His energetic meticulousness (passed on from our mother) and his breathtaking perseverance (passed on from our father) served only to magnify my awe of an older brother who everyone agreed was intended for great things, while most boys his age didn't look as though they were intended even to eat at a table with another human being.

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This weekend also brings the NFL combine, a spectacle of running and jumping and fitness evaluation that pretty much proves that football fans would watch NFL personnel sit at a table and eat a bowl of peas.

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It serves me at home where we maintain a tradition of gathering each night at the dinner table to eat and talk to each other.

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At a corner table, neighborhood regular Lyon Seve(ph) and friends say they sometimes eat lunch at the Chinese restaurant across the street, but when they want a good French meal, they come here.

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She was standing at the table to eat her pizza, and had a piece of tomato on her chin.

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"The model for the proper way to eat was - and still is - a meal at home, with your family, sitting around a table, " says Warde.

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Similarly, he adds, children who eat dinner at the table with their family aren't eating in front of the TV, a bad habit that often leads to less mindful eating and doesn't teach children how to regulate their food intake.

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