1.   A stress is applied to the sample by rapidly pulling rod R downwards and clamping it in position.

2.   I cast into the melee and got a strike so violent that the rod was nearly pulled from my hand.

3.   In a few minutes, by hand-lining the fishing line, he was eventually able to pull the rod in right off the bottom of the ocean.

4.   Other times, heavy shad have kept us busy all day, grabbing our lures and nearly pulling our rods out of the boat.

5.   The fish hooked themselves as they pulled the rod toward the water.

6.   When the rod is pulled back, it threads the conduit back through a hole for running fiber optics and cable.