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It generates sound by pushing wind through wood and metal pipes through knobs called stops—hence the phrase "pulling out all the stops."

Trafficking in Organs, Mr. Bishop Pipes Up to Preserve a Bit of History Jennifer Levitz 2011

"The phrase "pulling a Tevez" will go down in history.

BBC News - Home 2011

I quote "there was a over reaction in pulling professor Gates from his house to the station".

More Obama 2009

It was rather an awkward task, with the trigger of the gun always within pulling distance of the finger; but Kent was a weaver, and in a few minutes had the sailor tied hand and foot.

THE MAN WITH THE GASH 2010

It's not surprising that gangs are natural organizations for ilicit crime - young people have notoriously short time horizons and enjoy the easy pay offs of prohibited activities; pulling off prohibited actions increases friendship that young people look for; and you need trust among people involved in pulling off crimes.

Theory of the Hooligan Firm, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Considering the disaster the President inherited, he has done yeoman's work in pulling us back from the brink of disaster.

'People have a right to be grouchy,' Axelrod says 2009

Kon has never believed in pulling the camera away, and this is a Christmas story which involves madness, mugging, blood, and babies.

MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010

It was mentally impossible for him to learn the easy muscular trick of throwing his weight on a rope in pulling and hauling.

That Dead Men Rise Up Never 2010

The things that they have been pulling is really embarrsing for them or atleast it should be.

Vermont's GOP governor not running for re-election 2009

I feel like the Dems need to start pulling from the Republican playbook on messaging.

Matthew Yglesias » The Afterlife of Legislative Proposals 2010