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TheRe was a simple, special elegance in the way she stood with heR thumbs in the pockets of a tailored plum-velvet coat.

Today John continues to turn thumbs down on drugs of any kind.

He was sitting all over a small rocking chair, twiddling his thumbs and smiling, with his feet on the fender.

I've seen other peoples' thumbs fly over the tiny keys, but I have large hands, and I never got the hang of it.

Last week I walked in one, and a few people came up to me and gave me a thumbs up or patted me on the shoulder.

We say that we are "all thumbs" , meaning that our fingers seem to be too clumsy for the work.

And they were all communicating, and giving me the thumbs-up and saying you know we are going to get through this, we are going to recover.

She finds a secretary's job very boring-some days there's almost no work for her at all, and she just sits there twiddling her thumbs.

She put her thumbs into her ears, wagged her fingers, crossed her eyes and made a loud farting sound with her tongue.

She was holding a teaspoon in her two hands, pressing her thumbs against it as if measuring her strength against the base metal.

On the day of the execution, he sat down on the electric chair, gave a thumbs-up and said: "I'm ready. "

The main "thumbs down" for me was that there was no tour assistance located within the motel.

An ambulance driver outside Ajdabiya made the point with his hands: "Sarkozy, " he said while flashing a thumbs-up.

" told to stand there, give the 'thumbs up', smile, stand behind all of the naked Iraqis in the pyramid take a picture, " she said.

Time, the only thing between them and opposable thumbs.

And if you don't like it, you can just give it a thumbs-down and see what's next.

Tesla's powerful thumbs found soft and vulnerable places as he continued to squeeze the life from his would-be foe.

So, it pays to research the customs of any country you might be visiting before you use the "thumbs up" or any other type of hand signal.

I can't tie up the ribbon round the parcel, You know my fingers are all thumbs.

Various page elements like images may have to time out, as well, so you could be stuck twiddling your thumbs waiting for a site to resolve.

Once in court, he gave a thumbs-up to associates in the public gallery.

I'm all fingers and thumbs this morning. I don't seem to be able to button up my shirt.

After twiddling your thumbs for too long, you're ready to kick some butt and jump back into the game called love.

He is an expert in computer, but he is all thumbs when he types.

It was the first time Consumer Reports has failed to give the thumbs up for an Apple phone.

He had given me a thumbs-up when he heard about our China boycott, then told me he was going to swear off Wal-Mart for good this year.

To popular. Pope once again exposed the dark smile. Extended offered dirty hands. Gave a decisive gesture. Thumbs down.

When you see customers are satisfied with the thumbs up and said: Ctrip service is the best!

there was a time , very long ago , when such tenants might in anger " bite their thumbs " at the landlord.

Adams gripped the back of his swivel chair as he stood behind it, pressing his thumbs into the fabric.

Although some folks really swear by their green thumbs, most of the population tends to their gardens for formality takes.

You will see a dealer in barrel business sitting at his door twiddling his thumbs as he gossips with a neighbour.

She could not undo the string of the parcel ---- she was all fingers and thumbs .

He was left with broken thumbs and had to have 11 stitches in his head.

Eg. Would you do up these buttons for me? I seem to be all thumbs today.

He recommended that employees should give a swift thumbs-down to any colleague caught "stepping over the profanity line" .

He made no other movement, but stood with his thumbs in his belt.

If people registered their smart identity cards with fingers other than thumbs , those fingers should be used for identity verification .

While resting your index fingers on your chin, simultaneously use your thumbs to massage deeply into the base of your tongue.

Travelling by plane usually conjures up images of a few too many hours spent twiddling thumbs in chairs with unsettling stains.

My two hands met as if in prayer, as the thick thumbs took center stage.

He waves thumbs up to give a warm welcome to friends all over the world.

When you feel confident, your thumbs will rise more often as you speak, especially if your fingers are intertwined in front of you.

And, after years of neglect, one of the thumbs rusted and fell off.

President Bush admits he's all thumbs when it comes to setting the timer to tape a TV show on the White House VCR, and he's not alone.

Ratings firm Moody's Investors Service has given a thumbs up to the idea of letting some local governments sell bonds.

As you inhale, press in with your thumbs and bring your hips forward.

Gordon: Two thumbs up. It was fantastic. I met a new girlfriend. She was also a vampire. We drank some blood together.

The next doctor-in-training has hands like a butcher's, short muscular fingers and spatulate thumbs.

So, though a CA will still provide a validation step, the domain owner will have had to give it the thumbs up first.

Now the sudden break makes him uncomfortable, having nothing else to do but to gaze at the sky and twiddle his thumbs.

As these amazing pictures show, the little fellow gave Miss Boswell the thumbs up when she went for her 20-week check.

The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

Observe the displacement of your thumbs and feel for the range and symmetry of movement as the patient exhales fully.

The singer appeared calm Wednesday, smiling and giving the thumbs-up to well-wishers outside her house.

The cook felt the corners of his mouth with his thumbs.

if our editors give their thumbs up on your pretest , then , we ' ll ask you for an on - the - spot test later on in our beijing office.

IT DID not take long for the international community to give Saturday's parliamentary election a big thumbs-up.

Sitting at home twiddling my thumbs was the last thing I wanted to do.

But I'm getting cold feet. I'm all thumbs every time I talk to a girl. What shall I do if she gives me the cold shoulder?

So it's a cautious thumbs -up for cats - they might not make you burst into song, but they'll take the edge off a bad day.

She was all thumbs but tried to knit a sweater.

The seven astronauts, waving and giving thumbs-up, headed out to the launch pad in the late afternoon and boarded their spaceship.

Low back stretch Place your thumbs or index finger knuckles on your lower back an inch away from either side of the spine.

Peter is all thumbs with cooking.

Extend your elbows fully and reach up through your pinkies so your thumbs turn slightly down toward the crown of your head.

My grandpa is all thumbs . He can't walk fast and can even not grasp his own bowl .

(Joey gives him a thumbs up) No-no it'll be good, I can tell her much I've been thinking about her.

Steady the head with spread fingers and press your thumbs along the forehead, stroking from the center out. Be gentle but firm.

"Very friendly people, " he said, and gave the thumbs-up sign.

Well, he did, but he gave me that fake smile and the thumbs-up.

Use your thumbs to gently guide the floss between your teeth, then move the floss up and down using a zigzag motion.

A young girl's childhood memories come to life as she thumbs through her family photograph album.

' And she'd put her hands upon my head and stroke my cheeks with her thumbs, brooding over my face.

LAURIE GERARD AND STUDENTS: "Fingers on the bottom, thumbs on top, that way my iPad won't drop. "

You told me a thumbs-up said to me: "Baby, you're a hummer, fueling oh. "

Sometimes they give the thumbs-up or words of support, she said.

Speaking of chemistry, he is all thumbs.

Green-thumbs are the best gardeners. They find solace and comfort amongst their garden and can revive plants in the worst of conditions.

I wanted to run for the nearest Ross Dress for Less I could find but when I saw my buddies giving me the thumbs up, I felt trapped.

Levitus thumbs through a stack of index cards sent along by the British Royal Navy.

In other words, I'm going to set it so that cos so it is hanging in there on its thumbs, just about to start sliding.

The dancers looked like they were all thumbs.

She sat in the pilot's seat and gave attending journalists and photographers the thumbs up, ready for her 11: 30 a. m. takeoff.

It really pumps me up when they respond, even just a "thumbs up, kiddo" .

Lovat approved it with a thumbs-up, and asked for "The Road to the Isles" .

Starting between the brows, massage to two sides simultaneously with both thumbs (intensity reducing), until to the edges of hair.

As soon as Ratko Mladic entered, he tipped his hat and gave a thumbs up to the public gallery.

Since no rules of thumbs are provided, designers experiment with a variety of different line lengths.

Thinking with my thumbs made sense in a way that thinking with nails and feebler fingers never would or did.

StumbleUpon is a favorite network for discovering fun websites and useful information, so make sure that you give the post a thumbs up.

Thumbs up meant live, and a thumb to the chest meant to stick a sword through the loser's chest.

Once you have swept out into a V with your arms, swing your thumbs in like windshield wipers.

Lots of appreciative comments and "thumbs up" for the rejuvenation tips I post over there.

You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures.

Hold the floss tightly between your thumbs and forefingers, with about an inch (2. 5 cm) of floss between them.

Its was a year in the works and they finally got the thumbs up from Buddy.

I give it a thumbs up.

"My daughter and son-in-law were there, " he said. "And they gave the performance the thumbs' up! "

David Gracer lifts a giant water bug, places his thumbs in a pre-sliced slit in its underside, and flips off its head.

If you stretch your arm, it is about two thumbs' width at the centre of your vision----everything else is pretty much blurred.

Control the floss by pinching it with index fingers and thumbs like this.

Use your thumbs and forefingers to gently pull the floss from the gumline to the top of the tooth to scrape off plaque.

If he continues to fuck with us, you tell him Ill go over there personally and cut off his thumbs.

Of course someone thumbs the nose at it .

If he continues to fuck with us, you tell him I'll go over there personally and cut off his thumbs.

it the thumbs-up tilt is a friends from all over the world issued a sincere invitation.

Gently slide, rub and knead with thumbs and palms from shoulders to neck, repeat massage back and force several times with intensity.

Gordon: You should always bring a notebook with you, so you can write down new words, like Two Thumbs Up.

Thumbs down: The world has a considerable number of countries and regions to use this gesture, but the meaning is different.

When working in multiple jurisdictions, the rule of thumbs that the member is required to adhere to the strictest applicable standard.

Adams gripped the back of hisswivel chair as he stood behind it, pressing his thumbs into the fabric.

Henry tried to fix the chair, but he was all thumbs.

I held the poems tightly in my hands , pressing my thumbs , first one and then the other , against the smoothness of the cardboard folder .

He is all thumbs with cooking.

I smiled back and gave him a thumbs-up.

Rules of thumbs can be useful to decisions makers because they help make sense of complex, uncertain, and ambiguous information.

He turns thumbs down on things like embezzlement and tax evasion.

Then examine each metacarpal phalangeal joint. Place your thumbs just distal to the knuckle on each side of the extensor tendon.

A training mode helps warm your thumbs and gets the adrenaline flowing to help you score.

Well, they may be all thumbs, but their women do not think so.

She just sat there and twiddled her thumbs while he read the report. She thought he would never finish.

I have a thumbs-up in recognition of her, "TingTing, you are excellent to leaned to wear trousers. "

Performing with two thumbs in turn, well distributed strength gentle with strong, not like fluttering in the air.

Or you could add a column called Vote, where team members give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down for each item.

I read four eco children's books to my own kids recently and they all got a big thumbs up so I thought I would share them here.

With Tom Thumbs's assistance she carried the bolster downstairs, and across the hearth-rug.

"It's cleaner. It's much safer, " Mrs. Wang said, flashing a thumbs up. "Now we no longer worry about getting poisoned. "

" In Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, thumbs down means " failure.

Also can use "worm dextral left hand to hold the right hands, levorotatory worm, four thumbs" refers to will judge.

He could see the High Table properly now. At the end nearest him sat Hagrid, who caught his eye and gave him the thumbs up.

The game is designed for users to control characters with two thumbs, as they would in traditional non mobile games.

After backing down from that initiative, an adviser says, Mr Nazarbayev would have looked foolish just twiddling his thumbs.

In this early stage, Mistry wraps colored tape around his thumbs and pointer fingers, markers that make them easier for the Web cam to spot.

Encourage swimmers to press down and inward toward their chest and pull thumbs past thighs.

People's minds have already been corrosion. They do not want to miss the murder scene. Unanimously gave the thumbs down gesture.

Most green thumbs sit by the fire and dream of spring blossoms, or pore over their computers, planning future plantings.

THE financial crisis means that most lawyers and bankers specialising in mergers and acquisitions are twiddling their thumbs.

Just stick your thumbs in your mouths, curl up into little balls and deal with it.

We are only left now with the thought of flowers and not the helpful thumbs that chaperoned them into being.

I was still typing with my thumbs when the elevator doors opened and I walked out without looking up.

Wish you could click that little thumbs up on actual paper documents?

The audience gave him a thumb up. 6. I gave this picture two thumbs up.

A quick thumbs-up, a slight spray of fuel at disconnect, and another aerial refueling is completed.

If the crowd turned up their thumbs he would be given his life.

When very few people go to see a movie and the critics give it thumbs down, the movie is deemed a "flop" or a failure.

Fold the palms together in front of the chest and rest the thumbs against the breastbone in a prayer position.

Wielders of clumsy middle-aged thumbs like a QWERTY keyboard of buttons (though touch screens are also on offer).

If you're too tired to say "thanks, " show them a smile, wave, or give them a thumbs up.

The International Olympic Committee has already given an interim thumbs up, with most venues at an advanced stage of completion.

Prize off the cover with your thumbs.

The thumbs are important for typing on smartphones, but iPad's virtual keyboard needs to be more touch-type ready.

Once you swing your thumbs in and get your breath, kick your hands forward and glide.

B: He's all thumbs when it comes to his girlfriend. He just can't do anything right!

Boss gave the thumbs-up to the project.

The audience gave him a thumbs up.

Among the key features found in primates are hands and feet that can grasp and often have opposable thumbs and toes.

Gordon: I said two thumbs up. It means A #1, or super!

Hold the floss tightly between your thumbs and forefingers . Guide it between your teeth using a gentle rubbing motion.

I need a bot that will automatically thumbs up my comment on a video under different accounts and proxies.

Lengthen from the center of your chest out through your thumbs fully.

There was much applause and other visible signs of support, to include thumbs up and waving.

Our opposable thumbs and big brains gave us the tools to dominate the planet, but wisdom comes more slowly than physical hardware.

Until I can get the thumbs up for my project, I'm just sitting around twiddling my thumbs.

She knocked over three vases and seemed to be all thumbs.

Keep the thumbs down till they get to be even with your shoulders.

Thumbs-up and smiles, filthy but happy Tough Guy competitors wade through a muddy obstacle on Sunday, Jan.

Most Swiss housewives have green thumbs and like to arrange their colorful potted plants and flowers on their window sills.

In much of southern Europe and north Africa, the "thumbs up" sign doesn't mean "yes" or "super" , but in fact means "sit on this" .

Why should I be left alone holding the baby while all the boys are sitting around and twiddling their thumbs?

The vote up button is "interesting" or "not interesting" instead of thumbs up or down.

Wipe your ears inside and outside with your thumbs and fingers.

Special exercises for the remedy double-jointed thumbs, weak knuckles and fingers will be discussed in this paper.

Turn your arms outward (or laterally) so your palms face away from your torso and thumbs point backward.

Alone in the "waiting room, " I twiddled my thumbs until I was escorted back into the meeting room.

so that their thumbs touch their thighs before they bring their hands out of the water.

He also gave thumbs up for Geely's ability to build an international team in a short period of time.

In the laboratory, whenever the teacher came near Jim, he was nervous and seemed to be all thumbs.

But unlike man, the ape has opposable thumbs on its feet as well as on its hands.

People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing Thumbs are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends.

Look at my dress. It's filthy. You really are all thumbs.

Soldiers now pose, thumbs up, before the atrocities they commit, and send off the pictures to their buddies.

Studies in numerous countries come to broadly the same conclusions. A qualified thumbs-up, then, for inkblots.

The other companies are clumsy and unskilled in tackling with the chaos. Where managing is concerned, they are all thumbs.

The 47 million-year-old fossil is the missing link between man and ape as the creature had opposable thumbs, and fingernails.

But the truth is Castle only ever filmed the "thumbs down" version.

The thumbs up sign was originally used by the ancient Romans to decide the fate of Christians in the arena.

Move your thumbs or knuckles half an inch down and repeat until you've worked your way through the whole lower back (5-10 times).

Before I knew it, I was completely encircled by the villagers, all with big smiles and "thumbs-up" .

It should make the next interface leap that helps us leave the thumbs behind.

Billy : Oh. . . well, the jacket fits just right. The sleeves come down to my thumbs .

The two main candidates for London's mayoral election were also given the sartorial thumbs-down .

Bollywood's hottest actor Hrithik Roshan carries two thumbs on his right hand.

They have two thumbs on their hands that aid in grasping, as well as strong arm muscles suited for climbing.

QWERTY keyboard of buttons is kind to clumsy middle-aged thumbs (though touch screens are also on offer).

The remarkable ancient design and construction is a marvel and the Colosseum still gets a unanimous thumbs-up.

When the foreigners talk about China, they all extend their thumbs and say En. . . China is a famous and fantastic country!

Your mobile phone will become a boxing ring and your thumbs will crash the hardest punches.

The clerk gave Dad and Jason the thumbs up. Then he disappeared into another section of the shop.

In addition, the 2004 ASIMO had individually opposable thumbs allowing it to grasp objects and sense force when a human held its hand.

Some teachers wish to keep their students under their thumbs.

Unfortunately, they are often under the thumbs of their parents or husbands and are not allowed mobile phones of their own.

Many gave thumbs-up or made faces in front of the camera lens, while some even carried their fellows on their shoulders in celebration.

On the first day of class, Candy was all thumbs.

Otherwise you will get wasted resources, people twiddling their thumbs or maybe doing work without approval.

We've got the thumbs up for the new swimming pool.

About the Companyy Dongguan thumbs silk screen printing equipment is a comprehensive automation equipment company.

Most people in this country turn thumbs down on gambling.

Hirsutism, or excess hair growth on the face, chest, stomach, thumbs, or toes.

He is good at fixing gadgets. But when it comes to playing the violin, he is all thumbs.

Poor Jane, when she plays the piano she is all thumbs!

Over time, this "play" is recognized and "thumbs down" becomes "no information. "

Then put your two thumbs on opposite sides of the dent, and gently pull apart the shells.

"In India we are just twiddling our thumbs and waiting for the opportunities to emerge, " the executive says.

Thumbs are thicker than other fingers and the thigh is the thicker part of the leg.

I'm good at maths, but I'm all thumbs when it comes to sewing.

A lot of players showed up and were giving us the thumbs up throughout the performance.

Oh, I start to panic without my watch. And when a hearse passes, I hide my thumbs.

On TV, contestants get voted off without explanation. Quality is measured by thumbs, up or down.

Mike can't build the model of the atom for the science project. He's all thumbs.

Reassure him with an affirming smile, a tap the shoulder or a big thumbs up.

When Tom first drove his car, he was all thumbs because he was so nervous.

Using just thumbs and fingers, bend it in the middle to form a right-angle.

The thumbs down from proxy giant RiskMetrics certainly raises the pressure.

In a letter to the seal shell before inserting objects were shell "thumbs up" to make it natural drying.

"Well done, " said Mourinho, raising his thumbs in semaphored sarcasm.

Adoni-Bezek fled, but they chased him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

"But you already know, " said Dumbledore. He twiddled his thumbs together.

Feifei: Yes, it needs a harmonious movement, but most of foreigners are still all thumbs when they use chopsticks.

The donor gets thumbs up from friends, and your organization hopefully gets some new fans!

So the crowd would give a thumbs up if they thought the defeated warrior fought courageously and without fear.

Arms enter in line with swimmers' shoulder width and thumbs are directed downward.

Dewclaws are like thumbs. They are the first digit on a dog, and, unlike digits 2, 3, 4 and 5, are not used for walking.

I gave him a thumbs up.

Her hands were oddly shaped, the palms as small and neat as any little girl's, while the fingers and thumbs were curiously enlarged.

He watched in amazement while his thumbs rolled over and over on his lap.

It won a green thumbs up from environmentalists, who applauded the role of Wall Street's top M&A firm.

But they're the ones who are sitting at their desks, twiddling their thumbs and doing pro bono to keep busy, " the lawyer said. "

under one's thumb Some teachers are very good at keeping their pupils under their thumbs.

ERV: But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

First Witch By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.

I'm afraid it's thumbs down for your new proposal.

Apes and monkeys also have opposable thumbs on their feet that help their dexterity.

The project had been given the thumbs up and we could now get started.

Once you fix all the problems in your document, the Validator will give you a virtual thumbs up.

But God gets the thumbs-down: nearly three-quarters accept or lean towards atheism.

and in ghana, thumbs up is a rude gestures. to avoid giving offense, keep your hands quiet.

For music fans, Amazon's Cloud Drive and Cloud Player get an unqualified thumbs-up from us.

What did you do all this morning? I don't enjoy seeing you twiddling your thumbs.

" Well! Dad refueling! " Small with thumbs up, gave Liu Qing a meniscus smile.