Word: grip
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Governments still dominate the political equation, of course. But online activists are chipping away at their grip on power, adding a new voice to debates that often can't be ignored. In foreign policy, unsanctioned cyberwars like the U.S.-China dustup are increasingly common during times of international tension. In 1999, hackers in China and Taiwan exchanged cyberfire over then President Lee Teng-hui's claim of statehood, as did Indonesian nationalists and supporters of independence for East Timor. During the Kosovo campaign that year, Chinese, Yugoslav and Russian hackers joined forces against NATO. Independent American hackers brought down...
Something rather remarkable took place in italy last week: an election that seemed to grip the attention of a whole nation. Voter turnout was so unexpectedly high - more than 80% of those entitled to cast a ballot did so - that the authorities were unable to cope with the crowds, some of whom wrecked polling stations in their rage. Filipinos, too, have behaved of late as if politics still matters - maybe too much so. The campaign before the recent congressional and local elections was marred by widespread violence, which claimed the lives of around 60 people...
...American politics is about favors, not fatwas. And it's simple human nature to know that if you try to repress independence you only breed revolution. As the poet said, to increase your hold, relax your grip...
...climb went awry when Johnson lost his grip on the rope and fell to the ground below, causing severe head trauma...
...year before arm problems sidelined him for most of the Crimson's stretch run... Hopps had a tough final game, striking out twice and letting several pitches get past behind behind the plate. In the middle of his last plate appearance, his bat sailed out of his grip and sailed back into the hands, nearly hitting the father of regular catcher Brian Lentz...