Word: grips
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some Middle East observers, Bourguiba's indecisiveness indicates that the aging leader may be losing his grip. In recent years, he has suffered at least one heart attack, arteriosclerosis, viral hepatitis and nervous collapse-requiring prolonged hospitalization in Switzerland and the U.S. His failing health has probably made him more susceptible to the scheming of his aides...
...husband reserves, he is limiting production increases to the 1% per month maximum he decided was prudent long before the energy crunch. Moreover, the oil revenues give Gowon a strong hand in keeping the twelve states in line. By doling out profits to all, he keeps a firm grip on the purse strings and the pattern of economic growth...
...Soviet Union. Li is considered one of the army's rising generals, and his posting to the sensitive Soviet border testified to continuing Chinese concern over the Russian troop buildup in the area. But there was speculation that his transfer north was also designed to loos en his grip on Peking and at the same tune dismantle the network of personal loyalties built up by Chen Hsi-lien, 60, the military commander of the northern region for more than 14 years. Chen was sent to Peking as commander of the capital military region. Another powerful Politburo member, Hsu Shih...
...details in his book. Responsibility reaches far beyond former concentration-camp guards. By implication, myriad Soviet bureaucrats in the entire present-day chain of command are culpable. Recalling the punishment inflicted on prisoners like himself, Solzhenitsyn writes of those accountable: "We must be generous and not shoot them . . . not grip their skulls in steel bands, not shut them up where they will lie on each other like baggage. No, none of that should be done. But the guilty must be tried and made to admit: 'Yes, I was an executioner and a criminal...
...Europe may well have developed alternatives to imported oil-coal, nuclear power, and North Sea oil-that will loosen the grip of Middle East politics on its economy. Chevalier cautions, however, that the alternatives will not be cheap: "The era of inexpensive abundant energy has ended...