Anything below the head and above the waist is - up to a point - fair game.

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As he scampered from side to side to field grounders, I noticed that he remained perfectly still above the waist.

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Above the waist he is strong and coordinated.

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Sometime of them wore garish military regalia festooned with patches, some wore camouflage, some wore Armani, some wore tribal garb, some wore peasant garb, some wore nothing above the waist preferring to appear shirtless in photographs.

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Nastech Pharmaceutical in Bothell, Wash. is studying a nasal spray form of apomorphine, which may work both above the neck and below the waist.

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If you have two or more of the above risk factors, or if your waist is greater than 40 inches (for women, greater than 35 inches), that puts you at higher risk for obesity-related diseases, especially heart disease and diabetes.

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Dressed in an above-the-knee flowing skirt with smart heels and a cardigan tied around her waist, Brandolini is sauntering through the showroom at Phillips de Pury, the auction house that will sell 120 lots of her best work on Friday.

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At the very end he's tried to jump and his hand is just slightly above his waist but no more than that.

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