Sentence examples for continued stranglehold from inspiring English sources

Mr. Zucker did not formally announce that "Joey" would inherit the "Friends" time slot of Thursday at 8 p.m., but he implied it would, saying, "Clearly, the announcement we made today will go a long way to securing our continued stranglehold" on Thursday night.

This crackdown on protesting and the continued stranglehold on the media and civil society is showing people how alienated they really are.

The book is vital reading for those hoping to understand the struggles of China's disabled people to gain fair treatment, the party's continuing stranglehold on the implementation of the law, and the pressures and compromises involved in human rights negotiations in China.

Mindful not to waste a perfectly good crisis, the Obama White House and influential congressional Democrats have seized the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster to assert a continuing stranglehold control over offshore drilling operations.

Senate Banking Chairman Schumer went to a conference at Columbia University -- where a generation of students salivated at the prospects of Wall Street wealth -- and was overwhelmed by an audience denouncing the continuing stranglehold of the finance industry over successive administrations and the Congress.

But Barnes, Australia's fourth-choice number 10, continued his stranglehold on Wales as his penalty extended their poor record to just two wins over a Tri-Nations super-power in their last 40 attempts.

The holiday spirit is strong with "Rogue One," as the "Star Wars" spinoff continued its stranglehold on the box office for the second consecutive weekend.

The Edison girls' basketball and boys' soccer teams continue their stranglehold in their respective CIF Southern Section rankings, with the girls' soccer team No. 1 in the Division 1A poll and the undefeated boys' soccer team leading the Division 1 rankings.

The Rhinos' stranglehold continued in the second half and stand-off Joel Moon finished off another fine counter-attacking try, engineered by breaks from Ashton Golding and Segeyaro.

Yet, as Maduro's stranglehold continues to intensify, disenchantment with the regime could reach a tipping point where a critical mass of military officers decide to abandon ship.

The central connector's stranglehold was broken even though he continued to play a key role in the informal network.