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  • Approaching from the front you should press your thumb into the jugular notch and spread your fingers out over the top of the trapezuis muscle running from the neck to the shoulder, digging your finger-tips in for a good grip.

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1000 2009

  • Approaching from the side, with a different set of guards, she was waved on through.

    DATE MYRA SHOWS UP Maggie Jochild 2007

  • Approaching from the south on State Road 3, there are clues that this is not a typical Midwestern farm town.

    USATODAY.com - Fieldhouse a cathedral to high school hoops 2004

  • Approaching from the shaded side gives you an advantage.

    Becoming a Better Fisherman 2002

  • The Right Mindset in Approaching Regulatory, Legislative and Policy Issues

    A Report on the Work of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions 2006

  • So I was distressed to hear that in the fall of 2002, the administration at UNC was going to require all incoming freshmen to read a book entitled Approaching the Koran: The Early Revelations.

    Who's Looking Out for You O'Reilly, Bill 2003

  • "Approaching" buffaloes is nothing else than creeping stealthily on them until within range, when the hunter fires, often loads again and fires, and so on, until many of them are killed, before their companions take the alarm and scamper off.

    The Boy Hunters Mayne Reid 1850

  • Saranga said, "Approaching Maxim allowed us to gear our message to the younger generation, especially males, and towards a demographic that did not see Israel as relevant or identify particularly with Israel."

    Sarah Schulman: A Documentary Guide to Pinkwashing Sarah Schulman 2011

  • Saranga said, "Approaching Maxim allowed us to gear our message to the younger generation, especially males, and towards a demographic that did not see Israel as relevant or identify particularly with Israel."

    Sarah Schulman: A Documentary Guide to Pinkwashing Sarah Schulman 2011

  • Approaching the Michigan Avenue lift bridge, he called out: Raise the bridge!

    Man vs. Mouse 2009

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