Sentence examples for maintained its grip from inspiring English sources

The ugly dismemberment of Yukos showed that Russia had few qualms about how it maintained its grip on energy reserves.

It was during the turmoil that the current military junta took power in Myanmar, and it has maintained its grip by arresting dissidents, quashing political opposition and using force and intimidation to control the population.

Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst at Forrester, said the iPad had maintained its grip on the market because most consumers bought it through retail stores rather than wireless carriers.

But it had good reason to worry about its popularity: It actually lost the popular vote and only maintained its grip on power because of the intricacies of the country'sfirst-past-the-poll system.

Atlanta's third consecutive victory over all maintained its grip on first place in the N.L. East.

But the hard-line faction has maintained its grip on Iran's security apparatus, frustrating American efforts to ease tensions with Tehran.

But as the gecko's feet become increasingly wet it has trouble maintaining its grip without any additional force.

As it seeks to maintain its grip on power, the Iranian regime will be tempted to engage in more, not less, adventurism abroad.

A largely unpopular Tory party, bankrolled by rich people whose interests it exists to serve, maintains its grip on power with the help of a campaign of venom fanned by a Tory press run by rich people.

Does alcohol remain as much a part of frat culture as it did in the 1960s? A. I believe it's very close, if not maintaining its grip.

For its part, American Water Works has responded to this accusation by insisting that Freedom's game here is nothing more than an attempt to maintain its grip on "those parts of the business that it deems valuable, abandoning the rest, taking the going concern value from the debtor, and leaving the debtor and its many creditors 'holding the bag.'".