Word: grips
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...people have rallied behind him and feel like they're a part of him, because they can see his talent, his dedication, his grace and his class. The grip he holds over the Philippines is similar to Nelson Mandela's influence in South Africa. I can surely see Manny becoming the Philippine President one day." - Lennox Lewis, former world heavyweight champion and HBO sports commentator in the 2009 TIME...
...Labor government's decision to run fiber to the home (FTTH) also has a political aim: to break the grip of the national carrier, Telstra, on the country's telecommunications sector. The decade-long process of privatizing Telstra ended in 2006, but the company has continued to enjoy the legacy of almost a century as a state monopoly, reaping 90% of the profits from country's $28 billion communications industry...
...wrong because the new economy in the United States will include a large number of manufacturing jobs paying wages which are historically low. It is easy to say that manufacturing can never prosper in America because the fixed prices for labor are too high. The recession has broken the grip of expensive labor. Manufacturing can and will return to the United States. American workers will work on assembly lines. They will be employed but their standard of living will go down. They cannot have jobs if it doesn...
CHICAGO Epicureans in the Windy City have a firm grip on Crate & Barrel's bamboo utensil...
...However, the result is likely to be the same. Although the European perspective has been instrumental in guiding young democracies out of the grip of authoritarianism and autarchy, this power to transform the fringe is slipping. With the prize of becoming an E.U. member seeming to move further and further out of their reach, the Balkans and Turkey - politically fragile and economically vulnerable - could reverse any reforms they've already undertaken in order to turn themselves into better E.U. candidates...