Word: grips
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...also fantasy romances like Pretty Woman and Ghost. If we make it, they want it -- and lately, if they are Japanese, they want to buy the American companies that make it. Foreign investors realize that in the chancy business of manufacturing popular art, Hollywood has an ever tighter grip on the world's pulse. Since 1985 the overseas take from U.S. films has doubled. Movies represent a robust portion of an entertainment industry that registers an annual $5 billion or so trade surplus...
...appearance before the committee, Webster was also careful to caution that even an economic stranglehold on Iraq might not cause Saddam to loosen his grip on Kuwait. There is no guarantee, Webster advised, that "economic hardships will compel Saddam to change his policies, or lead to internal unrest that would threaten his regime." But in the most comprehensive public analysis to date of the impact of the sanctions, Webster went on to outline a picture of an Iraqi economy that would be badly crippled by next summer...
...professions are really concerned about is profits. In fact, psychiatrists have reason to worry. From 1982 to 1987, according to one poll, the proportion of counseling visits handled by psychiatrists fell from 36% to 22%, while those by psychologists rose from 29% to 34%. This summer Washington loosened psychiatrists' grip on treatment of the elderly by permitting psychologists to receive reimbursements from Medicare. In addition, the California supreme court undercut psychiatrists' authority by allowing psychologists to admit patients to the state's hospitals...
Afrikaners -- the 3 million descendants of 17th century Dutch, French and German settlers -- have seen their grip gradually weakening since 1976, when an uprising in the township of Soweto heralded a surge in black demands for political rights. But this year, by freeing Nelson Mandela, legalizing the African National Congress and pursuing negotiations with black leaders on a new constitution, President F.W. de Klerk has sent a profound shock through Afrikanerdom. Appearing finally to accept that they cannot maintain their near exclusive hold on state power for much longer, Afrikaners across the political spectrum are asking what role they should...
...that whole drive, it rained really hard," Harvard tight end Andy Lombara said. "It helps the D, makes it tough to throw and maintain a grip on the ball...