Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. From LearnThat.org. [Bruce Lee]
The bamboo is just a container that you peel away as you go. From Wordnik.com. [What’s to eat? « Mad Dave and Lil] Reference
My wife is doing her law office in bamboo flooring this week. From Wordnik.com. [bamboo in Veracruz] Reference
I can not agree that bamboo is an inherently sustainable material. From Wordnik.com. [WAMBAMBOO Costello Seat By Kent Gration | Inhabitat] Reference
Anyone else remember tan braided line, thin bamboo cane poles, and unpainted cork bobbers?. From Wordnik.com. [Old TIme Fishin'] Reference
Errol Flynn popularised the idea of using thin bamboo rafts to silently glide along the river. From Wordnik.com. [In search of Errol Flynn's Jamaica] Reference
On top of that bamboo is one of the hardest woods in existence making it very durable and lasting. From Wordnik.com. [Weird Computer Mice] Reference
The prisoners were kept in bamboo cages, deprived of food and exposed to insects, heat and disease. From Wordnik.com. [Versace, Humberto R.] Reference
If the bamboo is cut young, the handle fits a young child's hand; left to grow, it will fit a big man's hand. From Wordnik.com. [Walking to Talpa in March] Reference
He and fellow prisoners spent that time formulating an escape plane and storing rice in bamboo tubes in preparation. From Wordnik.com. [Dengler, Dieter] Reference
Display and information on how bamboo is made into fiber and then designed into clothes, sheets, etc. Scarlett Alley. From Wordnik.com. [DesignPhiladelphia – Begins Today! « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA] Reference
The plucked leaves are collected in bamboo baskets, taking care that they are not crushed by overloading the baskets. From Wordnik.com. [Darjeeling Tea Processing - The process of Darjeeling Tea manufacture] Reference
Iguana meat is a delicacy, also known as bamboo chicken. From Wordnik.com. [Iguana Project] Reference
Raphia Vinifera, commonly called the bamboo or wine palm, and. From Wordnik.com. [Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo] Reference
Both are made of 90% bamboo, which is a sustainable and natural material. From Wordnik.com. [Green Diary] Reference
He is just chewing bamboo, which is what they do, of course, in the wild. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2006] Reference
The bamboo is the symbol of wisdom, the pine is the emblem of will-power and life. From Wordnik.com. [Chinese Painters A Critical Study] Reference
Hard to imagine that O’s cat hair and bamboo is better than your ISP. bongoparty. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - What to do when your internet goes down.] Reference
He didn't want anymore what the good Japanese commanders called bamboo spear tactics. From Wordnik.com. [Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II] Reference
The glass ceiling in Japan is known as the bamboo ceiling, and is even harder to break. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
The bamboo is a kind of reed; naturally I began to think of the reeds that grow here in France. From Wordnik.com. [Lost Illusions] Reference
But most products are made from moso bamboo, which is cultivated in China and elsewhere in Asia. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
Another computer manufacturer is manufacturing an outer casing for a notebook computer in bamboo. From Wordnik.com. [Weird Computer Mice] Reference
Pandas, as expected, holed up in places where there was lots of bamboo, which is their staple food. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
The lovely utensils are made of bamboo, which is highly durable and can be grown and harvested sustainably. From Wordnik.com. [ecofabulous] Reference
Woven wood shades, also known as bamboo shades, are a contemporary window treatment popular in office and homes. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
The researchers focused on the effect of climate change on the bamboo, which is the giant panda's principal food. From Wordnik.com. [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference
I constantly hear about materials such as bamboo being green. From Wordnik.com. [PREFAB FRIDAY: Studio 804 Wins Home Of The Year | Inhabitat] Reference
They're buying more hard-surface floors such as bamboo, cork and stone. From Wordnik.com. [Robyn Griggs Lawrence: 2010 Predictions: Smaller, Smarter, Greener Homes] Reference
(And some green products, such as bamboo floors, don't save any money.). From Wordnik.com. [The Price of Going Green] Reference
It is, however, the stem of the bamboo which is applied to the greatest variety of uses. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
Cattle sheds are usually constructed using local materials such as bamboo, nipa and coco lumber. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
You can build a pen or a house using local materials such as bamboo, used wood, palm leaves or grass. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Other plants such as bamboo, thatching grass and Raphia palm are also harvested from these lower slopes. From Wordnik.com. [South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
I will add that in repeating it frequently for this post, the word "bamboo" has suddenly lost all meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Nick Carr: Bamboo in Queens] Reference
One piece of bamboo which is between 30 and 40 cm long and with a circumference between 12 and 16 cm.Fig. 26. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
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