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- noun Alternative spelling of
power play .
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Examples
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Has shown flashes of brilliance at the junior level, can play both the wings and has seen time running the powerplay from the point.
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Raina has his fifty, and Anderson in the powerplay has been a gamble that isn't paying off.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Raina has his fifty, and Anderson in the powerplay has been a gamble that isn't paying off.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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It's another simple but ingenious variation on an established racing game model: impressive driving - drifts, drafting, jumps and near misses - feeds into a three-stage power bar, each segment of which allows you to set off an explosion, called a powerplay, to bring the likes of radio control towers, freeways and burnt-out cars down on your opponents.
Eurogamer 2009
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He also supported the huge advantages batsmen enjoy nowadays, such as powerplay, free hit and limiting bouncers.
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Throughout a race, players can build up their "powerplay" meter by performing stunts such as jumps and precision driving such as passing very close to objects and drifting.
Xboxic Jason Andrews 2010
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As you race towards maximum velocity, you'll get a chance to charge the "powerplay" meter by pulling of a variety of stunts.
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He also supported the huge advantages batsmen enjoy nowadays, such as powerplay, free hit and limiting bouncers.
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What we should be concerned about is whether the decision reached is actually the right one, not some banal behind the scenes "powerplay".
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2009
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The gameplay trailer, narrated by affable game director Nick Baynes, explains and illustrates the "powerplay" concept that drives the explosions.
Eurogamer 2009
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