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| 19:38 Dec 10, 2007 |
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| 4 +1 | carry the load // carries the load |
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| 3 +2 | (in this context) is the locomotive |
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| 4 | to pull the load |
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| 4 | pull a heavy load |
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| 4 | to carry the load |
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| 4 | do the heavy lifting |
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10 mins confidence: 
to pull the load Explanation: :o) |
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22 mins confidence:
pull a heavy load Explanation: I have a feeling that this phrase is used in a figurative sense. "Pull the load" seems to be used in a more literal sense, if you compare the two searches on Google below. Reference: http://www.google.dk/search?hl=da&q=pull+a+heavy+load&meta= Reference: http://www.google.dk/search?q=%22pull+the+load%22&hl=da&star... |
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28 mins confidence:
to carry the load Explanation: This is how I would put it. Reference: http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?article... |
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29 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1carry the load // carries the load Explanation: more commonly used here than "pull the load" |
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57 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2(in this context) is the locomotive Explanation: You might want to try a less literal metaphor in this context - 'is the locomotive gathering speed with a growth rate of 27%' with an allusion to the European industrial revolution. -- is forging ahead might fit, too. |
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