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  • He got within arm's length, stopped barking, put his head down and his tail between his legs and cowered away, looking back at me as if to say, "Sorry."

    The Science Behind The Nose of a Gun Dog and Other Cool Facts 2009

  • He got within arm's length, stopped barking, put his head down and his tail between his legs and cowered away, looking back at me as if to say, "Sorry."

    The Science Behind The Nose of a Gun Dog and Other Cool Facts 2009

  • Apparently more than 80 million people want to get involved with the farm albeit only at arm's length, but, man, it's a hard life even on FarmVille.

    Elizabeth McVay Greene: Making FarmVille Real Elizabeth McVay Greene 2011

  • The bill, S.B. 167, would allow 10-year-olds to hunt, provided that a parent or guardian with a hunting license accompanies the child, that he or she is always within "arm's reach" of the child, and that the duo carry only a single firearm.

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • He said his workaday scrap job has done more damage to his body than his strongman regimen, which includes raising a sledgehammer one-handed at arm's length.

    Jumbo Jerseyite Shows His Metal John Jurgensen 2011

  • Sundance has done a good job of trying to keep this stuff at arm's length, to maintain an artistic integrity, but would the place be around without it?

    Super-Size Selling at Sundance Marshall Heyman 2011

  • Apparently more than 80 million people want to get involved with the farm albeit only at arm's length, but, man, it's a hard life even on FarmVille.

    Elizabeth McVay Greene: Making FarmVille Real Elizabeth McVay Greene 2011

  • I should mention that at no point does the mother make an effort to physically rein in her kid, even though she had plenty of time to to move the two feet that would have put young Dylan within arm's reach.

    Archive 2009-05-03 Tyler 2009

  • Apparently more than 80 million people want to get involved with the farm albeit only at arm's length, but, man, it's a hard life even on FarmVille.

    Elizabeth McVay Greene: Making FarmVille Real Elizabeth McVay Greene 2011

  • Apparently more than 80 million people want to get involved with the farm albeit only at arm's length, but, man, it's a hard life even on FarmVille.

    Elizabeth McVay Greene: Making FarmVille Real Elizabeth McVay Greene 2011

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