Preferences for breeds with uniform characteristics and fast growth have pushed heritage (orheirloom) breeds to the margins of the sheep industry.
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The article mentions the requirements that are needed for a fruit or vegetable to be considered anheirloom.
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The article says that the termheirloomis applied to vegetables and fruits that are propagated by seed.
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He hopes it will become a familyheirloom.
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Known for her trademark pearl necklace (a familyheirloom) and for her francophile tendencies, she has become an influential cultural figure.
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He uses a hooked cane, a familyheirloom, as a multi-purpose tool.
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To us they are not wealth, but heirlooms over which we have a sacred trust.
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From then on, the contents were treated like heirlooms, to be preserved in their inherited condition.
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When we sold off those family heirlooms, we lost that revenue.
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My local authority has, as have many others, the family heirlooms—properties and long leases—that could and should be sold.
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I am only suggesting that there should be applied to landed property the principles conceded by all parties to heirlooms, pictures, works of art and so forth.
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Few who have experienced the lack of atmosphere in a country house, bereft of its family heirlooms and furniture, would deny the logic of this policy.
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Existing settlements, however, are left untouched and subject to the existing regime for as long as there remains land or heirlooms subject to the trusts of the settlement.
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The quality and beauty of the badges has ensured that many survive as heirlooms and are very collectable.
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Common items for exemption include clothing, furniture, appliances, motor vehicles, medical and dental aids, a home, family heirlooms, and some insurance.
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