Sentence examples for gripping capital from inspiring English sources

Southampton continued their fantastic start to the season by coming from behind to beat Arsenal in a gripping Capital One Cup third-round tie.

Second, the austerity fever gripping Washington and state capitals could lead to cuts in the programs that have contributed to the decline.

BEIJING — A deepening chill in the Chinese political atmosphere is as deadening as the harsh winter weather that has been gripping the capital.

The developers have also ensured that residents won't have to share walls with anyone on a modest wage as they made a not-uncommon agreement with Westminster city council and the mayor of London that the half-a-billion pound development overlooking Kensington Gardens should not include a single affordable flat despite the "housing crisis" gripping the capital.

The written testimony was almost cinematic in the way the narrative unfolded, adding dramatic elements for a Washington thriller that has gripped the capital and the country for months and that has no foreseeable ending.

As tumult gripped his capital, he disappeared.

10.53pm: On to the riots that gripped the capital last summer.

As enthusiastic contingents of volunteers left for the front, fear of counterrevolutionary plots gripped the capital.

Fear gripped the capital as residents hoarded cash from banks and thousands packed into cars and taxis to flee.

(Ms Yingluck called it in an attempt to break the political deadlock that has gripped the capital, Bangkok, since November).

As chaos gripped the capital, an insurgency began to capture towns in the country's northern territory of Azawad.