As his mother testified, Beasley slumped forward, his chin on his chest and his right hand covering his eyes.

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Peyton Siva sat a few feet away, a hand covering his mouth.

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Compressed lips, licking lips, hand covering mouth and rubbing upper lip.

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While hand washing and covering sneezes are parts of a larger strategy to prevent the spread of influenza, influenza vaccine continues to be the best way to protect against the disease.

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Doctors advise using "simple but effective" hygiene measures such as frequent hand-washing, covering your mouth with a tissue when coughing and sneezing, and putting the tissue into a bin.

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Kerry listened intently, covering his mouth with his hand.

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With Motion Gesture, customers can initiate a phone call from a text message by simply raising the phone to their head, or they can pause a video by covering the display with their hand, and even get to the top of an email message and contact list.

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An hour into the descent, Ben Yehuda removed the mitten covering two gloves on his right hand so he could hold Irmak and the rope more securely.

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Smith is going to try his hand at journalism and style, working as an intern for Men's Health Magazine to assist covering New York Fashion Week, which opens Thursday.

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