Sentence examples for keep a grip on from inspiring English sources

The young soldiers keep a grip on their rifles while one man searches the passengers and the vehicle.

Such is the mountain of paperwork generated, with 50,000 intelligence reports a year, that no one can keep a grip on it.

I was wrestling car keys out of my purse with one hand while trying to keep a grip on my toddler son with the other.

By portraying himself as the only politician capable of keeping the country united in the face of Russian expansionism, Mr Saakashvili can keep a grip on power in the short term.

They must also keep a grip on dwindling sources of credit.

He mentioned that hitters use pine tar to keep a grip on the bat.

His leather shoes with an elkskin sole helped him keep a grip on the steel cable.

"Up to now, the Chinese government has been able to keep a grip on it," Xu Wu told me.

"Hold on to your mask!" I've forgotten another golden rule - keep a grip on your kit when you dive in.

There is a reduction in "medium mountain stages", which are often the hardest for teams to keep a grip on.

Mr. Romney's campaign has sought to carefully control his interactions with the news media this year as it has tried to keep a grip on front-runner status.