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call·ing the shots
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of calling the shots in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of calling the shots in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of calling the shots in a Sentence
Nancy Pelosi is calling the shots.
This is someone who is very Western-minded, very much attached to the rule of law, sound institutions, property rights and all that and she's calling the shots now, this brings stability that would be favorable exactly for that kind of investor who stayed on the sidelines until now.
Talent is calling the shots, culture is the new capital.
It’s an agency that needs to be reformed, so I expect that Mick Mulvaney will be on the job and be calling the shots over there.
Oliver Contreras/Pool/Sipa USA -RRB- Ellzey:
I think he has a team that he relies on more than I would if I were the president, i think that there are some people calling the shots that we don't know who they are, and they need to be briefing us on what they're advising the president on what he should be doing.
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