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- adverb In a
frontal manner
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in, at, or toward the front
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Examples
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Premier Wen Jiabao of China and Prime Minister Putin of Russia, in their speeches and in private meetings, attacked American policies openly and frontally, which is quite rare for heads of government.
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From the video the snake is obviously frontally fanged, best observed at 2: 43 in the sequence when the snake opens its mouth at the camera.
Woodpecker vs. Snake 2010
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If JK remained silent, we understood why, his position as Vice President in SBY's administration enables him to frontally criticize SBY's ideas.
Global Voices in English » Indonesia: Disappointing Election Debate 2009
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As I thought about this Earth Day, I weighed whether I should address climate change frontally and risk further polarization between those of us deeply concerned about the issue and those who have not yet recognized its reality.
William S. Becker: At the Crossroads: Floods, Fires and Another Teachable Moment William S. Becker 2011
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The candidates are still hesitating to criticize frontally in front of an open forum.
Global Voices in English » Indonesia: Disappointing Election Debate 2009
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From the video the snake is obviously frontally fanged, best observed at 2: 43 in the sequence when the snake opens its mouth at the camera.
Woodpecker vs. Snake 2010
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On both Monday and Tuesday thousands of protesters gathered in the center of Manama, the capital, only to be frontally attacked by riot police.
Blindsided in Bahrain Jackson Diehl 2011
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By far their most iconic work, Cadillac Ranch consists of no more than a row of vintage Cadillacs of successive models and years, frontally buried in the desert outside Amarillo, Texas.
G. Roger Denson: You Say You Want a Revolution. Well You Know, Art Can Cure You of That G. Roger Denson 2011
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With few exceptions, Israeli ground forces are not advancing frontally but are instead mounting a multiplicity of raids.
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By far their most iconic work, Cadillac Ranch consists of no more than a row of vintage Cadillacs of successive models and years, frontally buried in the desert outside Amarillo, Texas.
G. Roger Denson: You Say You Want a Revolution. Well You Know, Art Can Cure You of That G. Roger Denson 2011
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