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  • This is more plausible to SurveyUSA than the reverse, which would be that 3-term incumbent Boxer has a unique tractor-beam in 2010 that is drawing to the polls otherwise disaffected voters who just happen to be pushing Proposition 19 over the top. [emphasis mine]

    SurveyUSA: Prop 19 Responsible For Boxer's Lead 2010

  • I was awed because Carter and Ripken are impressive in person -- the tractor-beam power of their electric-blue eyes is enough to get your attention.

    An Artist's View: The true power of Wonder Woman's new look 2010

  • Suddenly in the superbattleship's giant power section the typical high whine of the tractor-beam generators was heard.

    Pigeons Having Sex On An Air Conditioner In New York 2010

  • The stations tractor-beam systems were guiding both ships out of spacedock, with the main computer making any necessary adjustments to speed or direction.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • The stations tractor-beam systems were guiding both ships out of spacedock, with the main computer making any necessary adjustments to speed or direction.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • For instance, this morning I critiqued a tragically sub-par piece of workmanship on a tractor-beam repulsolift inversion assembly by snapping the neck of the site supervisor and throwing his limp corpse down a disused elevator shaft.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Review for Star Wars III 2005

  • The stations tractor-beam systems were guiding both ships out of spacedock, with the main computer making any necessary adjustments to speed or direction.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • The stations tractor-beam systems were guiding both ships out of spacedock, with the main computer making any necessary adjustments to speed or direction.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • The stations tractor-beam systems were guiding both ships out of spacedock, with the main computer making any necessary adjustments to speed or direction.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • The stations tractor-beam systems were guiding both ships out of spacedock, with the main computer making any necessary adjustments to speed or direction.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

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