1.   But even a healthy new son could not match the strong pull of cocaine, friends and family say.

2.   By contrast, The New Yorker evinces a strong pull toward ethics.

3.   Each of the theologians was born Catholic and cited the strong cultural pull of the Catholic community.

4.   Fusion still exerts a strong magnetic pull on the compasses of Cuban musicians.

5.   Places like Blairsden exert an irrationally strong pull.

6.   The door to the Scripps house remains front and center, exerting a strong magnetic pull.

7.   There is a strong pull for politicians to step into the investment arena, beyond covering their own ties to the fallen energy company.

8.   But the magnet of hope still exerts a strong pull.

9.   My A and R person came up with the idea of a rhythmic concept because I usually have a strong pull toward the drums and play more rhythmically.

10.   The vote underlined the strong pull the widely popular Bush has on Republican lawmakers.