British politicians are much more accustomed to the cut and thrust of face-to-face debate.

ECONOMIST: TV debates

It seems that sitting in our pajamas all day does not always trump the cut and thrust of face-to-face office work.

FORBES: The Power of Place

Bent over at the waist, its hand on its hips, the creature has its face thrust forward menacingly.

WSJ: Tom Perkins's Penthouse Fit for King

Once inside, he gyrates to the booming beat of the deejay's music, revels in the dotings of a gaggle of long-legged fashion models and poses obligingly for every cell phone camera that is thrust into his face.

FORBES: The Star Catchers

One day, not long after she had endured yet another session under the surgeon's knife, he took a mirror from her dressing table and thrust it in front of her face to reflect the livid scars and the bruising under her eyes.

CNN: Books - Excerpt: 'Flint'

Dzhokhar, by contrast, has his white baseball cap turned backward, revealing his entire face, his chin is thrust confidently into the air.

NPR: For Bombing Suspects, Question May Be Who Led Whom

He gestured with his middle finger, then pulled out a revolver and thrust it in the Malaysian's face, telling him to be more careful in future.

CNN: A Tale of Two Countries

From close up we watched the ravenous face of the larva and the swollen organ thrust into its wet mouth.

NEWYORKER: The Slows

"All face questions about the way the mild-mannered germ warfare expert was thrust into the maelstrom of the Iraqi arms affair, " the paper says.

CNN: Press rounds on Blair government