1.   In the window the Durex poster, the one with the motorbike, has faded to pale northern shades of sea.

2.   Outside again she glanced up at the sky which was a pale shade of blue.

3.   These consist of pale neutral shades of blue, green and brown with some definite greys included.

4.   On fair skin, pale shades are delicate enough not to overpower your colouring.

5.   Back then, Ford paint shops dispensed a pale shade of yellow, very pretty, pleasant on the eyes.

6.   Black again as well as a pale nude shade.

7.   But the dominant fashion choice ran to pale shades of blue, gray, green and champagne, mostly off the shoulder accessorized with matching shawls.

8.   But the dominant fashion choice ran to pale shades of blue, gray, green and champagne, mostly off the shoulder, accessorized with matching shawls.

9.   By introducing even a pale shade of public participation, he has halted six years of low-grade violence spearheaded by Shiite Muslim groups demanding a voice in running Bahrain.

10.   Even the felt on his office pool table is a pale shade of gray flannel.