Avoiding close-up, full-frontal or backview portraiture, Mr Gursky catches people as constituent dots or ciphers in an encompassing landscape or in the urban mass.

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It was a full-frontal charm assault, and I loved it.

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And RMT general secretary Bob Crow said train companies "with the collusion of the government, will be jacking up fares by up to 6% in the new year as they launch a full-frontal assault on passengers in the name of profit".

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Instead they will adjust their pose as required, shifting from full frontal to coquettish side-on 'you looking at me' stance.

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Over here, removal of the residual and significant regulatory barriers - such as who can come to Britain or where and how it is possible to build - is seen by influential groups of voters as a full frontal attack on the British way of life.

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So the full frontal assault on ringtone huckster purveyor Jamster is shifting into high-gear, at least in the UK, where joyous British citizens will no longer be subjected to those awful Crazy Frog jingles until after 9 P.

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