Examples of straighten

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He might practise controlled movements involving bending his knee, or bending and straightening his arm.
They explain this strong dependence of shrinkage on packing density by means of a 'chain straightening' mechanism.
We straightened up and threw our arms up to protect ourselves.
More normal secondary flaking shapes the tool, and the final stage of fine flaking, which is generally missing from other bifaces, straightens the edge.
The sleeve is straightened out up the arm with gentle stroking movements by the unaffected hand.
Coming from the background of accounting, he immediately straightened out the company's bookkeeping and implemented a new accounting system.
The number of mermithid worms, if any, inside each amphipod was determined, and each worm was straightened without stretching and measured to the nearest mm.
The result now follows from the straightening theorem.
After straightening out, they move as usual for a few seconds and then return to their circular shape again.
Hatching occurred when the parasitoid embryo straightened, causing the chorion to split.
Indeed, while the sisters watched, the image of her face returned gradually, and the nose straightened out, until it was returned to its original state.
The connective tissues surrounding oviducts were trimmed with scissors and the oviducts were straightened, then opened longitudinally using the scissors.
The river has been managed for drainage purpose and the flow has been straightened to direct to the mill.
The later stages of arm control involve lifting the hemiplegic arm and controlling it in space while bending and straightening the elbow.
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