With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him.

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Joe DiMaggio sat on the tar of the playground, with his back against the wall on the Powell Street side, his legs cocked in front of him like a couple of pickets.

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Pendle is pushed backward by the impact of the first bullet but the stairwell is narrow and with his back against the wall he and Buller are still no more than four feet apart.

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Then again, there have been times, when his back was against the wall and the poll numbers were bad, when he's made a decision to turn down the volume and play like things are all cool.

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Arthur made the adjustment, and Hytner stepped away from his chair against the back wall to watch Jodi Prenger, as the cheeky, high-heeled Dolly, encounter Francis and his lecherous glances.

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Ravi, to his right, pushed his desk against the side wall, so that his back was to Clementi and his computer screen faced the room.

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Turning his back on the flag, he struck his ball against the wall and saw it rebound over his head and onto the green.

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Watson stood against the back wall of the bridge, near an old brass pilot wheel, and bit his upper lip.

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