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  • It was a C-shaped device on a wooden base with a hook at the terminus of the C.

    Rogue Oracle 2011

  • It was a C-shaped device on a wooden base with a hook at the terminus of the C.

    Rogue Oracle 2011

  • Rob Mizelle , senior designer for backpacks and luggage at Lands' End, part of Sears Holdings Corp., says ergonomic features on its backpacks include C-shaped shoulder straps that contour to the body, pack bottoms that angle up so the weight moves down closer to the child's back and compression straps that hold weight closer to a child's back to help posture and balance.

    How Heavy Can a Backpack Get? Willa Plank 2011

  • “Here you are, Commander,” he replied, holding out the C-shaped tool toward her.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

  • The device, called Menaflex Collagen Scaffold, was approved by the FDA in December 2008 to repair and reinforce a part of the knee known as the "meniscus," which is a C-shaped disk that acts as a cushion between the ends of the bones in the joint and helps lubricate the joint.

    FDA admits mistake with knee device Rob Stein 2010

  • The device, called the Menaflex Collagen Scaffold, was approved in 2008 to repair and reinforce the meniscus, a C-shaped disk in the knee that acts as a cushion and helps lubricate the joint.

    FDA admits mistake in approving device used to repair damaged knees Post 2010

  • The main area of the brain responsible for the early, swift love response is the caudate nucleus, a large C-shaped region near the center.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Biochemistry Of Love's Ecstasy And Agony M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

  • The main area of the brain responsible for the early, swift love response is the caudate nucleus, a large C-shaped region near the center.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Biochemistry Of Love's Ecstasy And Agony M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

  • The lesser stag beetle, Dorcus parallelipipedus, would have spent three or four years as a fat white orange-headed C-shaped grub, gnawing through rotten ash, beech or apple wood.

    Country diary: Wenlock Edge 2011

  • “Here you are, Commander,” he replied, holding out the C-shaped tool toward her.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

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