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With the greater speed and aerodynamic control of the head-down dive, they could head downward in a stack, just like a formation of fighter jets.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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His team had worked out the order in which they would fall, transitioning from belly diving to head-down diving.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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His team had worked out the order in which they would fall, transitioning from belly diving to head-down diving.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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His team had worked out the order in which they would fall, transitioning from belly diving to head-down diving.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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With the greater speed and aerodynamic control of the head-down dive, they could head downward in a stack, just like a formation of fighter jets.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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An undercover policeman grabbed him, took his passport and shoved him head-down into a Chevy Suburban.
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What I mostly noticed, though, in my head-down way was that some of the pavements were very wide and that Denmark Hill is steep, especially as you near the top.
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"We are not persuaded that head-down restraint positions are never used, even though they are not authorised," it said, adding that Home Office research was needed into restraint techniques suitable for on an aircraft.
Dangerous deportation techniques may still be in use, MPs warn 2012
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An undercover policeman grabbed him, took his passport and shoved him head-down into a Chevy Suburban.
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Acting on advice, ten police officers who attended the emergency also failed to rescue father-of-three Karl Malton, 32, as he lay head-down in the shallow water.
Islam? Yes. Gay? Yes. British? No, Oh, OK then. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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