Sentence examples for is strapped down from inspiring English sources
Mr. Hajj began his hunger strike more than a year ago, so twice daily he is strapped down and a tube is wound up his nose and down his throat to his stomach.
His three-finned surfboard is strapped down and ready, overhanging the tiny roof of a curious metallic-gray-and-white machine that looks one part Volkswagen Beetle, one part iMac and one part golf cart.
In the case of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a high-level detainee who is believed to have helped plan the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, C.I.A. interrogators used graduated levels of force, including a technique known as "water boarding," in which a prisoner is strapped down, forcibly pushed under water and made to believe he might drown.
Former intelligence officials say that lawyers from the C.I.A. and the Justice Department have been involved in intensive discussions in recent months to review the legal basis for some extreme tactics used at those secret centers, including "waterboarding," in which a detainee is strapped down, dunked under water and made to believe that he might be drowned.
Tough to Swallow The audience at a screening of "Quills," a film based loosely on the life of the Marquis de Sade, found one scene hard to take: The marquis, played by GEOFFREY RUSH, is strapped down and his tongue is removed.
It was posted on the Web site of The New York Times on May 12 , 2004 by James Risen, David Johnston and Neil Lewis, published in The Times and carried worldwide on the A.P. wire the next day: "C.I.A. interrogators used graduated levels of force, including a technique known as 'water boarding,' in which a prisoner is strapped down, forcibly pushed under water and made to believe he might drown".
"He was strapped down," Mr. Brown added.
I think her wrists were strapped down as well.
Her legs were strapped down by two black seat belts.
Although her wrists are strapped down, her son is holding her left hand tightly.
Blood was dripping off and she was strapped down," Mr. Buggs said.
