upright posture

collocation in English

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upright
adjective
uk
/ˈʌp.raɪt/us
/ˈʌp.raɪt/
straight up ...
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posture
noun
uk
/ˈpɒs.tʃər/us
/ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ/
the way in which someone usually holds their shoulders, neck, and back, or a particular position in which someone stands, ...
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Let's assume that the desired body roll angle with reference to the vertical is zero (uprightposture).
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Persons in pain and grief lose theiruprightposture, they crumple and fall helplessly to the ground.
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Theiruprightpostureis characteristic.
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Moreover, these studies suggest that the adoption of theuprightposturecontributes significantly to enhance and stabilize the expression of manual preferences.
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In patients with vasovagal syncope, the normal physiological response is replaced at a variable period after assumption of theuprightposture.
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However, wheelchair basket is played in anuprightposture.
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It has a stockyuprightposturewhen on the ground.
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They walk well and habitually have anuprightposture.
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Emphasis is placed on station (which includes anuprightposture) and a powerful head.
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Their heads were placed in anuprightpostureon an elevated part of the pit.
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They forage actively like flycatchers and perches in a veryuprightposture.
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It is also bred all over the world for its show quality and uniqueuprightposture.
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With the male in anuprightposture, the pair will touch bellies, quiver, and spawn.
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Their characteristic mammalian features included hair, a large brain, anduprightposture.
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It maintains anuprightposturewhen at rest or when propelling itself between branches or trunks.
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One of these projections, the vestibulospinal tract, is responsible foruprightpostureand head stabilization.
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On his arrival he assumes anuprightpostureand raises his wings, displaying the wet belly feathers.
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On the ground, western jackdaws have anuprightpostureand strut briskly, their short legs giving them a rapid gait.
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Its black-and-white plumage and long-neckeduprightposturewith heavy bill makes it distinctive and unmistakable.
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With its long legs anduprightposturethe breed's profile is often likened to a wine glass.
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It abducts and laterally rotates the hip in theuprightpostureand assists in extension of the thigh.
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The average red kangaroo stands approximately 1.5m ft tall to the top of the head inuprightposture.
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However, the wound left him permanently disabled, and unable to lie down for the rest of his life, sleeping in anuprightposture.
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Since the fossils have been dated to about 8 million years ago, this would represent an unusually early appearance ofuprightposture.
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Domestic geese are much larger than their wild counterparts and tend to have thick necks, anuprightposture, and large bodies with broad rear ends.
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