The program includes a literal lesson on how to hug.

I m not into the habit of hugging, says Jason Chang, age 47.

They do have a very rich repertoire of postures and gestures, many of which are similar, or even identical, to ours and formed in the same context. Greeting chimpanzees embracing.

We re in a church fellowship hall, where a live band plays modern Christian hymns, and the men sing along, followed by lectures and activities, including a lesson literally on how to hug.

What release finally, the embrace though we were wary it seemed so audacious how much unspoken joy there was in that affirmation of equality and communion, no matter how much misunderstanding and pain had passed between you by then.

So much information to consider.

We make a decision it's that big, even though it's not that big.

In large burns (over 30 of the total body surface area), there is a significant inflammatory response.

He was also verbally abused by both the army and the police.

This is a substantial contribution by women.

That will require both sides to make substantial concessions.

So if you go down, you have the large area of propulsion, and if you go up, the wings are not that large, and it is easier to get up.

UNHCR had deployed large numbers of staff and mounted a massive airlift to transport vast quantities of relief items to Pakistan.

The mountains of Abkhazia receive significant amounts of snow.

There is a wide range of software packages.

So, using large scale objects does sort of create drama because you just don't see X rays of big things that often.

He had also collected a large number of botanical, biological, zoological and geological specimens, together with vast amounts of meteorological and magnetic data.

Reign King Yeongjo was a deeply Confucian monarch, and is said to have had a greater knowledge of the classics than his officials.

The need for destruction and transfer of large amounts of weaponry under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe also necessitated great adjustments.

They're all big.

Big mistake.

A huge loss.

The early industrial era economic accomplishments occurred despite the loss of a substantial proportion of national income to support a corrupt, decadent, and profligate aristocracy.

Large quantities of crystallized methamphetamine have been seized in several countries and there has also been a significant increase in seizures of Ecstasy in the region.

British membership is important to many in Europe.

In other words, Europe s decision makers ultimately overlooked the basic requirements of a monetary union in a heterogeneous economic area

Then they put us all in a big truck, like a flock of sheep.

A large block fell from the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Shona is spoken by a large percentage of the people in Zimbabwe.

Production of reliable and timely financial information Efficient mechanisms to process and analyse vast amounts of data.

This effort will require substantial input from the staff

The security situation has improved in large parts of the country.

During the summer, adults eat large amounts of insects, including beetles and grasshoppers, and feed their young with larger prey items.

We felt very happy when they painted the neighborhood. It has become very beautiful and when we play in it, we feel joy, not like before.

And they're nice big pages too.

It's a huge list.

It was a very big room.

These dogs are big.

My family is not very large.

He talks too fast.

It's very big.

I have a big family.

New York is a big city.

large families

The stakes are high.