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  • So that is the first of the lever's virtues: It is dead reliable, even when neglected.

    The Six Best Lever Action Rifles (and When to Use Them) 2007

  • Over the years, several manufacturers have attempted to produce lever actions without the lever's limitations.

    The Six Best Lever Action Rifles (and When to Use Them) 2007

  • It was not a deep cut -- most of the lever's energy had gone into the boulder, only a little into my chin.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2004

  • She heard the click of the lever's release and the sudden, terrible commencement of the machine's clockwork movements.

    Tentacles Of Evil Adams, Stephen 2004

  • His hands trembled and the hook grated as it slipped across the lever's face, but he steadied himself and pressed harder.

    Sharpe's Tiger Cornwell, Bernard 1997

  • He pressed harder, and suddenly the hook scraped off the lever's edge and Sharpe swore.

    Sharpe's Tiger Cornwell, Bernard 1997

  • K'shar did not need to read the runes to understand the lever's function.

    Curse of the Shadowmage Anthony, Mark, 1966- 1995

  • It's got a standard counterweight, and the overhead lever's angled to make it easy.

    The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

  • Working with weather is similar if you think of the lever's length and movement as distance and time.

    The Towers of the Sunset Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • Penny and Giles claims that the joystick lever's sensor is embedded at the pivot mechanism to ensure maximum output sensitivity over the full lever travel.

    Electronicstalk - electronics industry news 2010

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