Sentence examples for exert a grip from inspiring English sources

No one was able to exert a grip.

But the writing begins to exert a grip as the Brighton man takes a wide-angle look at contemporary life.

This "mediational" epistemology internal ideas mediating external reality continues to exert a grip on Western thought, and even philosophers such as Quine, Rorty, and Davidson who have claimed to refute Descartes remain imprisoned within its regime.

Assuming that Israel shared its intelligence with its Egyptian counterparts, the Israeli military distrusts its neighbour's willingness to take effective action to rein in militants in Sinai and exert a grip on the area.

But for all that, from the beginning, Mr Gilder's messianic intensity and relentless optimism exert a grip on the reader that never lets go.

At 82, the great spy novelist still exerts a grip on our imagination, with a film and biography both on the way.

Yet "Thelma" exerts a grip of its own, not least when it presses against other genres, leaching details from both science fiction and horror.

Lincoln exerted a grip on me; it is literate, cerebral, heartfelt, with some brilliantly managed moments and, of course, a unique central performance from Daniel Day-Lewis.

A pair of 20-inch pivoted tongs is capable of exerting a gripping force of nearly 300 pounds (135 kilograms) with only a 40-pound squeeze from the smith's hand.

At 10 weeks post-injury LV-ChABC treated animals were capable of exerting a grip-strength of 409.8 ± 70.3 g, whilst LV-GFP treated and contusion only animals achieved forces of only 296.2 ± 53.1 g and 299.7 ± 42.7 g, respectively.

As the struggle to financially maintain Merlin steepened, heroin came to exert a profound grip.