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Then we see that the emotional state was just a prop to which we're addicted in order to confirm our identity, to hold us together.
On final, I'd consider shutting down and feathering the second engine, toggling the prop horizontal again.
Until the gas bladder fully inflates, these fish use submerged objects to prop themselves up.
Liquor was a major prop of the colonial government, which consciously fashioned customs duties to extract the maximum revenue from the trade.
As it was, she had a thin, lumpy wool cloak, riddled with holes despite its distinct, musty smell of mothballs, to prop up her head upon.
A lot of communities either try to prop up their long-established economic pillars or, failing that, they try to attract something big and new.
The doctrines of the Church of England in which she was educated provided an important political and emotional prop for the rest of her life.
As my speed carried me over him his prop sliced through my undercarriage, slashing the fuselage.
I put my hands behind my head to prop my skull up so I had a clear view of the ocean.
If you have a chair, it can be even more comfortable with an ottoman, to prop your feet up on top of.
If you can't reach the floor, use a pillow or bolster to prop up your feet.
All that did was prop up the company that never made much commercial success anyway for a few more years, enriching a few people on the way.
Before Gulbransen could feather the prop it too failed and continued to spin out of control.
He watches for prop clearance and ensures the aircraft doesn't tilt while fuel is pumped into special bladders.
He suggested that in the event of his untimely demise, he would simply prop him up, put some sunglasses on him and keep him in office.
In case anyone needs reminding what happened, a ne'er-do-well customer of the bank had run out of credit to prop up his ailing business.
Surging exports to the US have been the main prop of Japan's economic recovery.
It was porpoises, breaching and rolling as they trailed the tug in hope of picking off fish addled by the prop churn.
On eleven minutes, prop Alistair Livesey plunged over from a break by number eight Andy Monighan, converted by Jones.
If a player bids prop and everyone else passes, the proposing player has the choice of converting the prop to a solo or any higher bid.
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Just now, Grandfather's keyster is the Rock of Gibraltar, the financial prop that is sustaining the whole structure.
The famous han yu, to be mentioned again shortly, was a pillar and prop of Confucianism.
Seriously, I believe it will antiquate all types of airplanes, prop or jet.
Where was the beautiful friendship that had been the comfort, the prop of her bereaved life?
Rick saw Scotty emerge from the lab building and go right back in again as the prop wash caught him.
Six months ago, I yearned to have her as a prop for my spinsterhood, but that Dark Age is about to be folded by.
Where a shelf or prop rocks insecurely, a small wad of pugging will give a steady bearing.
Rick shot across the hotel within five feet of the chimney and dropped so low that his prop wash flattened the reeds in the marsh.
The prop is missing this morning, and Tommy is accused of having been seen chasing old poley with it at an earlier hour.
He shook his fist angrily at the gleaming eyes, and began securely to prop his moccasins before the fire.
Salvi powered over early on but Treviso hit back as prop Lorenzo Cittadini dived over.
But the Castleford prop hopes his nether regions stay under wraps for the immediate future after some dark days since the end of last season.
The life-size card of Kedzie was made with a prop to hold it up.
A close-range effort from prop Sam Cringle for Edinburgh left the score at 27-8 at the break.
The nation has paid back Qatar, which had deposited the money in Egypt to help it prop up Egyptian hard currency reserves.
I would hide her spectacles in it, and lay it on top of the clothes-basket and prop it up invitingly open against her tea-pot.
It was the iron clamp or prop on the pedestal, stuck on to keep the wretched image upright when it began to wabble, I suppose.
The cross had been taken down when a prop was wanted for the clothes-line.
Two early tries from wing Sam Soul and prop Peter Edwards, plus seven points from the boot of fly-half Cerith Rees had Llandovery 17-0 up.
Strolling from prop to prop on a revolve stage, Patsy's poor pet simpers and writes to her mum.
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