Pure idealism of this sort is unusual in American politics, however, and the jaded men of the commentariat sat back and waited for the system to punish the wayward ones, for the magnetic pull of the "centre" to work its corrective magic.
Such questions might not loom so directly were it not for the magnetic pull of the writing.
That's an awfully long time for the magnetic pull of the north to have been in remission.
A friend of mine, who wanted to try on a shirt, stood near them, waiting for the magnetic pull of customer to salesclerk to kick in.
Theirs was an intimacy forged by shared danger and by what Mr. Page calls the magnetic pull of two only sons searching for a bond.
Meanwhile, how much has our nation's future been damaged by the magnetic pull of quick personal wealth, which for years has drawn many of our best and brightest young people into investment banking, at the expense of science, public service and just about everything else?
He captures the magic and magnetic pull of the stores and all they stood for.
A conscious engagement, one that truly prepares you for marriage, requires stepping away from the magnetic pull of the planning vortex so you can have some real, honest conversations, first with yourself and then with your partner.
David Cameron said the "magnetic pull" of UK benefits had to be addressed so people came for the right reasons and the rules "put Britain first".
He said the government would "make sure people come for the right reasons – which has meant addressing the magnetic pull of Britain's benefits system".
"We are making sure that people come for the right reasons - which has meant addressing the magnetic pull of Britain's benefits system," he said.
