He borrowed someone's belt and tied it around a woman's leg to help stop the bleeding.

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"It's like someone is taking a belt and putting it around your neck and pulling as hard as they can, " Nadav said.

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In other words, unlike someone who wears a belt and suspenders, if one structural member fails, there is no redundant system to prevent collapse.

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People with a high tolerance for risk make careless passwords in the same spirit that someone drives without a seat belt, assuming the odds are against an accident.

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When he found out someone was knocking off his popular sterling Winchester belt buckle for 12 bucks, Kieselstein-Cord took him to court.

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