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- noun Plural form of
lever . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
lever .
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Examples
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Touting Keynesian economics with politicians pulling the levers is like promoting the benefits of moderate consumption of red wine to an alcoholic.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Bloggers agree: Little chance for immigration bill, and they hate the VAT 2010
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Touting Keynesian economics with politicians pulling the levers is like promoting the benefits of moderate consumption of red wine to an alcoholic.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Bloggers agree: Little chance for immigration bill, and they hate the VAT 2010
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The ministers 'statement reflects the reality that Western leaders have few short-term levers for boosting supply and bringing down price.
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That last process was occasionally successful, in the way that pulling on slot machine levers is occasionally successful.
The Sudden Curve: 2004
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That last process was occasionally successful, in the way that pulling on slot machine levers is occasionally successful.
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That last process was occasionally successful, in the way that pulling on slot machine levers is occasionally successful.
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We fiddle with certain levers within that topology - unmoderated then moderated then metamoderated, karma levels, etc - and we can learn a lot by noticing the results of groups involving different topologies and different “human natures”.
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That is the arrangement by which the Fathers of Confederation, and succeeding generations, have placed ownership of natural resources with the provinces, while the main levers controlling international and interprovincial trade are in the hands of the federal government.
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Only one keyboard is played upon at a time as a rule, and neither the stops nor the pedals, nor the expression levers are operated at all.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments George Laing Miller
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I certainly don’t think that Iranian popular discontent should be disregarded, but we’ve been hearing these sorts of arguments about the restive Iranian population for years, and while I have no reason to believe that they aren’t true, Khamenei and his allies have consistently proven expert at deflecting calls for reform and preserving their regime, the main levers of which remain firmly in Khamenei’s hands.
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