Sentence examples for grasp over the from inspiring English sources

Many Republicans on the committee expressed concern that the administration was using the financial crisis to extend its grasp over the private sector.

But many services have slipped from their grasp over the years (see table).

Mr. Kotick had long wanted a firmer grasp over the company that he built into a video game behemoth.

He claimed respectable Libyans had assured the Foreign Office that they would have a grasp over the militias once the conflict was over.

There is widespread frustration inside Downing Street at the way in which the professions were brought on side, but then slipped from the coalition's grasp over the past two months.

Mr. Trump had an immediate grasp over the geopolitical significance of the Republic of Georgia and its Black Sea region, acknowledging its vast potential by jointly transforming this hidden gem into the next Riviera.

"A genuine consequence to this has been that the people who want to do things right have gotten a bit more grasp over what the university is trying to do," he said.

However, there is something entirely different about hearing the slimy, grasping over-eagerness in his tone with Bush, his smugness and complete nonchalance about women's personal space and agency.

Ever since Obama made his dramatic announcement that she had opened her eyes, the US has grasped over-eagerly at any sign of progress.

As online media solidifies its grasp over every aspect of our lives, the once-hegemonic medium of evening TV matters less and less.

"The GM industry appears to be expanding its grasp over traditional subsistence crops which had, until recently, been disregarded," it said.