It's not there to make it easier for them to strut and preen on Sunday morning televised gabfests. |
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The Commons' order paper is cluttered with meaningless early day motions that allow MPs to do nothing but posture and preen. |
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This louse is the only common parasite on satin bowerbirds, and it is found mainly around the head and eyes where birds cannot easily preen. |
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Ducks frequently hauled out onto rocks to rest and preen, and we read as many tarsal bands as possible during each survey. |
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If these substances come into contact with bird feathers they are impossible for the bird to preen or wash out. |
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Inside, in one of the mirrored and gilded rooms that glitter and preen like a self-conscious jewel casket, is warmer. |
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Beach boys and babes stretch and preen and wait to catch the next, best wave. |
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With hundreds of new feathers regenerating, the bird must preen constantly. |
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They strut for the cheerleaders, perform one-arm push-ups for the crowd, and preen for the cameras. |
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You primp, you preen, you eat just right enough to get that bathing suit to hang just so. |
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A third factor is that subtle effects of preen oil may not be detectable in captive birds. |
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Kingfishers generally preen frequently, and anting has been observed in at least one species of kookaburra. |
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They wriggle their claws in the dirt, fluff out their feathers, and preen themselves. |
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Once there he would preen himself and settle down quite quietly, giving my hair an affectionate tweak from time to time. |
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The penguins ingest the oil as they preen their feathers, which changes the birds' immune systems, making them more vulnerable to disease. |
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The contestants primp and preen, surrounded by clucking coteries of friends and parents. |
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Rather than preen about whether he could win, Christie considered whether he should win. |
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By blowing small matters out of proportion and encouraging vain politicians to perform and preen, they help to trivialize the law-making process. |
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Second, it does not produce big shiny factories for politicians to preen themselves in front of. |
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That choice may influence Anglo-Saxon investors, more than any effort to preen France's image. |
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In the interest of good neighbourliness, the church has taken care not to preen itself. |
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In addition, the birds may ingest oil when they preen their feathers, leading to poisoning. |
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If you've ever wondered how you can preen more perfectly, then make a point of stopping by one of Murale's in-store events. |
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Why not take advantage of this arrangement to please you, to create a true living space in which to preen. |
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The bird also tries to preen itself clean of the toxic oil, ingesting it in the process. |
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It would be hard, for example, for someone playing Bottom to preen and swagger, when showing off his hammy acting, if he is barefoot, as was the entire cast here. |
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This is not the first time Palin has attempted to sun and preen herself in the heat of a thatcherite sun. |
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An endless stream of 2012 presidential wannabes will preen for adoring fans and plentiful cameras. |
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A few moments to preen and promenade for the cameras following months of planning and fitting, hours of hair and makeup. |
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They rub the backs of their heads on their preen glands to pick up an oily secretion, which they transfer to their plumage to waterproof it. |
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During preening, a duck secretes oil from its preen gland and distributes it over its entire plumage in the familiar twisted-neck action that one often associates with ducks. |
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Mr President, I must ask, is this debate just an annual ritual to preen our human rights conscience, or are we serious in the EU about forcing real change by countries who are serial abusers? |
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So who are all these artists who preen themselves at galas at taxpayers' expense and who feel that they can then bite the hand that feeds them their rich diet of public grants? |
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In an attempt to restore feathers to normal, the bird will overpreen them and cause further destruction, thus beginning a vicious cycle of preen and damage. |
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Pigeons have no preen gland or at times have very rudimentary preen glands, so that oil is not used for preening. |
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To retain the softness and silent flight, the barn owl cannot use the preen oil or powder dust that other species use for waterproofing. |
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All cormorants have preen gland secretions that are used ostensibly to keep the feathers waterproof. |
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They have dense plumage with a large preen gland for waterproofing their feathers. |
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Eyes blazing red and chests puffed out, the diminutive rockhoppers bicker incessantly while the larger, and calmer, albatrosses preen. |
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Some important activities often look like lazing around, for example when pelicans preen their feathers, elephants take a mud bath or crocodiles lie in the sun. |
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Once crude oil, or other petroleum products, gets on their plumage, it destroys the natural oils that the birds preen onto their feathers, causing the feathers to lose their waterproofing. |
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Hot pink takes the preen by Thornton Bregazzi runway in London. |
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One of the central paradoxes of life in France is that for all the French preen themselves as the most civilised nation on Earth, they are also quickly prone to collapse into self-lacerating fits of low self-esteem. |
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Women, more than men, prink and preen our bodies to bend to the rules of attraction – to look more youthful and even, you could argue, more childlike. |
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The researchers used cotton swabs to collect preen oil from the penguins. |
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The ladies and gents' toilets are separated by another giant fishtank, and I enjoyed watching the men primp and preen themselves while I washed my hands. |
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The pecten is also used to preen feathers and to hold slippery food items. |
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As they preen, birds may ingest the oil coating their feathers, irritating the digestive tract, altering liver function, and causing kidney damage. |
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Men and women in various shades of tan and beachwear preen for each other. |
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