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  • A well-tailored suit and sport coat — two-button with a center-back vent — will be the most slimming for you.

    Clothes That Make Men Look Slimmer Teri Agins 2010

  • That could mean a permanent starting role for Alex, the Brazilian center-back, who has played in the team's two shutout wins this season, but didn't even make the 18-man squad for last Sunday's 2-1 loss to Liverpool.

    Blues Brothers Starting to Rock Jonathan Clegg 2011

  • Likewise, Lucio helped lead the counterattack from his center-back position against Chile in round two and was one of the key defensive figures in the shutout.

    The Stars That Have Really Come Out 2010

  • Then I saw that I'd dropped the center-back pattern piece on the floor.

    Books! - A Dress A Day 2008

  • Then I saw that I'd dropped the center-back pattern piece on the floor.

    March 2008 2008

  • Team manager Liam Daish -- a former center-back player for the Irish national team -- is a little nervous, however.

    One Team Gets 26,000 Owners 2008

  • Sleeve length from center back neck Take this measurement from the center-back neck bone to the wrist bone with the arm slightly bent for ease.

    A Passion for Knitting Nancy J. Thomas 2002

  • Begin at center-back of hat holding wire toward you, and sewing from right to left.

    Make Your Own Hats Gene Allen Martin

  • Despite leading the Dynamo in goals scored (five) and shots (63) this season, Cameron played in defense through the playoffs and is expected to start at center-back in the final.

    MarketWatch.com - Top Stories 2011

  • Sunderland confirmed the center-back was suspended from duties, "pending the outcome of a club investigation".

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

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