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angle for

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angle for something 
1. Lit. to fish for something, as with a fishhook and line. Fred was angling for a big bass. lam angling for whatever I can catch.
2. Fig. to scheme or plan to get something; to "fish" for something. She is just angling for a larger settlement from her former employer. Are you angling for a raise in pay?
See also: angle

angle for something
to try to get or achieve something in an indirect way He's working as a consultant with several companies that are angling for business in Hong Kong.
See also: angle


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It's all about creating a leg angle for optimal acceleration.
In the main study, the five results for each angle for each screen position were averaged to determine representative mean angles for each of the two screen positions.
5-radian/s stretch, three subjects (1, 2, and 4) showed a difference in threshold angle for the biceps brachii muscle and only subject 4 showed a difference for both muscles.
 
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