Making a phone call for work meant you needed to be seated at a desk.

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The figure had an angelic upturned face and was seated at a desk and holding a quill.

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What she sees is her famous fifth cousin, seated at his desk.

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The man, with short brown hair and wearing a blue-and-white-checked shirt, is also pictured apparently being detained by security in the street and seated at a desk for questioning.

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Designer Jeanne Lanvin, founder of one of Paris' great fashion houses, is seated at her desk, surrounded by the brightly colored spines of fabric and pattern books, a drawing pencil, and a telephone.

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Seated at a desk with a statue of Ronnie James Dio (the late metal singer who popularised the 'devil' hand salute) on the corner, Tsonev wears a black T-shirt reading 'k'metal', playing off the Bulgarian word for mayor - kmet.

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And what better way to do so than to throw myself into a practice (a seemingly good idea while seated comfortably at my Manhattan desk), attend a pep rally and stand field-side with the Sea Gals during the NFC Championship game on Jan. 22.

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