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- adjective Attributive form of
center of gravity , noun.
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Examples
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Obama finds his center-of-gravity primarily by orienting himself to forces outside himself and in opposition to each other.
Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: The Obama Bus As Metaphor Michael Shaw 2011
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The sporty ESPN duo revealed he's only 5'6 , which we're deciding is some center-of-gravity advantage.
'Dancing With the Stars': Kurt Warner goes home Ned Martel 2010
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My fuel cells are in my pelvis for a lower center-of-gravity.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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Over time, that next-tier center-of-gravity within each party can draw an increasing number of people into it and eventually take over the reins of power.
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And then it was weighed on the old balances, steels - (no, I don't mean scales!) - steelyards, you know - a long-armed affair with a pear-shape of iron at one end and a hook at the other and a handle somewhere in between at the center-of-gravity, or some such place ....
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Obama finds his center-of-gravity primarily by orienting himself to forces outside himself and in opposition to each other.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Michael Shaw 2011
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High-speed maneuvers involving tight exit ramps and rapid lane change are highly discouraged due, once again, to the vehicles high center-of-gravity.
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High-speed maneuvers involving tight exit ramps and rapid lane change are highly discouraged due, once again, to the vehicles high center-of-gravity.
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Underway, common sense should prevail, as youre always aware of the vehicles short wheelbase and high center-of-gravity.
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The shift from a strategic center-of-gravity in the Mediterranean, to the
LaRouche's Latest 2010
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