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Even the upper atmosphere is polluted.
Throughout the five years of painful cancer treatments, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip.
My upper right wisdom tooth hurts.
The prefectural governor got the upper hand in the July elections.
If a women walks on a public street exposing her lower body, it's public indecency. If she walks while exposing her upper body, then it's a violation of article 20(1) of the minor offenses act.
If you're at all wishy-washy during a negotiation the other side will pick up on it and get the upper hand.
When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.
The businessman is trying to keep his people on the go by keeping a stiff upper lip, but they are just acting like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.
If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.
The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.
Under the Constitution, the lower chamber's resolutions override those of the upper chamber.
Unlike Great Britain, the Upper House in the United States is an elected body.
See how Lenny can swallow an entire hot dog without chewing or choking? That's why upper management loves him so much.
This directive sets an upper limit which cannot be exceeded.