Finally, if development happens, as it must, it should happen—in descending order—on brown-field,taupe-field and green-field land.
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Taupe-field sites are those on which there is already some development, such as a road or a retail or industrial park.
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The development hierarchy would then prioritise conversion of old buildings; then development on brown-field sites; thentaupe-field sites; and, finally, green-field sites.
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Establishing a new category of land in the development hierarchy, which we have dubbedtaupe-field, would enable such sites to be considered for development after consideration of recycled land.
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The wingspan of this moth is about 20 mm; its forewing coloration is a quite drab lighttaupe, mottled with slightly darker tiny specks.
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Taupeis a vague color term which may refer to almost any grayish-brown, brownish-gray, or warm gray color.
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The ground color of the hindwings istaupewith a suffusion of coppery scales.
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The soils of the district are primarily leached, typical and podzolized chernozems,taupeforest soils, meadow-chernozem.
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The company believed that eyeshadows for the day should be in neutral shades, specificallytaupe, russet, heather, or olive green.
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It often overlaps with tan and even people who use color professionally (such as designers and artists) frequently disagree as to whattaupemeans.
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They recruit mainly from "taupes", "biology prpas" and "khgnes".
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Taupeitself, however, is not directly correlated with such colors as purple or pink.
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It is sleek mahogany hardwood,taupe, and gray with a metal-faced bar.
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The ground colour of the forewings is lighttaupewith a suffusion of coppery brown.
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The neutral palette of ivory, black, andtaupewas punctuated by vibrant tones of green, clay, pink, and mauve.
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