A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife (the opening line of Pride and Prejudice)
Scotch and the Single Girl (J&B Scotch advertising slogan)
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (Beyonce song)
Single file
Single out
Single point of contact
Single sign-on
The longest journey starts with a single step
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions
Phrases about single
…Baby One More Time (Britney Spears album and song)
A Double Diamond works wonders (Double Diamond advertising slogan)
If I’ve only one life, let me live it as a blonde! (Clairol Hair Colouring advertising slogan)
If all the world were Jell-O, And whipped cream filled the sea, Then the only spoon from here to the moon Would have to belong to me (Jell-O Gelatin Dessert advertising slogan)
It can only be Heineken (Heineken advertising slogan)
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife (the opening line of Pride and Prejudice)
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