They tear off his dusty clothes and clean his body, a symbol of their perseverance.

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The key is the amount of liquids consumed, in addition to all those herbal teas which, while hard to drink, do actually seem to clean the body very well.

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However, if your mother-in-law is otherwise clean (washes her hands regularly, spot-cleans parts of her body that are dirty on a daily basis, and wears clean clothes for example) and is fully responsible for herself in other ways, this issue may not be a problem for her.

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He searched his dirty white sarong, which was the only garment on his body, for a relatively clean corner, and wiped the table off.

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Without the enzyme, the body is unable to effectively "clean up" the connective tissue in the bones, meaning it can't sweep away damaged cellular detritus or foreign bacteria.

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He was pretty clean-cut, didn't have any body odor that Crisp could tell.

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After two days of confusion over contrasting figures, CPRE apologised for its error - but said that it would be better if clean energy statistics were not held by the industry body in question.

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