• Mark Norell, a prominent paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York who didn't participate in the study, said he doesn't know if the upright-posture myth is as widespread as the new study indicates.

    WSJ: T. rex not a stand-up guy? Test your dino skills

  • In those days, the Dow Jones news ticker--a stand alone, upright machine--spilled out reams of broad tape financial news comparable with what comes across computer consoles today.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Only later did his measurements show that the skull-cap was from a new transitional species, pithecanthropus erectus, the upright ape-like man.

    ECONOMIST: How man has learned, through history, about his habitat

  • The distinctive exterior styling is characterized by sharp, upright V-shaped design featuring long, up-slanting headlights with a blue internal reflective appearance.

    ENGADGET: Nissan starts US production of 2013 Leaf, vows faster charging and a lower entry price

  • The woodwork rescued the visitors when Swans substitute Kemy Agustien hit Schwarzer's right-hand upright with a 25-yard shot just 90 seconds after coming on.

    BBC: eng-prem

  • New fossil evidence seems to confirm that a key ancestor of ours could walk upright consistently - one of the major advances in human evolution.

    BBC: Fossil find puts 'Lucy' story on firm footing

  • Wearing his hallmark gold-coloured running shoes, Johnson - back upright, knees pumping - glided to 400m victory in a new Games record of 43.49 seconds in Atlanta.

    BBC: SPORT | Athletics | Johnson on rising stars and records

  • They are one-metre-long, upright cylinders with a one-metre antenna on top.

    BBC: Cyber-sailors to survey oceans

  • Freestanding units -- upright appliances about four feet tall that look like hair dryers from "The Jetsons" era -- power the invisible beams of harmless light.

    CNN: Terabeam aims to solve 'last mile' data jam

  • This upright, good-looking, earnest man in his early 40s knows what he's talking about: he's a judge!

    ECONOMIST: A draconian judge turned politician is stirring up Hamburg

  • Inder Kumar Gujral, is an urbane, upright and self-assured politician.

    CNN: Gujral Walks a Tightrope

  • Blair missed an early pot at goal, hitting the left-hand upright, but made amends soon after when Dragons prop Patrick Palmer - on loan from the Blues - was penalised for dropping a scrum.

    BBC: Blues 42-13 Dragons

  • But Michalak missed a drop-goal from almost in front soon after his introduction, while Wilkinson hit the upright with a right-foot effort in the 59th minute.

    CNN: Wilkinson kicks England into final

  • Everton were in control, with Manuel Fernandes denied by Friedel and also hitting an upright with a free-kick.

    BBC: Blackburn 0-0 Everton

  • The 25-year-old might have landed a perfect 10 but pushed a last-minute penalty wide of the right-hand upright.

    BBC: South Africa 31-19 New Zealand

  • Watson then made a bid for glory with a 20-yard punt that rebounded off John Ruddy's right-hand upright.

    BBC: Wigan 1-1 Norwich

  • Video from CNN affiliate WSVN showed the basket (where people stand) upright on a two-lane road, while the envelope (the balloon part) sat some distance nearby.

    CNN: NFL player among 2 injured in Florida air balloon crash

  • Adebayor, who worked hard during his shift, was also unlucky not to score moments later when his low angled shot went two yards wide of the Timisoara right-hand upright.

    BBC: Man City 2-0 Timisoara (agg 3-0)

  • Birmingham continued to look the more incisive in front of goal and Larsson was narrowly wide of the left-hand upright with a shot on the run from 20 yards.

    BBC: Birmingham 3-0 Middlesbrough

  • Arsenal could have added to their lead, but first Adebayor was foiled by the hand of Taylor and then Bendtner smacked a low angled shot just wide of the Birmingham right-hand upright.

    BBC: Birmingham 2-2 Arsenal

  • Agaev was thankful for his defence saving him but two minutes later the roles were reversed as the Azerbaijan 'keeper made a stunning flying save to fingertip Koumas' 30-yard curling shot around his left-hand upright.

    BBC: Wales 1-0 Azerbaijan

  • This time, the striker, who had scored five goals in his previous five games, was one-on-one with Myhill after being played in by an exquisite pass from Adam, but he pulled his effort past the right-hand upright.

    BBC: Peter Odemwingie

  • But no worries, none of the three robovacuums I tried out--the Karcher RC3000 RoboCleaner , the Electrolux Trilobite and the Roomba Discovery from iRobot --are on the verge of giving an old-fashioned upright a run for its money.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Staunton missed his conversion attempt, but Crotty added another try on 51 minutes and this time the full-back's conversion went over off an upright to stretch the lead to 31-3.

    BBC: Swansea fly-half Arwel Thomas

  • The scare briefly roused Spurs and a curling Jermaine Jenas free-kick slammed against the upright, before substitute Steven Pienaar was denied by a brilliant close-range stop from Jaaskelainen.

    BBC: Tottenham 2-1 Bolton

  • Theory ran afoul of antitrust law in the Carecore case, however, where executives there were accused of refusing to deal with New York-area radiologists who provided upright MRIs, a new system that allows patients to be positioned in weight-bearing posture to see what might be causing them pain.

    FORBES: $11 Million Verdict Shows Dangers Of Medical Cost Control

  • Sitting bolt upright on a nearby high-backed chair was the outgoing Perm, Sir Jon Shortridge.

    BBC: The hunt for a new 'Sir Humphrey'

  • It's a small, quaint shop with exposed brick walls, antique lamps and an old-time, upright, cash register.

    NPR: A Tour of Chicago's Spice House

  • Tovey sent his conversion against the upright to make it 8-3, before Flanagan sent a second penalty wide at the other end.

    BBC: Magners League: Ospreys 16-21 Dragons

  • Robinson was called into action when he turned a low drive from Zurianov on to an upright in the 25th minute - and four minutes later England were ahead.

    BBC: Russia 2-1 England

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