To be asked your nationality, and to answer American or British, is to hear the same response again and again: "America good," "Britain good," often accompanied by raised thumbs, a broad smile and a wrist-wrenching handshake.
As the votes were announced a visibly delighted Voss beamed, clapped and hugged his seat neighbours, as well as giving a broad thumbs up to all those watching.
Broad thumbs and big toes are primary characteristics of Rubinstein syndrome.
The syndrome is characterized by a mishaped nose, broad thumbs and halluces (the big toes), brachydactyly, sensorineural hearing loss, facial features such as hypertelorism (unusually wide-set eyes), and developmental delay.
In addition, we found brachydactyly, broad thumbs, widely spaced nipples and scoliosis.
Patient's hands show mild brachydactyly, clinodactyly of fourth finger (left hand), and broad thumbs (Fig. 1c,d).
For example, heterozygosity of p300 or CBP in humans causes Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome which is characterized by broad thumbs and distinctive facial features [ 4].
RTS is characterized by postnatal growth deficiency, mental retardation, skeletal and cardiac abnormalities, psychomotor development delay, and a dysmorphology involving broad thumbs and big toes, short stature, and characteristic facial features.
4.47pm BST CBI welcomes easing of liquidity rules John Cridland, CBI Director-General, has given Mark Carney a broad thumbs-up.
And then, perhaps, a pair of those mittens like paws, with a lone thumb and a broad pouch for the rest of the fingers.
