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Examples
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C. Entice the gentlemen to sample rather than just size-up my assets (think amuse bouche and bite).
The DC Damsel: Lifting the Ladies: Adventures in Bra-Fitting The DC Damsel 2010
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It wasn't until we got out and did the size-up and were able to confirm that everybody was off the bus . . .
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“The pleasure is mine, buddy,” Andrew said, returning the size-up.
’Til Death Miasha 2010
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But if you're zipping by too fast to make eye-contact or adequately size-up, I'm thinking you'll be okay.
On Predators Sage 2009
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But if you're zipping by too fast to make eye-contact or adequately size-up, I'm thinking you'll be okay.
Archive 2009-06-01 Sage 2009
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The next move: A size-up of the migratory bird situation.
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Luce argued for staying in, but he had used up his chits by It was Meyerson instead who more nearly matched Perot's own size-up of the situation.
Superhero 2008
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For a size-up, decadal averaging seemed a more sensible way of keeping track of degrees of freedom.
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Just like litigants that size-up judges during litigation, patent practitioners should be aware of the personalities involved in the USPTO examining corps.
Archive 2006-02-01 Peter Zura 2006
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After a few seconds of this size-up, the beast stopped snarling and crouched low, its tail whipping back and forth like, well, like an angry cat.
The Rivers of Zadaa D. J. MacHale 2005
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