lever

Example Sentences

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"They are navigating a crisis with fewer levers to pull."

From BBC

A finely worded statement from Berlin’s finance ministry declared a “hostile” takeover “unacceptable,” while admitting that the relevant regulatory levers lay with the ECB.

From Barron's

There are lots of visual displays, but they’re primarily operated by dials, levers and other physical controls.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or did the managers and employees truly understand what levers to push to succeed at such a trick?

From The Wall Street Journal

Ben Bernanke was a particular advocate for the theory that Fed communications could serve as a policy lever in their own right, alongside manipulation of short-term interest rates and expansion of the Fed balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal