swivel-chair

Where most public high school education aimed theoretically at "the white collar job and the swivel-chair position," Assumption High School at Granger sought "the economic, social, and spiritual enrichment of rural life."

Agrarianism and the Popular Education Culture 2008

And when he retires, who do you think will have the hunched-at-a-desk prowess, the swivel-chair stamina and the never-ending suspender collection to replace him?

Shark Eats Portion Of Ryan Seacrest 2008

But for swivel-chair commandos, it's all in a day's viewing, and don't be stingy with the banana oil, bro.

Dennis Perrin: The Right's Queer Fear 2008

An air surgeon described the difficulty of flying one of these fully loaded 60,000-pound Goliaths: The coordinated operations of all these gadgets would be difficult in the swivel-chair comfort of your office.

Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006

An air surgeon described the difficulty of flying one of these fully loaded 60,000-pound Goliaths: The coordinated operations of all these gadgets would be difficult in the swivel-chair comfort of your office.

Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006

The man fell back through his swivel-chair knocking it over and went to the floor and lay there twitching and gurgling.

No Country For Old Men McCarthy, Cormac, 1933- 2005

Up in the city, I tried for a while to list the quotations on an interminable amount of stock, then I fell asleep in my swivel-chair.

The Great Gatsby 2003

Ken took a seat on the high stool that had been tucked under the tall paste-up board, while Parlabane slumped into a swivel-chair in front of a big Mac monitor that was aswirl with multicoloured screen-saver patterns.

Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000

Parlabane gripped one arm of the swivel-chair, rolling his eyes to the ceiling.

Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000

He swung round in his swivel-chair which was firmly bolted to the deck as Pietro stood to one side and said: 'Your latest guests, Carlos.

Partisans MacLean, Alistair 1982