Liam Neeson, his hair standing straight up like tensed wire, is the dauntless but neurotic sex researcher Alfred C.

NEWYORKER: Kinsey

The water was gin clear and the huge kelp fronds were in a mad rhythm of bending, then standing straight up, swinging and heaving to the forces of the sea.

BBC: Torrey Canyon seabed returns to normal after oil spill

Truly, truly, there is so much more work to be done, but we are standing up straight because of you all.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event

Standing up straight will create unconscious feelings of trust in your audience.

FORBES: Getting Inside V. S. Ramachandran's Head

Sean Penn, as Willie Stark, the Southern country boy who wants to be governor, wears his hair cropped close at the sides and standing up straight on top.

NEWYORKER: All the King's Men

Walton, too, cautions against the perception that maintaining natural hair means standing against chemical straighteners or straight hair overall.

CNN: Natural hair offers a new point of view

The first wicket to go was that of Kate Pulford , who cut Isa Guha straight to Claire Taylor, standing at gully, to leave New Zealand on 26-1.

BBC: World Cup joy for England women

The BBC's Roland Buerk in Tokyo says he is seen as a straight-talker with a reputation for standing up to the powerful bureaucracy.

BBC: Naoto Kan becomes Japan's new prime minister

"Let's honor the founding documents and get our priorities straight, " he concluded, to a standing ovation.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Anyone standing outside during a run gets very wet because the vapour rains straight back down to the ground.

BBC: Key tests for Skylon spaceplane project

Defence and political analyst Hasan Askari Rizvi says that while the PML-N may improve its standing comparative to the PPP, neither group is likely to win a straight majority out of the 275 seats up for grabs.

BBC: Asia