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  • Other noteworthy point is that having had ten years of it at least some if not the majority of us find it wholly unacceptable & the clunking fist's methodology is just that compared to the master of ambiguity's!

    EXCLUSIVE: How 'Spinning Gordon' Played Politics With Terrorism 2007

  • So the only food you can possibly absorb is literally a fist's worth.

    CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2005 2005

  • "Brotherly love's no good agin 'that kind o' beast, a good strong fist's the thing, or better still a little, sharp _churi_ -- like mine!"

    Peregrine's Progress Jeffery Farnol 1915

  • The Subaltern saw that it was an officer, heard his angry oath in answer to the boy's quick words, his shout, 'The light, fool -- break it'; saw the clenched fist's vicious buffet in the boyish face and the quick grab at the electric bulb.

    Between the Lines Boyd Cable 1910

  • Gismond was the only man who realised that a defenseless orphan was insulted, and the words were hardly out of Gauthier's mouth when he received "the fist's reply to the filth."

    Robert Browning: How to Know Him William Lyon Phelps 1904

  • Under the fist's nervous blow, spurt out the sparks of the steel.

    The Works of Frederich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller 1782

  • Under the fist's nervous blow, spurt out the sparks of the steel.

    The Poems of Schiller — Third period Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller 1782

  • I come through it's my turn Never get in my way or you're getting 'rolled over Like Rover cuz' my fist's a bulldozer I throw these dogs in the street to melodys Like a heartbeat playing against piano keys It's a breeze 365 degrees Turn around and you might catch these so justt freeze A riddle with no clues I'm a walking nightmare Anywhere anytime boy I don't fight fair

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • The latter, of course, because the increased distance of your fist's path results in more power generated to your opponent's jaw (try this at your next bar fight).

    Mets Today 2009

  • In this respect it feels similar to Wii Sports boxing since each fist's throw is handled by the specific hand.

    IGN Wii 2009

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