Sentence examples for grip over the from inspiring English sources

This may weaken Mr Ocalan's grip over the PKK.

"The local grip over the bank is already over, and we can't maintain the old systems.

Maybe the next president will tighten the government's grip over the media.

It tightened its grip over the four western provinces, and attracted some erstwhile Conservative supporters.

She tested its first nuclear device and tightened the state's grip over the economy.

The former prime minister has retained his iron grip over the government since being elected to the presidency in August.

It was a humiliating defeat for Mrs. Merkel, with her supporters questioning her leadership style and grip over the coalition.

The Patriots own a Super Bowl championship, a new stadium and a firm grip over the Steelers.

Having long exerted a powerful grip over the imagination of intrepid explorers, the Arctic region now beckons once again.

Saleh's forces defeated the south in a matter of weeks and then consolidated their grip over the territory.

Beijing has responded by tightening its grip over the region, deploying hordes of securities forces and implementing elaborate surveillance programmes.