Day weekend come lots of options for fun in the suburbs, from seeing 10,000 Maniacs at Schaumburg Septemberfest to Vertical Horizon at Naperville's Last Fling to Steely Dan at Ravinia.
But with steely discipline I have been forcing myself to walk away without tapping my contactless card on the paypoint for some crispy goodness.
There are numerous Steely Dan tribute bands in the US, but so far, only one group has been foolhardy and confident enough in their skills to attempt the feat in the Philippines: The Black Cows.
Steely Dan gigs appear to be a lot like buses these days - you wait ages for one, then three come along in quick succession.
Generous time, always talk to people, a steely that All the advice was not to do that.
NYT Syndicate When you think of Steely Dan, you probably hear Donald Fagen's brackish snarl in the front of your mind.
John Darnielle, founder of indie folk group The Mountain Goats, wrote on the band's Twitter page: "Steely Dan changed the way I understand music forever; I started writing songs under the name 'the Mountain Goats' the same month that I bought 'Katy Lied' on tape and started obsessing over it.
Summary: New York [United States], September 3 (ANI): Legendary guitarist, bassist and co-writer for the sophisticated, dark-humored band Steely Dan, Walter Becker on Sunday died at the age of 67.
And since half-Jewish is, in America today, the new Jewish, Steely Dan is the new Simon and Garfunkel.
The vicar's son from Sheffield showed steely determination to win the green jacket and leave US golden boy Jordan Speith drowning his sorrows at the 19th hole.