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Some of them are big with outsize stories to match: Mortgage Lifter is supposed to have been such a popular beefsteak that its discoverer, "Radiator" Joe, used the seed proceeds to pay off the trust on his house.
Groundwork: More tomatoes Adrian Higgins 2010
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“The JHL-40, or Jess Heavy Lifter, is named after Pete Jess, president and chief operating officer of SkyHook International, the Calgary, Alberta-based company that secured the patent for the blimp, which combines elements of a helicopter and a traditional airship.”
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Lifter is good, but I can see how negative connataions can be drawn from it.
Stab at the Term 2005
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A spirited discussion between MAKE's editors and technical advisory board ultimately led us to cancel publication of the high-voltage "Lifter" project in Volume 09.
Boing Boing 2007
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In Bombay they are known by the names of Uchla or 'Lifter' and Ganthachor or 'Bundle-thief.'
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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'A picker-up of that which has fallen, 'corresponding to the nickname of Uchla or' Lifter 'applied to the Bhamtas.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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A spirited discussion between MAKE's editors and technical advisory board ultimately led us to cancel publication of the high-voltage "Lifter" project in Volume 09.
Daily DIY Goli Mohammadi 2009
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A spirited discussion between MAKE's editors and technical advisory board ultimately led us to cancel publication of the high-voltage "Lifter" project in Volume 09.
MAKE Magazine 2009
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A spirited discussion between MAKE's editors and technical advisory board ultimately led us to cancel publication of the high-voltage "Lifter" project in Volume 09.
MAKE Magazine 2009
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A Heavy Lifter will compete with industrial development, by depriving it of the payloads it would otherwise be responsible for, and depriving it and us of the progress lifting that large payload demand would generate.
Charles Bolden Nominated for NASA Administrator by President Obama - NASA Watch 2009
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