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He has been a spark-plug type player often for State over the course of his career.
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He has been a spark-plug type player often for State over the course of his career.
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Gary had written a second story originally for Velocity 7 featuring Paul Gregory, our Scott Walker would've been, that was the spark-plug of generating new ideas.
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The car makes things easy for drivers who actually enjoy the act of driving, using dynamic stability control and traction control to monitor the car around corners and through slick patches, with an on-board computer that shows oil levels, spark-plug status and remaining travel range.
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It is how Vettel won last year's British grand prix, and he would have kicked off this season by winning the race in Bahrain in exactly the same manner had a spark-plug casing not disintegrated when he was on his way to what would have been a crushing victory.
Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull crowned Formula One champion in Abu Dhabi Richard Williams in Abu Dhabi 2010
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The Phillies rallied around their skipper, and now they'll have to do the same for their spark-plug center fielder.
USATODAY.com 2008
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The Phillies rallied around their skipper, and now they'll have to do the same for their spark-plug center fielder.
Myers pitches, bats Phillies to 2-0 NLCS lead over Dodgers 2008
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Stuckey, who finished with eight points and six assists, enjoys his role as a late-game spark-plug.
USATODAY.com 2007
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Lerner ��� of course ��� has been the spark-plug for many progressive, faith-based under-takings over the years, including Tikkun magazine.
Van Jones: Spiritual Activism: The Religious Left Fights Back ��� On All Fronts 2008
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Shell claimed that its TCP tricresyl phosphate, meant to counteract spark-plug fouling, was the “greatest gasoline development in thirty-one years.”
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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