The common feature of these instruments: they all belong to pull strings.

此类乐器的共同特点是：它们均属于拔弦乐器。

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An order for officials to pull strings to ensure jobs for graduates has sparked heated debate in Weifang, Shandong province.

一项要求官员牵线帮助毕业生就业的指令在山东省潍坊市引起热议。

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Wind is my hands, the sun is in my arms, the stars are my eyes, the rain is my thoughts, latitude and longitude to pull strings, Baiyun bypass, text messages sent my heart, dear, I want to pull you!

清风，是我双手，阳光，是我的怀抱，星星是我的眼睛，细雨是我的思念，经纬牵线，白云搭桥，短信送来我的心声，亲爱的，我想你拉！

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As it happens, one of the few foreign companies affected is American International Group, a huge insurer whose boss, Maurice Greenberg, knows how to pull strings in Washington.

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The family had to pull strings to get their seven children admitted to an Afrikaans-language Catholic boarding school that was officially designated for so-called "coloreds, " South Africans of mixed race.

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He is also facing charges in the prostitution case (and that he tried to pull strings to get her out of jail when she was accused of theft) -- and in a third case stands accused of revealing confidential court information relating to an investigation into a bank scandal in 2005.

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