Their long, heavy arms, good for hanging from branches, act as pendulums to swing their weight forward as they uncoil from the crouch.

BBC: Gibbons' extraordinary jumps 'down to technique'

But, with few heavy arms or armoured vehicles, and still heavily dependent on their American advisers, these troops could not be depended on to fight the insurgents unaided.

ECONOMIST: Iraq

If voted through, the new resolution would add more names to a list of individuals, firms and banks sanctioned for their links to Iran's nuclear and missile programmes and slap an arms embargo on heavy weapons.

ECONOMIST: Brazil, Turkey and Iran

The first celebrity arrived, a big guy in heavy stage makeup, with well-muscled arms and long blond hair and extremely white teeth.

NEWYORKER: Sheriff Joe

Correspondents say a compromise seems to have been reached: lifting an embargo on small arms for one year but keeping restrictions on heavy weapons.

BBC: UN eases decades-old Somalia arms embargo for one year

The match had survived three pitch inspections because of heavy rain and the early signs were encouraging that the Arms Park turf was firm underfoot.

BBC: Blues 23-12 Harlequins

There are also now dozens of amputees who will need long-term help - some people could only be rescued by having their arms or feet cut off because they were trapped by heavy concrete.

BBC: Dhaka Rana Plaza survivor's search for missing sister

The lesson from this period was simple but important: In any arms negotiation, if you want Senate support at the landing, you had better arrange for heavy Senate involvement at the takeoff.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | Fumble on the Test Ban Treaty By Richard Burt The Washington Post, 18 October 1999