Joffre decided to swing the Allied centre and left back southwestward from the Belgian frontier to a line pivoted on the French fortress of Verdun and at the same time to withdraw some strength from the right wing so as to be able to station a newly created 6th Army on the extreme left, north of Paris.
After the general engagement had been in progress for some time, Philip had his army perform a wheeling manoeuver, with the right wing withdrawing, and the whole line pivoting around its centre.
Children were instructed to run in a straight line, to pivot and turn on completing a shuttle, and to pace themselves in accordance with the beeps.
Participants are instructed to run in a straight line, to pivot on completing a shuttle, and to pace themselves in accordance with the audio signals.
In fact, Jen Floyd Engel writes on Foxsports.com, it might be the best thing to happen to Smith, whose story line now pivots from overrated first-round pick to reality-hardened underdog.
With the screenwriter Chris Terrio (also an Oscar nominee) Mr. Affleck included the vulgar punch line that pivots through the movie, a catchphrase that puns on its title and is not quite fit for print.
Sometime in the third quarter of Game 5, he scurried into position, near the foul line, then pivoted blindly, back to the basket, back and forth, until, finally, he spun around and upward into a tilting fallaway.
Sensing Kello off his line, Commons pivoted inside the penalty to deliver a lofted shot that crashed off the same post.
The pendulums share a common pivot line, but move independently and are only coupled together through collisions.
The line marked a pivot into the most interesting part of Obama's speech, where he pleaded with the country to "fix our politics".
