But you just noted that it was more like a ratchet, which isn't a motor. From Wordnik.com. [Analogy, How Scientifically Powerful is It?] Reference
He thinks that so long as the total city budget has grown year to year, and it has, that the ratchet is a myth. From Wordnik.com. [Colorado Springs Independent] Reference
The ratchet is a fine-tooth model, meaning it takes less than five degrees of swing to activate the ratcheting mechanism. From Wordnik.com. [Toolmonger: The Week In Tools] Reference
We do not believe that any of these so-called ratchet clauses should be used to hand over more powers from Britain to the EU. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
The hames have a series of holes (illogically called a ratchet), and the logger-head's two hook-ends are fitted into two of these. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 3] Reference
A press report has got, and this thing kind of ratchet up. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 17, 2009] Reference
They're going to kind of ratchet up the attacking probably. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2008] Reference
LANGE: and when she decided not to get back in touch with us, then we had to kind of ratchet up the campaign. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2005] Reference
I still think the proper name for the nurse was 'ratchet' and not "ratched" although ratched is remarkably close to wretched. From Wordnik.com. ["One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."] Reference
This will put an end to the so-called 'ratchet' clauses by subjecting each of Lisbon's self-amendments to a parliamentary vote. From Wordnik.com. [LIVE: Cameron's Europe speech] Reference
What is troubling is the attitude by Orton-ers to "ratchet" down the. From Wordnik.com. [Mile High Report: FanPosts] Reference
One of the most important tools that you should have is some kind of ratchet from Sears. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
One senior figure said pressure will "ratchet" up on the PM if Labour slips to third or fourth place. From Wordnik.com. [Mirror.co.uk - News] Reference
They use the accusation of "laissez faire" as a kind of ratchet for increasing the government's power. From Wordnik.com. [SOLO - Sense of Life Objectivists] Reference
And they are watching very closely their spending and they are continuing to kind of ratchet things down. From Wordnik.com. [Biotech Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
"One senior figure said pressure will 'ratchet' up on the PM if Labour slips to third or fourth place. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
Putin may also decide to ratchet up his economic warfare against the West. From Wordnik.com. [PUTIN'S PRATFALL] Reference
Now's a good time to grab a conservative loan rather than ratchet up your risk. From Wordnik.com. [Escape From The Money Pit] Reference
Still, there's no doubt that the GOP was determined to ratchet up public pressure. From Wordnik.com. [War Of The Weary] Reference
Clinicians generally start people with mood problems at 400 and ratchet up as necessary. From Wordnik.com. [What Is Same] Reference
As a result, they procrastinate, assuring that the anxiety will ratchet up to fever pitch. From Wordnik.com. [The Perfect Essay] Reference
But their high salaries in turn ratchet up the pay of players not entitled to free agency. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of Baseball Again] Reference
Nancy Reagan blocked his efforts to ratchet up the rhetoric on abortion and school prayer. From Wordnik.com. [Why Is Buchanan So Angry?] Reference
The NAS is expected to call on the government to ratchet down allowable pesticide residues. From Wordnik.com. [Better Watch Those Fresh Fruits] Reference
The standard RXXXL shoe with micro-release ratchet buckle will come in closer to 265 grams. From Wordnik.com. [Tech Gallery: More from Trek Bicycles’ Trek World 2011] Reference
The government continues to ratchet up demands for safety and fuel efficiency technologies. From Wordnik.com. [14 Worries About GM's IPO] Reference
Someone ratchet up the Redskins gold pants alert level from "gold" to "really really gold.". From Wordnik.com. [Redskins will wear burgundy jerseys at home in 2010] Reference
WND responded to Coulter in a similarly surprising way: trying to ratchet down the rhetoric. From Wordnik.com. [Terry Krepel: Ann Coulter Doesn't Hate Gays Enough for WorldNetDaily] Reference
All that should ratchet up the pressure on universities to become more affordable and transparent. From Wordnik.com. [A Financial Earthquake] Reference
The Ukraine humiliation could also spur Putin to ratchet up his economic warfare against the West. From Wordnik.com. [PUTIN TRIPS UP] Reference
In part, he wanted a military buildup geared to diplomacy, in order to slowly ratchet up pressure on Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Now, Flexible Force] Reference
But more than anything, it tries to ratchet up pressure on the Canadian government to let the deserters stay. From Wordnik.com. [Canada’s New Leaf] Reference
Each time the North lashes out, South Korean hard-liners ratchet up pressure on the president to isolate Pyongyang. From Wordnik.com. [Spy Catch Of The Day] Reference
The announcement was an effort to ratchet up public pressure on the labels to settle with the popular online service. From Wordnik.com. [Napster Says: &Quot;Let's Make A Deal&Quot;] Reference
He would ratchet up his criticisms of his rival in the days immediately before a primary, only to dial them back afterward. From Wordnik.com. [Out of Steam] Reference
For Beijing, the damage Pyongyang is doing to its strategic backyard is probably the most compelling reason to ratchet up the pressure. From Wordnik.com. [The Chinese Puzzle] Reference
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