| 1 | Palin may have grown tired of being a lightning rod for the American media and decided she wanted a break. | |
| 2 | Like a spark between a cloud and a lightning conductor, the liquid stretches out to the collector. | |
| 3 | He's simply using Madame Olenska as a lightning-rod; I've seen him try the same thing often before. | |
| 4 | Using this knowledge, he invented the lightning rod which today protects millions of buildings from lightning. | |
| 5 | China' s bilateral trade surplus with America has long been a lightning rod in Congress, and with unemployment up the protectionist pressure is sure to rise. |