Behind
Meanings and phrases
behind
- having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
behind
- in or to or toward the rear
- remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
- of timepieces; slow
- in or into an inferior position
- in debt; behindhand; in arrears
behind
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks; nates; arse; butt; backside; bum; buns; can; fundament; hindquarters; hind end; keister; posterior; prat; rear; rear end; rump; stern; seat; tail; tail end; tooshie; tush; bottom; derriere; fanny; ass
v.
- retreat; fall back; lose; drop off; recede
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.; lag; dawdle; fall back
v.
- depart and not take along
- leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; leave; leave alone
- be survived by after one's death; leave
- Dr. Antunes, Julia, and Tomás leave behind him, furious.
- Some leave behind their skin.
- Destroyed enemies leave behind fruit which can be collected for points.
v.
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; imprison; incarcerate; lag; immure; jail; jug; gaol; put away; remand
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- He left behind a business who employed 800 people.
- Piccolo is left behind, and destroys all the robots.
- Amphisbaena fed off of the corpses left behind.
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- A behind the scenes video was released in preparation.
- Adams worked mainly behind the scenes on both of these issues.
- Ueda works behind the scenes to make some of her miracles possible.
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- In overtime Michigan, come from three points behind.
- He fell just .057 percentage points behind Lionel Ruhr.
- He finished 67 points behind the champion.
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- Asad fled leaving behind the baggage of plunder from Khuttal.
- Finally he comes to Delhi leaving behind her newly married wife.
- The gunman fled on foot, leaving behind his rifle and ammunition.
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- Mark Miller was the creative force behind the project.
- Jenvey was a driving force behind the society.
- He is the creative force behind Horse Apples.
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- In the Eredivisie, PSV finished second behind Ajax.
- Ickler qualified second behind pole position winner Moffitt.
- His 25 multi-platinum albums is second behind The Beatles' 26.
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- The list placed Gandy at #2 just behind Sean O'Pry.
- The rest of the brigade was lying down just behind the road.
- Sosa finished with 66 home runs, just behind McGwire's unheard-of 70.
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- This puts it behind only the season premiere, "Turn!
- He hath left behind only on sonne named William & on daught.
- All of the large ships left East Asia, leaving behind only the gunboats.
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- Stephens won second place behind Indiana fiddler W.H.
- Somalia election took place behind schedule.
- In 1953, he tied for second place behind Esteban Canal in Venice.
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- In Group H, they finished third behind Chelsea F.C.
- He finished third behind Petrus and Craven.
- She finished third behind the French colts Djel and Yours.
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- Jenvey was a driving force behind the society.
- Jeremy was the driving force behind the act Cloud2Ground.
- Monet has been described as "the driving force behind Impressionism".
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- She finished 0.71 seconds behind Oxana Savchenko of Russia.
- Cande was 2.05 seconds behind the heat winner, Wang Yanping of China.
- The French team finished second, finishing ten seconds behind Britain.
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- He asks her the reason behind her intention.
- The reason behind the incident is unknown.
- Date problems were cited as the reason behind these changes.
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- The coal tank was located behind the driver's cab.
- The shotgun's safety is located behind its trigger.
- Bear Hollow: Also located behind the post office.
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- The idea behind Aptoide came from different sources.
- The word fits very well with the whole idea behind this album.
- Scott Savage came up with the name and idea behind the 4 horsemen.
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- The Yankees finished second, 18 games behind the Athletics.
- They were 4.5 games behind the first place Baltimore Orioles.
- The Yankees finished second again, seven games behind the Tigers.
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- She started 9/4 favourite and finished second of the eight runners behind Second Set.
- He then ran poorly when fourth of the five runners behind Hampton in the Goodwood Cup.
- She finished thirteenth of the seventeen runners behind the Japanese filly Gentildonna.
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- Claw was leading but Sting was not far behind.
- Island City, Cove, and Summerville were not far behind.
- Even in Eastern Europe, industrialization lagged far behind.
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- Björn served first to begin the 5th set and fell behind 15–40.
- The U's fell behind in the 26th minute to a Marcus Barnes goal.
- 'The Rebels' fell behind by seven points at the start of the second-half.
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- Streitman stayed behind enemy lines after the occupation of southern Romania.
- Mason and Harvey eventually dig their way out only to find that they are behind enemy lines.
- Article 30 states that a spy captured behind enemy lines may only be punished following a trial.
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- Streitman stayed behind enemy lines after the occupation of southern Romania.
- Mason and Harvey eventually dig their way out only to find that they are behind enemy lines.
- Article 30 states that a spy captured behind enemy lines may only be punished following a trial.
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- Stables are located directly behind the house.
- The dirt track is directly behind the original asphalt facility.
- The steps up the Giant's Lance starts directly behind the Gates of the Moon.
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- Drawing his gun at the door he walked up behind Hardin.
- A neutral umpire sets up behind the catcher.
- Lights with color gels were set up behind them for illumination.
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- Karnabatt stayed behind in occupied Bucharest.
- His relative Antonio stayed behind due to his son's fever.
- The real terrorists stayed behind.
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- The petals are about long and hidden behind the labellum.
- The Te Maketu Waterfall is hidden behind the Pratts Road Cemetery.
- According to legend, rich treasures have been hidden behind this "gate".
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- Somalia election took place behind schedule.
- The station was completed in 1947, four years behind schedule.
- By 2014, the program was "US$163 billion over budget [and] seven years behind schedule".
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- He confesses to the murder and is put behind bars.
- The prize for respondents is "20 years behind bars."
- So they set a big trap to put Induchoodan behind bars.
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- The reasons behind Kaká's departure would be economic."
- There has been much speculation as to the reasons behind it.
- Not much is known concerning this plot and the reasons behind it.
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- He finished 38 lengths behind the winner in eleventh.
- Tempier finished the race in 11th place, 2:23 behind the winner.
- He was over thirteen minutes behind the winner, Englishman Liam Killeen.
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- She finished fourth behind her stable companion Busted.
- She started odds on favourite but finished fourth behind First Flight.
- They finished fourth behind the Liberal, Progressive Conservative and Green parties.
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- Donovan agreed, saying there was "a valid moral point behind it."
- At Zurich he finished fourth at 11½, a half point behind Euwe and Flohr.
- At the 'Politiken' event of 2008, he finished just a half point behind the leaders.
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- His fiancée remained behind and they were never rejoined.
- It remained behind the 1916 season, when the squad went 601.
- Diego, her second husband and Pietro's father, remained behind and later died.
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- This ranks him second among German hammer throwers, only behind Ralf Haber.
- He ranked second in the team in goals scored at seven, only behind Liédson.
- This ranks her second among German 100 m hurdlers, only behind Bettine Jahn.
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- D'Anna chooses to stay behind on Earth.
- Amy suggests that Doctor Zoidberg stay behind, given how poor he is.
- Markgraf, however, was instructed to stay behind and continue the search.
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- Stephens won second place behind Indiana fiddler W.H.
- In 1953, he tied for second place behind Esteban Canal in Venice.
- The Sounds ended the first half at 38–32 in second place behind Memphis.
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- The truth behind the Google memo".
- Purva and Karthik talk and Purva finds out the truth behind Prabhakar's death.
- Tchaikovsky was too self-critical not to see the truth behind Balakirev's comments.
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- Spraggan explains the inspiration behind "Tea and Toast".
- That's an inspiration behind ["Real Sound: Kaze no Regret"] as well.
- The inspiration behind came from a New Year's Eve party at Swift's London residence.
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- In Group H, they finished third behind Chelsea F.C.
- He finished third behind Petrus and Craven.
- She finished third behind the French colts Djel and Yours.
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- Germany was close behind with 539 identified victims.
- Alf Smith was close behind with 7 goals.
- The Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) line followed close behind.
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- He finished 38 lengths behind the winner in eleventh.
- He finished in second place, 1½ lengths behind Sendawar.
- In the race he finished in third, 6 lengths behind surprise winner Mayson.
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- Most Improved was ¾ length behind winner Parish Hall.
- He finished in about sixth place, behind winner Don Juan.
- She won nearly 12,000 votes, 6,000 behind winner Richard Patten of the Liberals.
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- Neville helps Carmedon to his room and, behind closed doors, punches him.
- On 31 October 1958, the Union of Soviet Writers held a trial behind closed doors.
- The decision to play the game behind closed doors did not pre-empt media coverage.
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- As a result, Russia was falling behind in many areas of social life.
- After falling behind 4–1 and two breaks of serve in the first set, Bartoli fought back to 4–3.
- Shure Demise was the next to go, falling behind by six seconds in the 25–30 km period of the race.
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- The "V6" badge on V6 models was moved behind the front wheels.
- Later she took part behind the front lines in the Spanish Civil War.
- 's Enrico Gasparotto finished third, two seconds behind the front pair.
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- This is the reasoning behind 2 and 3 of the definition.
- The reasoning behind Stephen's decision to release his rival remains unclear.
- A unique aspect of the John Hunter Hospital is the reasoning behind its name.
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- Neville helps Carmedon to his room and, behind closed doors, punches him.
- On 31 October 1958, the Union of Soviet Writers held a trial behind closed doors.
- The decision to play the game behind closed doors did not pre-empt media coverage.
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- He was part of the marketing team behind Channel 4's launch in 1982.
- The team behind the newsletter were soon accused of sedition and prosecuted.
- He finished second in scoring on the team behind Rodney Prior with 15.1 points per game.
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- Co-writer Tom Douglas told The Boot about the story behind the song.
- When she confronts Morrell, he tells her the story behind his crimes.
- The series follows the story behind the murder of singer Selena Quintanilla.
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- Mary was the mastermind behind John and Annie's marriage.
- He is also believed to be the mastermind behind Umar's assassination in 644.
- There Maud learns that Mrs Sucksby is the mastermind behind her escape and Sue's downfall.
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- He won the bronze medal behind Americans Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek.
- At the 2015 Cup of China, he won the silver medal behind reigning World champion Javier Fernández.
- So Deal advanced, and on his sixth and final throw, won the silver medal behind Balázs Kiss of Hungary.
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- He won the silver medal finishing behind Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark.
- She originally won the bronze medal, finishing behind Tatiana Kashirina and Zhou Lulu.
- It eventually won the bronze medal defeating Lithuania, finishing behind Argentina and Italy.
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- Yet he somehow finds freedom behind the wheel.
- Hirsch (Alan Arkin) gets behind the wheel and into a highway chase with the police.
- She observed two men inside the car; one behind the wheel and the other in the back seat.
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- in the last scene, Lola came from behind and kissed Alejandro.
- In both games, Liga came from behind to get favorable results.
- Northwest Missouri State came from behind to defeat Pittsburg State 38-35.
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- The Maungakotukutuku area is located immediately behind Raumati.
- The first, larger mound (6 m × 15.5 m) lies immediately behind a memorial site.
- The orchestra was placed immediately behind it and the seats were located around it.
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- In the Eredivisie, PSV finished second behind Ajax.
- In 1989, in Heerenveen, he finished second behind Igor Zhelezovski.
- Harvick almost won the All-Star race but finished second behind Kyle Larson.
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- When his visit is over, Walt leaves behind two bags.
- He leaves behind two daughters, Susanna and Juliette.
- But it leaves behind a ring of rare purity.
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- On that day he had future Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander well behind him.
- So far ahead of Africa and South America, but lagging well behind Asia and North America.
- This necessitated Knott correcting his style, which left him well behind in his Games heat.
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- These parts might drag behind the main action.<br> 4.
- The original structure is located behind the main house constructed in 1906.
- It provides another tier of rugby behind the main Brisbane club competition.
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- The man behind this great venture is DrT.
- "PC Magazine" asked if Gates was "the man behind the machine?".
- The man behind the plot was Minister of Economic Affairs, Jan Vapaavuori.
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- He came in third place behind winner Lou Diamond Phillips and runner-up Torrie Wilson.
- She finished in third place behind Republican Paul LePage and unenrolled attorney Eliot Cutler.
- He finished in third place behind James Michael Curley and John E. Kerrigan with 19% of the vote.
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- Following three minutes behind were the Venturas.
- He was over thirteen minutes behind the winner, Englishman Liam Killeen.
- He finished the 10 km race with a time of 2:03:35, 14 minutes behind the winner.
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- His hands were tied behind his back, and he had been tortured.
- Homer then realizes Marge has been resenting him behind his back.
- Knowing Art won't approve of the plan, they do it behind his back.
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- The Council Chamber of County Hall is preserved right behind glass doors.
- She is unaware that Sonny is right behind her, and he lifts the heeled shoe.
- The transmitter was on a cabinet right behind the turntables, made by Granger.
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- Production of turrets lagged behind that of hulls.
- Cambodia remained lagged behind for many years.
- As a result, Cousland lagged behind the others, landing at 4:30 p.m.
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- Dhruvachand stays behind to oversee her education.
- Rex stays behind buying Hank and Kate some time.
- Next morning the Shchyogolevs leave for Copenhagen, and Zina stays behind.
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- Finnset is one of the forces behind Tromsø Church Music Festival.
- Florentines were one of the driving forces behind the Age of Discovery.
- He was one of the driving forces behind the jazz program at NTNU which he also directed.
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- and saw his television future behind the camera.
- Mala also spent time behind the camera.
- But his work behind the camera caught him, then began his journey as director.
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- However, the engineering concept behind the 2-4-0 was quite different.
- The design concept behind multi-zone is to reduce the need to use exposure compensation.
- The whole concept behind tries to bring that up… people will get the feeling that is about them".
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- Labor unions threw their all-out support behind Roosevelt.
- Upon Yang dropping out, Kasky threw his support behind Bernie Sanders.
- The Commonwealth promptly swung its support behind the Australian Wireless system.
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- For history behind the names C*- and B*-algebras, see the section below.
- He accumulated 1,863 points, the most in school history behind Jay Williams.
- He finished his career with 9,966 passing yards, second in school history behind McNown.
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- Devina is the one who is behind all this.
- There were mews behind all four sides.
- He was convinced that a supernatural power behind all of creation had to exist.
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- An anchor was placed behind the shield.
- Note that the parallax barrier may also be placed behind the LCD pixels.
- Nets are usually placed behind the goal, but are not required by the Laws.
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- Here, the meaning behind the opening flashback is revealed.
- The meaning behind the group's name is based on the word "scarf".
- The meaning behind an awareness ribbon depends on its colors and pattern.
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- The prize for respondents is "20 years behind bars."
- The station was completed in 1947, four years behind schedule.
- He spent almost 25 years behind bars.
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- He was sent off 13/2 3rd favourite behind odds on favourite Kauto Star and Exotic Dancer.
- In a race run in atrocious weather she started 2/1 second favourite behind the Queen's colt Landau.
- On 1 June Craig an Eran started 5/1 second favourite behind Leighton in a 23-runner field for the Epsom Derby.
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- She was never in contention and finished unplaced behind Cardmania.
- She started a 20/1 outsider and finished unplaced behind Epsom Lad.
- He finished unplaced behind Mahan and was subsequently retired to stud.
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- A spiracle is a small hole found behind each eye.
- The incision is made in front of and behind each ear.
- A large parotoid gland lies behind each eye.
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- At the 2015 Cup of China, he won the silver medal behind reigning World champion Javier Fernández.
- So Deal advanced, and on his sixth and final throw, won the silver medal behind Balázs Kiss of Hungary.
- He closed his track season with a 5000 m silver medal behind Imane Merga at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.
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- The two men run and end up hiding behind a garbage bin.
- Before, I felt like I was hiding behind the instruments.
- He was there, hiding behind a curtain, all the time that Soames was questioning Bannister.
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- In 1955–56 Ethnikos finished 2nd in Greece, just 1 point behind champions Olympiacos.
- Manchester City came second in the league that season, 5 points behind champions Burnley.
- Manchester City finished in second place that season, 3 points behind champions Sheffield Wednesday.
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- The water well of the fortress lies in the area behind the first courtyard.
- It was also at this point that the area behind the town hall was cleared and Nytorv founded.
- Merchandise is offered at stands all along the inside of the exterior wall inside the area behind the seats.
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- However he lost his position behind Kenta Shimizu in 2006.
- She noted they tried to persuade her to take a position behind the scenes.
- In the UK, it also placed in the same position behind the same two albums.
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- Srinivas was attacked from behind when he was crossing a stream.
- However, Field left differences behind when she was not in the political arena.
- However, such amount is still lagging behind when compared to Malayan peninsular states.
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- Contagious Collective is also the production company behind the series' audio production.
- "Polis Net Consultants", the company behind the project, was established on September 28, 2000.
- Nonetheless, she helped Nick prove Sharon was an unfit leader for the company behind the scenes.
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- Sept. 12" hung on the wall behind him.
- Her hair is palish blue like the canvas of the chair and her face the same red as the wall behind.
- When Attorney Jack Young got up to defend the riders, the judge turned his body to face the wall behind him.
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- At the 'Politiken' event of 2008, he finished just a half point behind the leaders.
- The filly settled behind the leaders before moving up to take the lead in the straight.
- Peslier positioned Solemia just behind the leaders before taking the lead early in the straight.
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- François' patron saint, standing behind him is Francis of Assisi.
- When standing behind an animal, there are a few things the judge looks for.
- The first round had ten players, each standing behind a mock dynamite plunger.
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- He wielded real power behind the throne until his death in 1565.
- The Fujiwara were the proverbial "power behind the throne" for centuries.
- He was convinced that a supernatural power behind all of creation had to exist.
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- He helped the hosts come from behind 0–2 with his last-minute header.
- The game saw Arkansas lead throughout only to have Texas come from behind and win in the final minutes, 15–14.
- A waiter, Valentin, is in love with the barmaid, whom he persuades to come from behind the counter to dance with him.
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- She finished fourth behind her stable companion Busted.
- She started odds on favourite but finished fourth behind First Flight.
- They finished fourth behind the Liberal, Progressive Conservative and Green parties.
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- The motivation behind the murder is unclear.
- For Ryholt, Sheshi's motivation behind a dynastic marriage with a Kushite princess was to ally his kingdom with the Nubians.
- In "Dumb Bell of the Yukon", Daisy is the motivation behind Donald's hunting trip after he reads a letter from her saying she likes fur coats.
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- This is the common rationale behind open-source software.
- Edgar Chamorro explained the rationale behind this to a U.S. reporter.
- However, the rationale behind BAPs is to "conserve and restore" biodiversity.
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- Kieron Pollard was caught behind for seven off 12 balls.
- He was eventually out caught behind for 102.
- Gilchrist was himself caught behind off Zaheer shortly thereafter.
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- They finished behind another German team.
- Lewis finished behind nominee Ron Paul (51.3%) and Russell Means (31.4%).
- He continued the race, but was injured, and finished behind the time limit.
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- The reason behind the creation of this work, as well as its place of performance, remain a matter for speculation.
- Geoffrey A. Landis has compared the story behind the creation of Heim theory with the plot of a science fiction story.
- Cultural Broadcasting was one of the founding companies behind the creation of the Fujisankei Communications Group in 1967.
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- There she finished second on the podium behind teammate Catharine Pendrel.
- Having been second fastest in the morning session, Chilton was tenth behind teammate James Nash.
- She started her year well by finishing second at the Swedish Rally behind teammate and home favourite Blomqvist.
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- For this reason, he chooses to remain behind.
- He would remain behind in 1969 to help strengthen the Israel branch.
- He asks Karl and Susan to take in Rani, but she refuses to remain behind without him.
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- I'm basically shy, and I go and hide behind my characters."
- He intends to set up a smoke screen, hide behind it, and then emerge to launch a torpedo salvo.
- It became a common gesture for him to hide behind the curtain and flip off the crowd prior to entering the ring.
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- In his final start of the season, he finished fifth behind old foe First Gold in the Punchestown Gold Cup.
- Hardy Eustace had one more run that season, where he finished fifth behind Iris's Gift in the Sefton Novices' Hurdle.
- On the final start of his Florida campaign, Roman Brother again finished fifth behind Northern Dancer, this time in the Florida Derby.