He has additionally made clear that there will not be American boots touching down on Libyan soil.

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His boots are worn down so much that he no longer has heels on his shoe.

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Stepping cautiously through the slime until he reached solid ground, looking disoriented, he regarded his image in the shallow water of the river while the paratroopers dried their feet with an old shirt, then pulled on their socks and boots and rolled down their pants.

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It took a full week of pumping before the water level was brought down to 20 centimeters, and Speth, wearing boots, shorts and an old T-shirt, could splash down to explore.

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The doctor picked up her boots and set them down in front of her.

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Lay them babies right down there under the dash by my boots.

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At Finse station, passengers climb down to the platform with packs and sturdy boots, their breath visible in the cold mountain air.

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They thought you were too big for your boots and ought to be taken down a peg or two.

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Dressed in overalls and boots, I was led through a locked door and down into the void, my tiny torch struggling to fight against the pitch black.

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Wear wellies or rubber boots, old clothes and bring moist towelettes for wiping hands down after.

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Kellogg also says FEMA didn't supply equipment--rubber gloves, boots and coveralls--to protect rescue workers as they washed down animals soaked in dirty floodwaters.

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