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Above all what commences as a flirtation with nudity (so shocking) rapidly develops into a rather less funny nod toward forthrightly misogenistic sex — a jumble of lazy breasts and big bottoms hurled at the feet of fully-clothed, fist-clenching men: chests puffed out; tummies in — and these accelerate as we turn the corner into the ill-fated second Nixon administration.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Save for his awkward fist-clenching, Double-Phil was awesome.
American Idol Episode 1: Singin' in Savannah and Seacrest's Evil Twin 2012
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Above all what commences as a flirtation with nudity (so shocking) rapidly develops into a rather less funny nod toward forthrightly misogenistic sex — a jumble of lazy breasts and big bottoms hurled at the feet of fully-clothed, fist-clenching men: chests puffed out; tummies in — and these accelerate as we turn the corner into the ill-fated second Nixon administration.
Psychedelic Denver 2009
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Tonight, we analyze the fist-clenching voice of Hillary with an expert and Danny Bondage.
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Elsewhere, the Ennio-Morricone-meets-Three Lions Suburban Knights, the no-messing purepop thrill of Television and their should-be manifesto Bring It On, were fist-clenching anthems, received like tablets from Mount Sinai.
Evening Standard - Home John Aizlewood 2011
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Elsewhere, the Ennio-Morricone-meets-Three Lions Suburban Knights, the no-messing purepop thrill of Television and their should-be manifesto Bring It On, were fist-clenching anthems, received like tablets from Mount Sinai.
Evening Standard - Home John Aizlewood 2011
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While the secure elastic strap prevents controllers from slipping out, the fist-clenching ability and feel of the Gloves also add realism and excitement to boxing and street-fighting games,
iTech News Net 2010
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Alvarez's first career hit and an overall fist-clenching show of visible emotion, it finally came to an end.
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Unlike cricketers or rugby players, footballers say the most inspirational captain is the one who runs 30 yards with the ball and changes the game when they need it changed, not the gobby, fist-clenching type who never pipes down.
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At Lollapalooza she appeared obsessed, and almost bitterly petty, in making her victory lap, delivering a message somewhere between fist-clenching triumph and rage toward anyone who didn't see her as a game-changing star from Day 1.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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