He was not much to look at, but he had Rumpelstiltskin's own temper, and when angry which was often his fist clenched and pounded the air, his barrel chest thrust forward, and his orders shot out like a hound's bark.

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After hearing the claim of insanity, Mr. Breivik smiled and shook his head, extending his clenched fist in a salute he used in the first days of his trial.

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Mandela was 71 years old when he walked free from Victor Verster prison, his clenched fist held high.

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Ferguson will have regarded this as one of the most difficult tests of United's title run-in, and his succession of clenched-fist salutes at the final whistle demonstrated his delight.

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His campaign slogan spoke of crushing crime with an "iron fist ", an image reinforced by the clenched fist emblem of his right-wing Patriotic Party.

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He groped her and, when she rejected his advances, he smashed her in the face with a clenched fist, breaking her nose.

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After his diplomatic open hand policy towards Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was met with a clenched fist, Obama's attempt to convince the UN Security Council to pass "smart sanctions" against Iran has been checkmated by Iran's nuclear deal with its newest strategic allies, Turkey and Brazil.

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