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A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

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The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.

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The downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession.

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A police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise.

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A disappointment.

Maybe the rope didn't bust loose until he was part way.

A bust of Odoric was set up at Pordenone in 1881.

A marble bust of him stands in the public library and his portrait hangs in the Marischal College.

In a niche is a Houdon bust of Lafayette, a replica of the original presented to the city of Paris by the state of Virginia.

The ' wrong ' firms would then go bust.

A bust of him, by Chantrey, was publicly subscribed for in 1833 and placed in the entrance hall of the Manchester Royal Institution.

The larger, supported by six columns resting on the backs of lions, was made in 1272 by Nicolaus of Foggia;' the bust over the entrance to it is said to be a portrait of Sigilgaita Rufolo.

Already in 68 B.C. he had paraded the bust of Marius at his aunt's funeral; in 65 B.C., as curule aedile, he restored the trophies of Marius to their place on the Capitol; in 64 B.C., as president of the murder commission, he brought three of Sulla's executioners to trial, and in 63 B.C. he caused the ancient procedure of trial by popular assembly to be revived against the murderer of Saturninus.

This draws attention to your bust as an asset.

He died on the 4th of May 1677, and was interred in Westminster Abbey, where a monument, surmounted by his bust, was soon after erected by the contributions of his friends.

Pasteur prosecuted his investigations into the silkworm disease at Alais, and the town has dedicated a bust to his memory.

His effigy in the cathedral chantry and a bust on the groining of the muniment tower at Winchester college are no doubt authentic portraits.

His portrait, by Lowes Dickinson, was placed in the hall of Trinity College in 1874, and his bust, by Henry Wiles, in the library of the same college in 1888.

It seems needless to give references to the voluminous discussion in newspapers and periodicals concerning the authenticity of a wax bust of Flora acquired in 1909 for the Berlin Museum and unfortunately ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci, its real author having been proved by external and internal evidence to be the Englishman Richard Cockle Lucas, and its date 1846.

The industries include the manufacture of fine pottery, and of so-called porcelain buttons made of felspar and milk by a special process; its inventor, Bapterosses, has a bust in the town.

In the public park there is a bust of Schiller, a monument to Alexander von Humboldt, and a statue of the mystic Jakob BOhme (1575-1624); a monument has been erected in the town in commemoration of the war of 1870-71, and also one to the emperor William I.

His bust, by the same sculptor, stands opposite that of Sir John Herschel in the hall of St John's College, Cambridge.

Another bust, taken in his youth, belongs to the Royal Astronomical Society.

The Greek sphinx had wings and female bust, and the male sphinx of Egypt (wingless) is distinguished as "androsphinx" by Herodotus.

The bust is not that of a woman, though the head and face are distinctly feminine.

There is at Oxford a bust of Newman by Woolner.

A-line style from under the bust with pretty floating orange embroidered flowers dotted around.

But as he gets more ambitious, a bust stops Jung temporarily.

After several consultations it was decided that the bust should stand on a steel armature box above the door.

The ticket counter is in a lobby, where there is a bust of Halley and some instruments, including a 1580 astrolabe.

It has an empireline fitted bodice with double straps, bust darts and contrasting chevron striped design.

Hence the companies issuing higher-yielding bonds can and do go bust, sometimes leaving bondholders empty-handed.

Opposite was a large bookcase, with a marble bust of Athene on the top.

Second, the dot com bust took some of the wind out of inflated domain name prices.

The other interesting thing about it is that in many ways the dotcom bust gave people the impression that innovation had lost.

In the church there is a marble bust of the hero above his father's tomb.

The bronze bust is now displayed in the study of Mr Townsend's home.

In Room 14 is a Greek portrait bust of Socrates.

Collarless shirtwaister style dress with squared neckline, short cap sleeves, darted bust and nipped waist.

John's bust is shown close-up below left, he has longer hair than his wife!

Do not constrict the waist as much as later corsets, and gives support to both the small and large bust.

In most states, it is perfectly legal to bust a cap in someone who is involved in committing a violent felony.

Kieran and Charlie were ready to bust out some ditties, with 4 exposed kneecaps, two acoustic guitars and a precariously placed clarinet.

The dress has a high rounded neckline, bust darts, waist seam, mock flap pockets and gently flared skirt.

Pureda's Aloha knee length nightie features a colorful, floral print and has a pretty ribbon tie under the bust.

A bust on a small pedestal above an inscription, set in a niche in front of a marbled background with stone drapes.

The first bust is talking says peeler a look at.

The bust in the property bubble fed into the supply-side recession.

Unfortunately this young sculptress was at that time modeling a bust of C__ .

You think I'd bust cover by playing the snob?

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I'd still like to investigate crime and bust corruption just not undercover.

I was pleased to attend the unveiling of the bust of Stanley Baldwin at Stourport Library by the current Earl Baldwin.

To one accustomed to go shrouded, a dress which emphasizes the hips and bust seemed vile at first.

Long sleeves, puffed at the shoulders, v-neckline and ruched bust with fitted waist.