1.   In health care, government can pool risks and use its muscle to keep down costs better than any private provider.

2.   Panetta used his muscle to keep the budget agreement intact.

3.   The boat seemed to be crying out in pain, like an arthritic suddenly called upon to use weak muscles.

4.   Weight-lifting is a specialised form of muscle-building which requires the body to use its muscles to the absolute limit.

5.   Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law.

6.   The bat is able to use these muscles to switch its ears off temporarily.

7.   James Hoffa was a union boss who used Mafia muscle to beat the owners in exchange for cheap loans from the union pension fund.

8.   By reducing the weight on the forehand your horse will be in a better position to use his muscles in the forehand with greater ease and freedom.

9.   Alternate your activity days with days taking a break from that activity, on those days, you can do an activity that uses different muscles.

10.   Athletes use their muscles to the extreme, often leading to painful conditions that most people, thankfully, never experience.