Word: stranglehold
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...anything, this weekend's Intercollegiate Fencing Association Championships at the Gordon Track and Tennis Center showed that Harvard, though a team on the rise, lacks the stranglehold it had on the sport when the IFAs were born...
...only did the Crimson end its five-game drought, it snapped the Saints' stranglehold on victories at Bright Hockey Center. In front of a sellout crowd, Harvard picked up its first win over St. Lawrence at home since its 8-3 triumph during the 1994-95 season...
...interests of democracy, it is clear that the Democrats and Republicans should not have a stranglehold on the debates (and therefore the election). Candidates should not be forced to conform to either of their platforms in order to have a chance in American politics. For all the differences that exist between Vice President Al Gore '69 and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, they think alike on many important issues: Both are pro-free trade, neither are isolationist and both favor more military spending...
Still, there are signs of hope in Yugoslavia. Milosevic's backhanded tactics for securing his stranglehold on power--he changed the constitution to schedule the election nine months before its usual time, in attempt to disable his opposition--now seem foolhardy miscalculations. And Milosevic finally has shown himself to be not insensitive to his people's preferences. Student leaders have been left to their protests, unharassed by police. National TV has remarkably evaded the propaganda machine and reported Milosevic's stunning loss. These breakthroughs have met with encouraging signs from abroad. President Clinton, along with several European leaders, has announced...
...under the guise of economy; the strength of the stones combined with the occasional downturn in the fluctuating diamond market meant lucky suitors could find themselves a real bargain: A ring that would last literally an eternity at a reasonable price. It was only when De Beers cemented their stranglehold on the world's diamonds and starting setting prices that the gems' snob appeal really took hold. The company also pours billions of dollars into global ad campaigns, deftly establishing markets where none existed before...