Word: grips
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...finding that these problems of philosophy did grip me," he says. The classes were challenging, but that only motivated him to move farther in the field and come to a real understanding...
...cult of bravery and militarism exerts a grip so strong that military leaders might not be able to overcome it even if they wanted to. The young soldiers strut down the streets; they are treated as heroes. They are not willing to return to their old peasant lives. This is a victorious army that has not tasted decisive defeat...
...Isabel audited contained profanities. She returned again in February. Kathy stared straight ahead and recited Koreshian dogma for 15 minutes running. Isabel talked with a friend about kidnapping the girls but decided against it. Instead she began calling every week, every week, trying to lure them from Koresh's grip...
...Candidatus Perpetuus--This species has a chameleon-like power to blend in almost anywhere. These creatures have adapted a mandibular structure similar to that of the remora--they have lips able to get a tenacious grip on the rear-end of any authority figure in an instant. The Undergraduate Council is a favorite habitat of this species, as is any slow-moving committee with an impressive name. Members can be spotted preening resumes for days on end. After college, the Candidatus pupates for three years before emerging as a lawyer...
...grip on power secure, Saddam plots to end U.N. sanctions...