"If you switch on a cellphone on board, and there's no network, it will gradually increase the power it's transmitting because it's trying to get hooked on a network which doesn't exist, " he said.

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Once you get hooked on that, you make a couple of investments and winning becomes kind of addicting.

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Once you get used to living in a Lilliputian space, it's easy to get hooked on the floating lifestyle--whether for long weekends, several months or full time.

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The thinking was that X Drive could build a solid user base, get people hooked on their software features and, eventually, these free customers would grow up and become paid clients.

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The winger was almost tripped but stayed on his feet to get a pass away to Stephen Elliott, who hooked his shot wide from a promising position.

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