"It adds tremendous leverage to the players," he said.

Pike's own weight added leverage to The Shadow's scientific heave.

The altitude of the back steps added leverage to the thrust.

One of Apple's moves shows how shifting up or down a level in the stack can add leverage.

The longer section on the other side of the pivot went up, and turned that force into speed, with the sling adding more leverage.

The loss reached that staggering level because $12 billion was borrowed to add leverage in a quest for outsized returns - compounding the risk.

"They are adding leverage to the investment in infrastructure they are making."

This adds leverage to the crews' weight, allowing the larger areas of sail to be carried.

Larger systems have added leverage in negotiating rates with H.M.O.'s.

But he explained that his company's objective was to add leverage to the company's balance sheet.