We know from various political memoirs that junior ministers are kept away from the levers of power by civil servants armed with clubs and pitchforks.

The levers of power aren't responding when pulled.

The familiar levers of power do not work.

They know where power lies, have a grip on the levers of power and have no intention of letting go.

Unlike his predecessors since 1997, he will at least have the levers of power with which to prove them wrong.

Move the lever from red to blue to enjoy cold drinks.

To engage first, you move this lever here towards you and then push it up.

When the jaws are opened and the handles squeezed together, they move a lever over its center point and lock the jaw of the pliers onto the gripped object.

The operator needed only to move the lever to a point on the dial representing the letter that he wished to send as part of his message.

If it occurs when moving the lever, go through the gears with the engine off.

Rodents have previously been shown to be capable of learning to press a lever to move a vehicle that they were riding on forwards on a fixed track.

Press the lever and shave!

And then presses his lever again.

When one pressed a lever, the brain activity was transmitted instantly into the brain of the other so that it carried out the same action several yards away.

They were given electric shocks every 20 seconds unless they pressed the lever during the same time period.

It's not enough to pull that lever and vote for your choice.

Good-looking, well priced and easylike easy-as-youlike to use - just pop in a pod and pull the lever.

You'd feel too bad to pull the lever.

If you have to pull the lever up a long way, the cable needs adjustment.

Should you pull the lever?

And when you want to be master of your own sightseeing, push the lever and swing her round 360 degrees for a view with a room.

For example, he would reward a bird whenever the bird would push a lever.

In the later example, the individual would pull or push a lever towards his name at a faster rate for positive words, then for negative words.

When he pushed the lever back into the frame he was able to engage the point lock and thus clear the signal.

Pushing the bolt lever forward chambers this round and pushing the lever into the notch locks the bolt and enables the trigger mechanism.

What's more, the wheels were fixed, with no quick release lever for easy repair or security.

Move the release lever to the left to open the tailgate and then inspect the mechanism.

Taking a final breath she had pulled the canopy release lever first and released her straps only as the water poured in.

Many cars now have locking flaps over the filler with a release lever adjacent to the driver.

The slide can be released by pressing the slide release lever, placed on the left side of the frame.