The eyes narrow and the mouth is awry, one corner twisting into an Elvis curl, though it looks too sour for seduction, let alone song.

NEWYORKER: Sail Away

Neti pots usually involve mixing saltwater (or using a prepackaged solution), leaning over a sink, twisting your head to one side, and inserting the spout into one nostril.

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One can see the skilled players twisting and turning their flaming, dying aircraft to extract maximum value from the enemy, where a novice will spiral out of control and hit the water or ground almost immediately.

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Tom DeLay is unchallenged as majority whip both because he, too, has powers of patronage and because no one else fancies such an arm-twisting job when the Republican majority is a mere six votes.

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Theo Walcott, a substitute, blasted in an equalizer with his first touch since coming on and then crossed for Danny Welbeck, the striker, to score one of the goals of the tournament, a twisting back-heel flick into the corner of the goal.

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Nor would one occur if European banks succumbed to some arm-twisting by their own governments to agree to a swap.

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So Daschle holds hands instead of twisting arms, and he brings the caucus together frequently so members can soak up one another's ideas.

CNN: Fasten your seat belts

Loan signing Fortune, who was one of the bright sparks for the home side, collected a pass from playmaker Borja Valero before twisting away from Steven Taylor far too easily and spearing a fine strike into the bottom left corner.

BBC: West Brom 2-3 Newcastle