Word: grips
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Oslo after the Red coup and now lives in the U.S. Missing is an unusually smooth blend of thriller and moral tale. And page after page, despite a plot that often seems unduly complex, Hostovsky gives a thoroughly convincing picture of a country drifting into Moscow's grip...
...story New York building, was advertising to the tune of a million dollars a year, and had 1,630 U.S. dealers and a subsidiary in Canada. By the end of this year it expects to sell more than 50,000 Necchi machines, gross $10 million and have a firm grip on 10% of the sewing-machine market...
...When it was published a pious and disjointed tirade, his friends turned on him with angry reproaches. Gogol, whose bravado was the thinnest garment of self-loathing, broke and piteously begged forgiveness. "One drop of your pity," was all he asked. Few gave it Gogol lost his grip on the ladder...
...occasions is perfect. He urges folks to edge in closer, and when everything has become intimate and relaxed he begins telling them how to play golf in one easy lesson. "There's not much to playing this game," he lies genially. After spieling off a few tips about grip and stance, he belts out a few balls. "See how easy it is?" he asks finally, and all the onlookers nod. Then, after playing an exhibition match against local pros, he takes a bow, signs some autographs and departs. His fee for the afternoon's work is a flat...
...That Russia loosen her grip on her satellites...