In foreign policy, that may be sufficient to improve her country's standing and weight in the world.

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As a former boss of the World Trade Organisation he was a figure of international standing who added weight and respectability to the Italian cabinet.

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Lady Thatcher, who stood virtually alone in her determination to fight the Argentine occupation of the Falklands, again is standing almost alone against the weight of European opinion.

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By failing at the onset of the crisis to indicate that certain limited exceptions would be made, the United States forfeited to the United Nations the task of defining the scope of this loophole, and weakened the weight of a long-standing U.S. policy to oppose the use of food as a weapon in settling disputes.

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By 2010, the 37-year-old, standing at 5'10, hit his peak weight of 270 pounds.

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So by standing on this board, it can measure your weight.

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Mr. Guevara also may have her do exercises that are one fluid movement, including, for instance a squat, a standing row and a wide lunge on a cable weight machine.

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The elephant distributes its weight at least over all 4 feet, and even if standing on one leg, over the area of the one foot- you might actually get more damage from a good stomp with a heel that has a small surface area.

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