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Look for a blue ribbon on the front of the note.

One should not need a blue ribbon commission to know that.

The school received blue ribbon status in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002.

Keep in mind that from the dog's point of view a blue ribbon means nothing.

This earned the company a blue ribbon on their food.

A light blue ribbon is used to promote the cause.

Its further side was a pale blue ribbon across space.

It was 25 yards or something, and I won a blue ribbon.

I still held the blue ribbon and lock of hair in my hand.

Her red hair was pulled back and tied with a blue ribbon.

She had a blue ribbon in her long raven hair.

But to get a blue ribbon, you have to win it yourself at the Garden.

Several of the public and private schools have achieved blue ribbon status.

Red, white and blue ribbons were painted on the grass.

The rest of the family gets excited when they see a blue ribbon, but it is only for the senior department.

But all other main courses were worthy of blue ribbons.

It was wrapped in white and had a pale blue ribbon.

Rogers has won the California blue ribbon award 3 times.

The school is also a blue ribbon school for 2010-2011.

She won the blue ribbon at the fair the last six years running."

All levels of the long service awards were held on blue ribbons (See images).

Jim's wins my blue ribbon, but then, what do I know?

She'd indicated the blue ribbon with its single white stripe.

What does it take to become a Blue Ribbon school?

On its collar was a red, white, and blue ribbon, in the nature of a military decoration.

The team says it will claim only the Blue Riband if successful.

I'd won a rainbow jersey on the track a couple of times before but the road race is the blue riband.

Columbia was also known as a fast ship and held the Blue Riband for two years.

In cycling the blue riband is the Tour de France.

The athletics world championships were let down a little by absenteeism in the blue riband events.

It is sometimes referred to as the "Blue Riband" of the turf.

In swimming the blue riband events are considered to be the 100 and 200 metres freestyle.

The 1,500m is the blue riband event in wheelchair racing."

Or will it be Christie, the sprinter who, at 32, became the oldest man ever to win the blue riband sprint title.

She was capable of making record Blue Riband voyages as late as 1843.

However, the United States is still considered the holder of the Blue Riband.

If London loses it would be the third time in a decade that the city has come up short with track and field's blue riband event.

Mauretania held the Blue Riband from 1909 to 1929.

This is the blue riband of steeplechasing.

Brainard concedes that he has no control over the title of Blue Riband.

The Queen Mary was to hold the Blue Riband in 1936-37 and from 1938-52.

In September the same year, she won the Blue Riband as her sister had done in 1898.

The Blue Riband is awarded for the record fastest crossing by transatlantic liner.

A month later, she won the Blue Riband with an average speed of 19.95 knots on the first westbound voyage under 6 days.

Blue Riband may be used to describe the most prestigious race or sub-category in or of a particular sport.

Blue Riband is a chocolate biscuit produced by Nestlé.

In 1952, she won the prestigious Blue Riband, awarded for the fastest time across the Atlantic.

(However, only a more difficult westbound journey would technically qualify for the Blue Riband).

Both ships were to become Blue Riband winners by setting speed records for transatlantic crossings.

In kayaking and canoeing championships the blue riband race is the men's K1 1000m.