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Cue hand-wringing from the Brits, head-nodding from the French and threatened cavalry charging from the Americans.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Seeing that they were met with head-nodding of agreement by four others who overheard my statement, I continued.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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And though my medical education had emphasized the importance of body language to demonstrate sensitivity to our patient's needs, head-nodding, eye-contact, and the like, my head froze.
Lisa Rosenbaum, M.D.: Treating Patients With Antibiotics M.D. Lisa Rosenbaum 2011
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The National Road Safety Foundation offers this list of warning signs for drowsy drivers: difficulty focusing, with frequent blinking; daydreaming or not remembering the last few miles driven; head-nodding, yawning or rubbing eyes; and drifting out of your lane, tailgating or hitting rumble strips.
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And though my medical education had emphasized the importance of body language to demonstrate sensitivity to our patient's needs, head-nodding, eye-contact, and the like, my head froze.
Lisa Rosenbaum, M.D.: Treating Patients With Antibiotics M.D. Lisa Rosenbaum 2011
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The National Road Safety Foundation offers this list of warning signs for drowsy drivers: difficulty focusing, with frequent blinking; daydreaming or not remembering the last few miles driven; head-nodding, yawning or rubbing eyes; and drifting out of your lane, tailgating or hitting rumble strips.
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Seeing that they were met with head-nodding of agreement by four others who overheard my statement, I continued.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Angelea was not all mean though: She was just as prone to arguing as goofiness, like her memorable impromptu display of her club strut, which included head-nodding and pointing, for the judging panel.
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The only people you're going to elicit head-nodding from are those who are preprogrammed by religion or self-loathing denial to hate gays or who are such drooling morons that they actually believe banning recruitment on a PRIVATE college campus really has anything to do with national security.
GOP senators zero in on Kagan's stance on gays in the military 2010
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He performed “The Kids,” a head-nodding coming-of-age tune built on a sample cribbed from prep-school rockers Vampire Weekend.
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