They do not have to keep spinning all of the sticks under the plates at the same time to keep all of the plates spinning (and thus keep them from falling off the sticks).

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As you heard last night, that's why we're putting in place the policies that will enable us to reduce the debt we inherited and deal with the spending required to keep us from falling off the cliff this year.

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Moments earlier, the soldier asked the medics to keep his leg from falling off the gurney as they hurried him into the emergency room.

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