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Being hesitated a moment, I gave him a gesture and let him in.

A Nymex security official was 'literally standing, holding his hands up in a calming gesture.

Subsequently he made this the title of his own movie, no doubt as a further gesture of anti-European defiance.

Harry lets go of him abruptly. He rubs his forehead, but the gesture is only out of habit now.

Once you think of it make sure you say it or gesture it in a loud and clear manner so that there is no mistaking it for something else.

Ms. Fake said that gesture could be interpreted as a sign of good faith that Yahoo has "changed a great deal since we were there. "

'You could have had a gesture with your father by swimming for him, but you didn't, perhaps because you were too young.

By accepting such a gesture, he only proved that his ego is at least the size of his statue.

Sun images of heroic vitality, the gesture seems to swing between the destiny of the speech was delivered.

it had sought human companionship and help and it made no threatening gesture as she looped one end of the torn petticoat about its horns.

Massa points to his head, making a gesture that suggests he turned his oxygen mask into a clown's hat.

What I hear is that such a gesture will not happen, for a very large number of very small reasons.

"It was all organized by the British and just a very nice gesture as a farewell gift, " McCormack said.

It was a gesture which, if anyone had still thought in such terms, might have recalled an eighteenth-century nobleman offering his snuffbox.

With a gesture of infinite understanding, disgust, noble indifference, he threw up his hands and started to walk out.

"With its ears, it looks a bit like the gesture we make on a picture to look cool, " she said referring to the popular 'V' sign.

Other visitors reported that Booee used the American Sign Language gesture for "keys, " indicating that he wanted to get out of his cage.

This is clearly a conciliatory gesture towards his wife, Cherie, who has not seen as much of him as she might have hoped - and he admits it.

He held out his hand with a gesture which conveyed something of this inarticulate conflict.

I also remember that the smallest gesture of affection would bring a lump to my throat, whether it was directed at me or at someone else.

Miranda: You think a dozen roses and a card that says "Best wishes" qualifies as a grand gesture?

You make a conciliatory gesture towards Jane by inviting her to come with you.

Larry was visibly moved by the gesture and slipped the prayer card from his mother's funeral into his shirt pocket.

In an alien gesture of authority, he would often punctuate such calls with a flicker of his long, forked tongue.

Then he turned and extended his arms to his comrades. The gesture contained something of a benediction.

Bela indicated Rem and Cabell with an angry gesture of her chin, fingering her bow as if she were ready to fire.

As we would get to the end of our time and seem to still be nowhere, the quiet guy would make a gesture that he wanted to say something.

"We were all taken by surprise but Rajani was finally moved by the gesture of the young man and married him, " Mishra said.

Pay the bill without hesitation. Asking her to split the bill will be awkward, and paying for her meal on the first date is a nice gesture.

He made a rude gesture with his finger and told me to have a happy Easter.

He put the six pesos into his wallet with a reluctant gesture, as if the money were ill-gotten gains.

For the youth we are always trying to be a meaningless gesture to put in front of the face of hardship.

While this is all a polite and glitzy gesture, many see it as a way of covering up problems that plague the city.

But Luo Lan feels it a pity at the thought that Wu Tianyu would only be able to gesture to her 'I love you. '

"It is no consequence, " I said, accompanying the words with a gesture of the most utter indifference.

Tereza appears to me a continuation of the gesture by which her mother cast off her life as a young beauty cast it far behind her.

On hearing this the general's head sank; he shrugged his shoulders, and flung up his hands with a choleric gesture.

and sending out a second gesture signal if the number of the non-sampling points is larger than that of a reference point.

He reached back in a practiced gesture to smooth down his ponytail, as if he were petting a cat or a ferret.

In addition to say nothing negative to your spouse today, do at least one unexpected gesture as an act of kindness.

Let me tell you my gesture like this means a great deal.

Researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand wanted to know how much a relevant hand gesture helps to communicate an idea.

I wasn't sure whether the unprecedented act was more a gesture of support for me or opposition to what was going on in Congress.

It makes no gesture, however small, however costless to its larger agenda, of a bipartisan approach to the great questions it addresses.

Movement away from the current peg might be a symbolic gesture to appease the United States without having any material merit.

No doubt his gesture of spending five days in the politburo hunting lodge with me was to establish a standard for us to emulate.

some kind of gesture to get out on the tide, the party in the literary world of his own lyric temperament.

As a personal gesture, he would be surprised with a birthday cake, a sheet cake with chocolate frosting, made by the base's own chefs.

To which she held up one of heR arms in a threatening gesture, so I shut my mouth.

And 77 per cent said that any of the words used to say thanks were irrelevant, believing a pleasant gesture works just as well.

If she whines or complains about something just look at her with a sad face and play a mini violin or make a tear gesture with your finger.

Though, it remains my view that this is a goodwill gesture on my part and I am entitled to leave anytime now.

I hope none of those children ever do such a gesture in their lives. Anyway, I am here to tell them not to do it.

We were really pleased and as a small gesture and a mark of celebration we are offering Louise a year's supply of free baby food.

To cross one's fingers is a hand gesture used to superstitiously wish for good luck or to nullify a promise.

He suddenly sprang out of his chair with the gesture of a man who has made up his mind.

The best way to start this would be to think of a gesture or word that you want to associate with the action of lying down.

"My God, " he thought, "HAVE I got the ring? " --and once more he went through the bridegroom's convulsive gesture.

So think of a woman's gesture inadvertently flowery also just as Moon, will be scattered into mud.

That final caress, with her delicate fingers, was a gesture only a woman might have thought of making.

the only gesture he had made to the possibility of a journey was to shut his snowy owl , hedwig , safely in her cage.

It was a blue sky over the sea than in a broad sense of caring has more than than the sun is a candle is also a great selfless gesture.

It was a gesture of pity, but from that moment she was to be honored and given great respect in the Muslim community.

This was an anxious gesture perhaps, based on recalling my older brother as a kid, and on thinking of his own young children.

The patient can comfortably turn over towards both sides and in a supine gesture, and is always on the central axis of the bed body.

"Can we manipulate how much parents and children gesture, and if so, will it increase their vocabulary? " Rowe said.

A smile from someone in a shop, say, is a reassuring gesture and a prelude if not to grooming, then at least to conducting business.

Anna Mihalovna gave him a hurried glance, with a gesture indicating the sick man's hand and with her lips wafting towards it a phantom kiss.

The gesture was part of a broader effort by the White House and administration officials to corral congressional Democrats for a vote.

"We are clement after victory, but we do not pardon traitors , " he added, with gloomy dignity in his face, and a fine, vigorous gesture.

It doesn't matter how much, even a small gesture is important.

In a symbolic gesture, the rebels broke off the head of a statue of Colonel Gaddafi and kicked it along the ground.

The fair boy stopped and jerked his stockings with an automatic gesture that made the jungle seem for a moment like the Home Counties.

Don Corleone, as if against his will, made a gesture of sympathy and Bonasera went on, his voice human with suffering.

Be loud and clear, they urged the players, and always use a strong arm gesture to call a strike. Never be tentative or unsure.

A good example of a secondary gesture might be a person putting his hand up to his mouth to cover a cough.

I said, I can't tell you beforehand, but right before they present it I can tell you if the world's good just by the body gesture.

Looking back, Bryant never tried to turn his jersey change into some magnanimous gesture. He switched numbers, and that was that.

He made a comprehensive gesture, and edged himself into the conversation of another group, for fear of having all his prejudices overturned.

As you can see, each gesture has a highly-specific meaning, which, to my eyes, at least, isn't obvious.

He was also confused when a driver said he would pick him up at six o'clock, and held his right band in a gesture familiar to himself.

From the vantage of adulthood, and with some retrospective guilt, his son loved him for this grand gesture.

He gave me a brief accepting nod. With his hand he made a little acquiescent gesture.

'How can I know who I am, when I am all this? ' he said, sweeping the surroundings with a gesture of his head.

I can? t understand what he said, but from his friendly gesture I can learn what he meant.

If another driver becomes upset with me and "gives me the finger, " or makes some other unpleasant gesture aimed at me, I never respond.

The gesture area beneath the panel is the same as it ever was, though we did notice a bit of insensitivity at times.

What overwhelmed him in that instant was admiration for the gesture with which she had thrown her clothes aside.

While only half of candidates send thank-you notes, it seems to be an easy gesture everyone should use to greatly impact the hiring process.

It seems to be a simple gesture but she was so happy to do it and I was so happy to have it that I could never forget it.

Jonas moved his hands together, clapping, but it was an automatic, meaningless gesture that he wasn't even aware of.

Gerald smiled grimly at this humorism. Then he made a little gesture of dismissal, with his eyebrows.

Instead, he held his hand up to his mouth and shook his head, in a gesture that meant he could no longer speak.

This fills me with a terrible tenderness, recalling, as it does. a gesture I have performed for my children.

However, happiness can also be a harmonious and peaceful family, or a hospitable and considerate friend, or just a smile, a gesture, a hint.

It would have been impolite not to return the gesture, so Hitoshi stood up and bowed as well.

With an impatient gesture she passed her hand over the water once more.

Elvis was ecstatic. "In a surprising, spontaneous gesture, " Krogh wrote, Elvis "put his left arm around the President and hugged him. "

For the researchers observing the interaction through a two-way mirror in an adjoining room, this small gesture is an encouraging sign.

To show sadness, Kobian hunches over, hangs its head and holds a hand up to its face in a gesture of grief.

and with some retrospective guilt, his son loved him for this grand gesture.

Presented an overall per ective of looking up, in a gesture upward, achievements extraordinary creativity and vitality of enterprises.

Thus what I should do is only to seize the gesture, stand up for the light.

But as I walked toward the town of Mercury, it was more than a gesture of peace.

To her, it's a gesture of romantic interest, but to him it's just a friendly, intelligent conversation.

As you all know, Denmark will bring the Little Mermaid to Shanghai as a gesture of friendship and trust.

The British media met Blair's expensive gesture with its own customary lack of charity.

An announcement by Putin during his visit that it would be finished quickly would be seen as a gesture toward the Iranians.

With tomorrow being Labor Day and all, I think it would be a nice gesture to let all members of the laboring staff leave work an hour early.

Nevertheless, as a gesture of good will I come today prepared to honour this debt of 453 pounds and three shillings.

The Giver shook his head and made a gesture to silence him. He continued.

As long as the season but floated to the elderly, all the sleeping seed, can be bred here, and life-giving gesture of a transformation.

Fox do you know how strongly this simple gesture strikes me as before I never knew it could be so?

I always love alone the window, looking at the sky, watching the rain from the sky and into the next showing a variety of charming gesture.

He looked over at me and gave me a sly smile, making a gesture that meant "I'll tell you later" .

Hera, as a gesture of thanks to her loyal servant, scattered the hundred eyes of Argos over the tail of a peacock (Heras' sacred bird).

That I consider a supremely beautiful gesture, and it is a pity that this custom lias gone out of vogue.

The fact that there is no moment and no gesture, that in fact nothing is happening at all, emphasizes the surfer's serenity.

Her protest was an empty gesture: she knew it would have no effect.

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

You'll wash it all down with a diet drink, of course, as a gesture to your commitment to healthy eating -- starting tomorrow.

Moreover, rather than acknowledge the United States' gesture, Beijing conducted a live-fire naval exercise of its own in the Yellow Sea.

Any exaggerated movement or gesture usually means he's trying to stand out from the group.

beckon someone by waving them over to you with your palm down. Don't point or use your finger (this gesture is used for dogs).

All that pictures or words can do is gesture beyond themselves toward the fleeting glory that stirs our hearts.

On Sunday, Georgia said it had withdrawn its troops from South Ossetia's capital as a goodwill gesture.

Europe should recognize China's market economy status as a "friendly gesture, " he said.

But the prison warden told him, "A humanitarian gesture has been made on your behalf. "

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In those situations, either party may nod and use some sort of other body gesture to convey the greeting.

He made a little apologetic gesture with both hands .

With the curious, disarming friendliness that he always managed to put in to the gesture he resettled his spectacles on his nose.

Mello watched the man's Adam's apple bob as he swallowed, mutely fascinated by his every gesture.

As a gesture of goodwill, it released the bodies of two long-dead British hostages who had been kidnapped two years ago.

Yet he usually found a saving moment in the misery: a selfless communication, in word or gesture, between two human beings.

During the other boy's interrogation, one questioner repeatedly slams a clenched fist into his own palm in a threatening gesture.

Tomasz was not aware that he was on air, and whilst the gesture was only shown for a second, it was not acceptable.

Her dramatic gesture underlined the strict rules to which Japan's young pop stars must adhere to project an image of unimpeachable morals.

Dare you took the decision to survive, and overlooks the noble gesture of humiliation, with a meaningful smile of a lifetime of frustration.

All that takes is a friendly gesture. . . and a plan.

And despite Mr Bush's munificent gesture, American firms may also miss out on the coming boom in India's civil-nuclear industry.

It was a small gesture, but a pointed one, and designed to underscore the Queen "s staunch support for London" s Olympic bid.

If the extension is not required, then the stereotype has to be applied to the element either through a user gesture or programmatically.

In this way, inward cleansing is accompanied by a gesture of ecclesial communion, mirroring what already took place in the early Church.

American students of yoga who are taught by Asian teachers become familiar with this gesture that heralds the beginning of each session.

Far from being a humanitarian gesture, international adoption has come to be seen by some as the supreme act of exploitation.

A tip in cash would be a reminder of their service role, whereas the offer of a drink is a friendly gesture.

Thank-you notes are a nice gesture, and I would always encourage candidates to follow up with one after an interview.

You can find love in a smile or a helping hand, in a thoughtful gesture or a kind word. It is all around, if you just look for it.

"It's a fantastic gesture by the club, to retire it for ever. I'm very moved, " he said.

Some said the gesture was particularly grating coming after Obama's bow to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah at a G20 meeting in April.

This is a comforting gesture, trying to reassure yourself when you don't really believe what you're saying.

His three companions made the introductory gesture of eloquent speech ; but the young man at the door forestalled them .

"It was a spiteful gesture. I wasn't surprised because he did that when he played for Juventus, " Zambrotta said.

Her team is trying to find an internationally acceptable gesture to quieten a ringing phone.

Skip forward to 2006, when Apple filed for a patent for an onscreen keyboard, gesture recognition and a virtual scroll wheel.

Sheldon: It's what you did, I assumed, as a number of languages, that the gesture was part of the phrase.

It was a nice gesture(= it was kind)to invite his wife too.

One was a woman. Meris. Send her back, as a . . . a gesture of my regard.

We at Columbia were powerless , and our little revolution was no more than a symbolic gesture.

'Who can that be now? ' she said, with a gesture of impatience.

This was a tit-for-tat gesture after the United States sent ships to support Georgia after its brief war with Russia last summer.

As a goodwill gesture, they were prepared to share something with Gabrielsson.

Even if her help was of no avail to the case, it still came to be viewed as a gesture of good will.

Do at least one unexpected gesture to your spouse as an act of kindness.

but said it would be a humanitarian gesture towards the elderly, infirm and those who have demonstrated good "moral behaviour" .

"We question whether the troop cut is a goodwill gesture to China to help with the peace treaty, " said DPP lawmaker Ke Chien-ming.

It needed to be fully itself, with no pretense or gesture of compromise toward the natural predilections of the male libido.

The steward made a gesture that signified, "I do not know. "

No other nation appears to have been targeted, but the UK ambassador denied there were any grounds for a tit-for-tat gesture.

The figures are delicate and ethereal; the author relies above all on the gesture to express the emotional state of his heroes.

The gesture instantly calls to mind working folk, who drink their beer unafraid of spilling it all over themselves or breaking their teeth.

The species, which holds female in slavery, punishes the male for his gesture toward escape; it liquidates him with brutal force.

She understood the power of gesture and that her royal charisma could shine a light on very dark places and change the world for the better.

It isn't just that the regime loses its legitimacy: its exercise of power is now perceived as a panic reaction, a gesture of impotence.

I'll never learn from him. His gesture is so awful. The Olympic diving champion Tian Liang is the only person I admire.

I mean think of the times we're asked to observe a minute of silence - isn't it amazing the power emanating from that small gesture?

Now, the island's pro-independence figures can only urge Taiwanese to be wary of China's apparent goodwill gesture.

First off, I'd suggest printing out a copy of the GNU coding standards, and NOT read it. Burn them, it's a great symbolic gesture.

My mom baked them and I thought it would be a nice gesture.

Therefore, it is no longer necessary to recognize the wiggle for accurate gesture detection.

We do not accept responsibility but we will refund the money as a gesture of goodwill.

The buck-a-year salary is a grand gesture, intended to broadcast the CEO's confidence in the future of the business.

RIM's two top executives made a symbolic gesture of resolve, asking that their pay be dropped to $1 a year.

His assets were learning, memory and a mastery of language; his ungainly figure and his stiffness of gesture were disadvantages.

The Nepalese side expressed sincere appreciation for the kind gesture and understanding.

Then, a few weeks later, after the object is slightly better known, you will dismiss all the hype with a gesture of putrid disgust.

While many executives have made the public gesture to rescind their annual paychecks, these corporate leaders are hardly in the poor house.

Century of the younger generation should be what kind of gesture to greet the new century full of hope, which we have to answer questions.

But in many parts of India a rotating movement of the head is a gesture that signifies agreement or acceptance.

The two women looked on without uttering a word, without a gesture, without a look which could disconcert the Bishop.

President Ma Ying-jeou said the invitation represented a 'goodwill gesture' from China's leadership.

Roland turned to Bink, shaking his head in a gesture that was only nominally negative.

She made a gesture to him and then continued to talk.

His eyes glowed even while he affected a smile of amity and a gesture of courtesy, at parting.

"We confirm our condemnation of a gesture that does not represent us or the majority of the fans, " explained an editorial on Lazio. net.

Yes, it would appear that AJAX can do it all and that no desktop visual effect or gesture is safe from being outsourced to the Web.

Sign language, as a kind of most structured gesture, is regarded as an indispensable means of everyday communication for the deaf.

Asking the keeper to walk out at the Millennium Stadium at the head of the team was a great gesture by Jose Mourinho.

The minister distributed copies of his remarks to reporters in a gesture aimed at underlining India's tough stance.

In a final gesture towards humanity, I allow my tears to fall freely and I disappear, unobserved, with the blue light.

It says the payout was a "humanitarian gesture" ; some of the money will go to a new trust fund for the Ogoni.

While we were singing the song using gesture language, I thought of my web friend "little angle" .

This sleeping Buddha statue limbs complete outline clear, just like a sleeping, the air was Angmian trend, Take a solemn gesture.

In a potent gesture of protest, UNESCO recently stripped the city of its status as a World Heritage site.

The government should have released the video publicly, perhaps in a gesture of defiance, just as it was freeing the Chinese captain.

I appreciate the gesture, but I don't need you to set me up.

The gesture for E is created by touching oneself, and feeling oneself at the point of contact.

It's not too difficult to tell from his gesture the language being spoken.

Stand in front of a TV armed with a gesture technology camera, and you can turn on the set with a soft punch into the air.

Ysilla glared at Tyrion and made a peculiar stabbing gesture with three of her fingers. A sign to ward off evil.

Wheeler said President Bush called to thank him for the gesture.

Mother sitting in front of the line spinning, as if making an ancient gesture.

He added, though, that S&P's move is a mere 'gesture' and predicted that it won't actually downgrade the U. S. sovereign rating.

We will not rule out the offer, but this is only a first gesture, a starting point, we now have to measure the losses and compensate them.

May served us with coffee and Jasmine tea, and she sat in the sofa with a perfect gesture like a well-educated lady.

Since the height of the bamboo crisis in 1984, China has ceased handing out pandas free as a gesture of friendship to other countries.

No advertising is true, do not believe the color of one of the facades, many of them made more ugly gesture.

Papo furado is typically a gesture made behind the back of the subject. In other parts of the Americas, the gesture means "fed up. "

The concept of feature gesture is given and feature gesture base is set up. The modeling process based on feature gesture is described.

Dawn came as a relief , with a gesture of coolness , and we tumbled out of bed, almost sick with excitement .

Hrm. Well at least they're acknowledging the need for better gesture support, and the need to mimic the capability of capacitive touch.

A gesture of respect OR reverence made chiefly by women by bending the knees with one foot fORward and lowering the body.

Its figure looks like a cheering gesture, also stretching arms preparing for a zealous inarm even more.

Perhaps a few right- wingers will now start shopping at Whole Foods as a gesture of support for Mr Mackey , but the odds are against it .

Microsoft said on Friday that it was buying Canesta, a small Silicon Valley company that specializes in gesture-recognition technology.

It's the same gesture he makes when he comes home after a long day, turns off the key in his car and says, "Aah, I'm home. "

He made a rude gesture with his fingers.

He made a sweeping gesture with his arm.

The gesture for "No" , waving your right hand back and forth in front of your face, with your palm facing left.

Wolff started to say something rash, but checked himself, slicing back his hair in a gesture of exhaustion.

It knows peace and how not to hurt. It knows that even the least breath is a gesture of gratitude to the Creator.

O'Brien had stood up. He had taken off his spectacles and was in the act of resettling them on his nose with his characteristic gesture.

Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For better or for worse.

rather, every gesture and word was funneled to teaching the elemental task of hitting the ball clean and hard. Which they did, one by one.

What he has done is just a political gesture to draw popular support.

I was surprised. What I could do was the gesture or the calculation, where did that service come from?

A gesture of sentimentality or a carefully crafted plan to ensure that Paris' DNA will not be used for paternity testing?

No one knows where the gesture's meaning originated from, but its double meaning has been confusing people for thousands of years.

With a last defiant gesture, they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.

Even Spurs fans had to be impressed with the classy gesture of asking West to present the conference championship trophy.

They sent some flowers as a gesture of sympathy to the parents of the child.

"I'm Jacob Black. " He held his hand out in a friendly gesture. "You bought my dad's truck. "

"Come here, " said the man with the wooden leg, repeating the gesture.

In such a disaster situation, the showing of human gesture is more direct, the character of the confrontation is more intense .

His crossed legs and arms also lean towards Madonna yet this gesture equally conveys a sense of maturity and self awareness.

Returning to the candle he sets his brew alight and offers it to a nameless God in a gesture of supplication.

Talk to the VIPs directly by means of audible signals. Avoid using eye contact , gesture, etc. To convey your message .

He had guessed D'Artagnan's intention by his gesture and the expression on his face.

I went up to my bedroom. Absurd though the gesture was, I closed and locked the door.