Head, arms, legs, front torso and back torso had been moulded separately round his body in plaster of Paris and were now fitted separately to him, like a knight's armour.

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His head which used to rotate has been sown back on to the torso twice and he is threadbare with hardly any fur left.

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Your boss may cross his arms for any number of reasons, but when the gesture is coupled with a frown, and if he pulls back or rotates his torso away from you, you now have a composite picture and reinforcement to conclude that he is resistant to whatever you just proposed.

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He cradled and rocked himself, a squatting troll: a head, a rounded back, and two feet sticking out from his torso.

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Wearing a stiff corset around the lower torso while playing a round of golf may help prevent painful lower-back problems, a common complaint of golfers.

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