Sentence examples for neck from inspiring English sources

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neck

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To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate

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Director Sarah Maldoror studied in Moscow, worked on the classic The Battle of Algiers, then grabbed African cinema by the scruff of the neck, forcing it to engage with feminism, loss and movie aesthetics.

It dates back to 1967 when Lauren designed a line of neck ties and the success can be put down to the brand's eclectic nature.

And although he will cheer himself hoarse this summer supporting Giovanni Trapattoni's side in Poland at the European Championships, he is not the kind of person to wrap himself up in a tricolour or knot a green, white and gold scarf around his neck.

Come on.'" The experience of the movie's producer – a Mr Sepp Blatter – breathing down his neck appears not to have been creatively ideal.

Stick with daywear: a polo neck gives a flattering long line and a modish 70s effect; a cotton shirt makes the look most wearable.

There's even a word for it – iPosture – and there is increasing evidence that it is causing back and neck pain in young adults.

According to the British Chiropractic Association (BCA), its latest survey shows that 40% of those aged 16 to 24 have had back or neck pain, although it didn't give the actual number of people included in its study.

Outlining his story in a matter-of-fact manner, the controlling killer told the operator: "I grabbed the knife and stabbed him in the back of the neck, I believe somewhere near the brain stem.

Apple gets it in the neck ("When you buy an album on iTunes you're renting music rather than buying it; you're getting the equivalent of an IOU"), as does YouTube, for letting major artists fiddle their viewing figures.

The former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind went further, saying the papers showed "Labour up to its neck in a shoddy business, one of the most foolish and shameful decisions in recent years".

At the midpoint in the campaign, with three weeks gone and three weeks to go, the two favourites – though that's an improbable way to describe politicians in the current era – are still neck and neck.

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