| 单词 | pull strings |
| 例句 | War preparations were already tightening the supplies of both commodities, but Loomis pulled strings, even yanked them, to get Lawrence what he needed at a preferential price. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It wasn’t right for one body to own another or pull strings to make them jump. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z To think that I pulled strings and called in favors just to meet him! Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z If he refused, prosecutors said, the group threatened to pull strings to ensure that $220 million in state pension funds earmarked for Rosenberg's investment firm would be withheld. Ill. powerbroker convicted in shakedown trial 2011-11-01T17:52:22Z "They pulled strings to get us to that specific tribe," says Tommy. The eco-sex activists who want to save the world 2013-04-11T18:00:03Z The longtime Bush lieutenant Karen Hughes asks Condi Rice to pull strings to get her son into Stanford. A Comic Novel About the George W. Bush No One Knows 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z But hey, at least he goes home to his loving kids, gets his way at work and pulls strings to help Don’s mistress’s kid. ArtsBeat: Talking ‘Mad Men’: A Knee-Jerk Reaction 2013-06-10T14:29:15Z Corrupt politicians come in all forms, have appeared in countless movies, and many have pulled strings in real estate to favor powerful allies over average working people. "Stranger Things" wants to be everybody's memory and nobody's parable 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z His father pulls strings to get Colin trained by one the best football coaches, for example, which eventually nets him a starting position on the varsity squad. Netflix's new Colin Kaepernick series is as ambitious but not quite as successful as its subject 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Indeed, it is often said that to get into one of our national companies, you have to be able to pull strings. The Fabulous Flutterbys 2010-05-16T21:05:00Z "But I would make every effort and pull strings and check my bank account to say, 'I can just hold out until they start shooting 'Patriot' again, because that's what I want to do.'" Terry O’Quinn, in touch with his tears: “A Doritos commercial with a dog in it” made him cry 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z I pulled strings to get performers and an M.C. for the event. I Planned My Wedding in 5 Days. You Could, Too. 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The through-line: a malevolent ice cream truck driver named Rick, who pulls strings in the background. 5 Spooky Halloween Comics for Horror Fans 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z For decades after decolonization, France continued to pull strings and reap benefits in Africa. France’s waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Inside, police said, they found an expired Guatemalan passport in the name of “Obdulio Arias Lopez” and black trash bags with red pull strings. A D.C. handyman went missing. His mutilated body was found in a backyard. 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z She was invited to a reception by her local MP, Christophe Plassard, who is trying to pull strings to get her a French passport. The boxer who fled Iran seeking the freedom to fight 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z And then, with crematoria and funeral homes filling up, they had to pull strings to find him a final resting place. Lunar New Year: Chinese families meet for bittersweet reunions 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Politicians who are also businessmen pull strings to appoint judges, who in turn rule in their favor in commercial disputes. Internal challenges like corruption pose challenges in Ukraine’s bid to join the E.U. 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z “If he was going to be a car mechanic, that would be different. Because when I go to my mechanic, he doesn’t get into my head and pull strings.” Therapist sex abuse case reveals dark past, ethical concerns 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z “And that means it works. Because that’s what a coach’s job is. It’s not to pull strings and call every play and direct traffic. It’s to say, ‘This is your team.’ Perspective | Beneath Steve Kerr’s self-control is a life’s worth of outrage and grief 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump hasn’t said whether he will run in 2024 but is teasing the possibility as he pulls strings within the GOP from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Dr. Fauci wouldn’t keep White House post if Trump were reelected 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z “With me, he fed on those insecurities to boost me up, which built a connection between us. Then he used that connection to pull strings.” A teen girl sexually exploited on Snapchat takes on American tech 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z But he’s making progress, and his commanding officer tells him that if he delivers Lulu to Arizona, he’ll pull strings to have Briggs returned to his unit, good to go. ‘Dog’ review: Channing Tatum hits the road in this well-crafted comedy with teeth 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z “Bo pulled strings and bent over backwards to ensure that Anderson could keep his job,” the email continued. Bo Schembechler statue on U-M campus defaced with red paint 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Notwithstanding the nation’s desperate poverty, Haiti’s powerful business interests, often wealthy families enriched by imports, utilities, natural resources or foreign aid, have long pulled strings behind the scenes. Opinion | Haiti’s prime minister is stonewalling and obstructing the investigation into the president’s assassination 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Now, she’s counting on colleagues in the United States to pull strings on their behalf. ‘I don’t want to die.’ Afghan researchers fear for their safety—and the future of science 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z By that he means those who are wealthy or powerful enough to pull strings. India's Bihar state braces for 'corona storm' 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Bush later wrote in his autobiography that he had been “disgusted” by the jockeying for pardons by people with connections who pulled strings for their friends and wealthy benefactors. Milken Had Key Allies in Pardon Bid: Trump’s Inner Circle 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z He pulled strings to gain a slot, after calling his wife at home in chilly Rochester, N.Y., and asking if she’d be willing to move to California. Column: RIP Gary Starkweather, whose laser printer made Xerox billions and changed your lives 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Madison Grant was someone who preferred to stay in the background and pull strings; but because of history, both past and present, he is not in the background anymore. When W. E. B. Du Bois Made a Laughingstock of a White Supremacist 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z He created youth groups, pulled strings in the media, in the tech sector, NGOs, even the Orthodox church. The confusion around Russian ‘meddling’ means they’re already winning | Gabriel Gatehouse 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z In the 1960s, there were numerous ways to avoid military service, especially for the sons of wealthy and connected families, but Mr. Trump has said that no one pulled strings for him. Did a Queens Podiatrist Help Donald Trump Avoid Vietnam? 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z But when Olga Fogwill pulled strings to allow The Beatles to fly from London to Hamburg, her kindness forged a lasting relationship with the Fab Four. Beatles favour forged lasting friendship 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z In the case concerning the judge, prosecutors say Sarkozy offered to pull strings to get the judge a privileged post in Monaco, the tiny but rich sovereign principality on the French Riviera. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z In the other, the system is so rigged that a man, socialized to expect sex and to receive it, pulls strings without even realizing. Opinion | The Aziz Ansari allegation shows we’re all very sick 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The National Park Service turned down her request to uproot the trees; White House head gardener Irvin Williams had to pull strings to make it happen. Opinion | The story of the White House’s famous magnolia tree 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z According to the lawsuit, Williams “pulled strings” to get Carraway on the payroll and failed to secure the two background references required for the job. Lax management, ignored complaints created ‘unchecked breeding ground for abuse,’ lawsuit in Md. school sex case asserts 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z She rejoins the rockers, moving the banner up and down as her daughter Laketa Addison Levy pulls strings attached to it to help support it. Church keeps alive Easter Rock, a tradition begun by slaves 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Although bees don’t pull strings in the wild, they do sometimes pull or push aside flower petals and parts that may resemble strings. Bumble bees are surprisingly innovative 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Prosecutors said Flanagan pulled strings to help the son of a wealthy department benefactor accused of stealing $11,000 worth of equipment from his high school. Court OKs conviction of high-ranking cop in favoritism case 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z In the first study of its kind in insects, scientists constructed experiments that challenged bees to pull strings in order to access rewards of nectar. Watch How Bees Teach Each Other to Solve Problems 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The Nazis abducted him, and Gertrude’s family had to pull strings to get him released. Meet the college dropout who invented the gravitational wave detector 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z To cover the final three innings, Baker pulled strings with the bullpen. Jayson Werth’s pinch-hit grand slam lifts Stephen Strasburg, Nationals to win 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z His cross goes over everybody and Iniesta starts to pull strings all over again. Deportivo La Coruña v Barcelona: La Liga – live! 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Lazar had a knack for knowing how to pull strings. Seymour Lazar, celebrity lawyer, wheeler-dealer and convicted felon, dies at 88 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Or maybe he could pull strings with the government to set up more restrictions — limits on boat traffic, no lights after a certain hour. How to Feel Like a Castaway 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Prosecutors said Flanagan pulled strings to help the son of a wealthy department benefactor. State’s high court to hear appeal of former police official 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The people who suffer the most under the Canadian system are those who can’t afford to hop on a plane or pull strings to get treated in the United States. No, Donald Trump, Single-Payer Health Care Doesn't 'Work Incredibly Well' In Canada & Scotland 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z His cross goes over everybody and Iniesta starts to pull strings all over again. Deportivo La Coruña v Barcelona: La Liga – live! 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z That is a clear reference to Kaczynski, a former prime minister who, critics say, would likely pull strings in a Duda presidency. Poland presidential vote could bring return to turbulence 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z You might need to pull strings occasionally to get the right people in charge and the right positions enthusiastically adopted. When the C.I.A. Duped College Students 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Ted Kennedy and his agent had leaned on Onassis to pull strings in the military junta that ran Greece at the time. Catching Jackie with Aristotle Onassis 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z With a general election still four years away, the prime minister faces a threat from within his own party, notably from conservative factions close to Dr Mahathir, who still pulls strings from the wings. A lousy sequel 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Well connected parents of soon-to-be-conscripted teens typically try to pull strings to help their offsprings into the unit. Israeli Spies Condemn Routine Bugging of Palestinians McGregor pulled strings to get Mr Bennis into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study for a PhD in economics. Leading light 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z They use machines to pull strings to the required tension, but a lot of the work is manual. Wimbledon's racket stringers cater to players' whims 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Quietly pull strings and manage things from backstage. Astrological Forecasts for 06/22/2014 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z I couldn’t — and probably shouldn’t — always get involved, try to pull strings. Motherlode Blog: Rejected From a Preschool, a Toddler Is Fine. Her Mother Is Getting There. 2014-03-25T14:54:51Z So it is no surprise then that some parents want to help pull strings for their children. How hard is it to get an internship? 2013-06-10T23:02:13Z It is "high time to clean up the House of Lords", says the Sunday Times. after its reporters, posing as lobbyists, recorded three peers appearing to offer to pull strings in return for cash payments. Lords 'clean-up' call over lobbying 2013-06-02T04:35:58Z In his book, The Secret Ride, Tyler Hamilton hinted strongly that Armstrong's political connections pulled strings. Lance Armstrong and the cost-benefit analysis of confession 2013-01-15T03:20:00Z Mr. Stein, while acknowledging the financial help, denied that his father had pulled strings on his behalf. Jerry Finkelstein, New York Power Broker, Dies at 96 2012-11-28T20:59:26Z On her orders, Heywood pulled strings with British expats in Beijing to help get the youngster into Oxford, said one woman who met him then. Villain or scapegoat? Gu Kailai faces trial in China 2012-08-06T21:10:08Z Last year, he pulled strings in Russia and asked for an astronaut on the International Space Station to photograph a certain ice cap. Lonnie Thompson, Climate Scientist 2012-07-03T01:49:28Z The committee is seeking to show that the donor, George B. Kaiser, an Oklahoma oil billionaire, pulled strings at the White House to get the original loan guarantee. Second Solyndra Loan Discussed With Energy Dept., E-Mail Suggests 2011-11-09T22:26:53Z If he refused, prosecutors said, the group threatened to pull strings to ensure that $220 million in state pension funds earmarked for Rosenberg’s investment firm would be withheld. Jurors convict Illinois powerbroker of conspiring to shake down Hollywood producer 2011-11-01T17:57:02Z But he has pulled strings in Washington to get special consideration for the project. A Congressman?s Pet Project; a Railroad?s Boon 2011-06-28T03:00:59Z "Dorothy has been tying the pull strings for me this afternoon and I'm going to do the glueing now while you people are learning baskets." Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z And in this case it had in its eye one or two young men who had come abroad, and who had influence enough to pull strings at headquarters. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Presumably higher powers had intervened, or perhaps Justice Hughes himself — a rigid, unsmiling man whom Theodore Roosevelt had nicknamed “the bearded iceberg” — had pulled strings. Rediscovering the First Miracle Drug 2010-10-04T20:09:00Z Republican congressmen then accused him of trying to pull strings to secure an officer’s commission in the Army after having been deferred for more than a year as an “irreplaceable” government employee. David Ginsburg, Longtime D.C. Insider, Dies at 98 2010-05-25T16:27:00Z The mayor denied that his office tried to pull strings in admissions decisions, according to the newspaper. Duncan's selective-schools list in Chicago symbolizes haves/have-nots split 2010-03-24T16:15:00Z She could pull strings and the figure worked amazingly and amusingly. The Rough Road That's why I scurried around, pulled strings to get a lab technician's job here. This Crowded Earth She did endow a library, and she's interested in so many things of the kind that she could doubtless pull strings in all directions. Mary Ware's Promised Land Berks, the new Minister of the Interior, who had always supported her, still remained in office; and Lola herself continued from a distance to pull strings. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert And the first thing to do was to assume direction of the police, to pull strings, to engineer matters. The Borough Treasurer They have agents all over the country, who pull strings in wolfram and the ruby mines, and have a finger in every mortal thing. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma I want to pull strings, even for somebody else, or be Princetonian chairman or Triangle president. This Side of Paradise Harietta saw numbers of old gentlemen who pulled strings in that time, and although they wearied her, she found them easier to extract news from than the younger men. The Price of Things She was still able to pull strings, and to make her influence felt in various directions. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert The cat, the raccoon, the monkey, in their attempts to obtain food, learn to pull strings, turn buttons, press latches, slide bolts, pull plugs, step on levers. The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior After some anxious thought he decided that it was his duty to try to pull strings. December Love Then the princess walked through the parlor to the deeply cushioned window-seat, outside which the commissioner sat quite alone with Mrs. Blaine, trying to pull strings whose existence is not hinted at in blue books. Guns of the Gods Yes, yes, I know how to pull strings till the trap falls, and to blow grass until the flame catches it, and how to puff at that flame until it burns the House of Kings. Child of Storm It seemed to me that the vein of gold he was following should lead to the treasure, so I pulled strings until Samson blundered, trying to trick us. Guns of the Gods |
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