All that extra pressure puts a strain on your spine and can pull it out of alignment.

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Currencies riffle out of alignment, foreign markets turn more chaotic than ours and downside earnings surprises sound like staccato drum beats.

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This economic claim is 180 degrees out of alignment with reality.

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The granite plinth on which the statue sits is also said to be "in need of attention", as a number of units have moved out of alignment.

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Military pay and benefits were allowed to drift far out of alignment with civilian compensation rates, so much so that their skyrocketing costs endangered the viability of the All Volunteer Force.

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This model recognises the close alignment of the functions carried out by the economic regulators and the competition authorities, which primarily relate to consumer protection and facilitating markets.

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But when asked how well their departments work together, CMOs and CIOs rated themselves better than anticipated: On average, CIOs graded alignment at 7.6 out of 10, while CMOs graded it at 6.7 out of 10.

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When he's not bellowing lines from Will Ferrell movies, Suggs can shout out any number of directions to teammates: He may point out a tell in the opposing offense's alignment, indicate if a player is lined up in a peculiar manner, or point out if the play is likely moving in one specific direction.

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