Still,in the words of an old American saying, the person who keeps pulling the grapevine shakes down at least a few grapes.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

The volunteers placed the plants about five centimeters into the soil to prevent rising and falling water levels from pulling them out.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

Other controls include turning over the soil, pulling the weeds or covering them with mulch made of wood, garden waste or other material.

VOA: special.2010.08.10

Other controls include turning over the soil, pulling the weeds by hand or covering them with mulch made from wood, garden waste or other material.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

His friend Lucy keeps pulling the ball away.

VOA: special.2009.10.25

You're not really throwing as much as it's called a pull, because your body is pulling the disc through."

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

"It's because we have the prevailing wind at the moment coming from the north, pulling the material down towards Western Europe that we're seeing the impact on the travel of so many people."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

The power from the engine pushes the car forward from the back wheels instead of pulling it forward with the front wheels.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

After heavy rains or too much watering, he advises pulling away mulch temporarily from around the roots.

VOA: special.2010.06.15

The operators are called pullers. They ride through the streets pulling passengers and goods.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

After eight hours on the water, pulling up,emptying, and resetting 250 traps, the boat heads back to the Boston waterfront.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Analysts also say that any setback in the global economy could see overseas investors pulling out quickly again.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

In the middle, Ryan starts pulling up his first line of lobster traps for the day.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"You get a feeling that events are pulling him along rather than him the situation now.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02