Sentence examples for complete lock from inspiring English sources

Although Parliament is elected, Mr. Saleh has an almost complete lock on power and at times ignores laws it passes.

It's "highly likely it will be Mitt, but not a complete lock," said Mike Murphy, a former adviser to Mr. Romney.

During the controlled process that passes for a political campaign in Russia, Mr. Medvedev dropped tantalizing hints that he might not be in complete lock step with his patron.

IBM used to have the complete lock on the industry.

It's a complete lock and key set made entirely using open source plans and a printed on a Makerbot.

The authorities have imposed a complete lock-down on all cellular networks.

In the case of largely-estimated MDR, we cannot determine whether the asperity area is moderate, or almost complete locking.

"For really complete locked-patients, even if they communicate one letter in a minute," Einhäuser says, "that is still far above nothing".

In this case the fault has two states: sudden slip during earthquakes, and complete locking between them, in a process called stick slip, and such faults are described as strongly coupled.

Comparing this with the MDR estimated from real geodetic data, moderate and almost complete locking of the plate interface was confirmed for the seismogenic regions off Tohoku and Nankai, respectively.

Best Supporting Actress is a tricky category: Anne Hathaway, Helen Hunt, Amy Adams and Sally Field feel like complete locks; if those four aren't nominated, it will be one of the big surprises (and snubs) of the year.