strings
Example Sentences
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And the funding comes with some strings attached.
From BBC
However the 28-year-old has missed only three minutes of the Prem so far this season and was again instrumental, pulling strings, tweaking noses and finding holes.
From BBC
Several times I led mule strings to Soda Flat, a private outpost in Sequoia National Forest.
From Los Angeles Times
Berezovsky may have exaggerated his role, but Russia's oligarchs were certainly capable of pulling strings at the highest echelons of power.
From BBC
The glitchy Permian plumbing is forcing producers to drill through zones of high pressure, fortify their wells with additional strings of casing, and use protective coating against corrosive saltwater.
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