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A section of the orchestra containing the stringed musical instruments — those played by making stretched strings vibrate. In most stringed instruments, the musician draws a bow over the strings; violins , violas , cellos , and bass viols are played in this way. Other stringed instruments are played by plucking the strings; these include the banjo , guitar , harp , harpsichord , and ukulele .

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He was the harp strings made of guts of animals sacrificed for music; her hands bled into them as communion.

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Labor has little patience for those criticisms, citing research which they claim shows their proposal will leave the bulk of doctors better off and accusing them of wanting investment "without strings attached".

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Ford, who had been brilliant in Sale's win at Harlequins last week, was pulling the strings early on.

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The movie seems to recoil from its own hammering dramatics, with Bryce Dessner’s score toggling uneasily between jocular blues and dour, overcompensating strings.

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"He had to pull the strings and take the initiative. It gives such a boost to young people who may also start with nothing and who work to achieve their goals in life."

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