As the sentence was passed Keene lowered his head and wiped tears from his eyes.

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McCain, positioned before a large American flag, paused and lowered his head.

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In court last year, an emotional Banks lowered his head and fought back tears when prosecutors said they were moving to have the conviction dismissed.

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She tightened her scarf around her neck, tugged up her coat collar, lowered her head, and walked toward Broadway with her fists punched down into her pockets and her purse clinched under her arm.

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He lowered his head to receive his crown.

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Similarly, if you want to avoid threatening someone else, keep your eyes lowered and your head down.

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He was walking slowly, as before, hands behind his back, as before, and he seemed to pause when he saw me, almost imperceptibly, head lowered now, path not quite steady.

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O'Connor sat next to him with her head lowered.

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Depending on the doses used, in a head-to-head study Vytorin lowered LDL by 47-59%, whereas the values for atorvastatin (generic Lipitor) were 36-53%.

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The latest government campaign to distribute the pill has lowered bilharzia cases around Lampsar village from about 30 a month to less than 10, says Fatou Sarr Diouf, head of the regional health centre.

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