Sentence examples for regain grip from inspiring English sources

United were forced back and, with only one front outlet, could never regain grip or momentum.

Then, while trying to regain grip, the inside edge of either the outer or inner ski caught abruptly in the snow, forcing the knee into valgus and internal rotation.

With the Supersport race reduced to five laps because of the wet conditions, Anstey nearly came to grief in the opening seconds of the race as he endured a terrifying wobble before regaining grip.

For all the idiocy of this case, they are on a relentless mission to regain their grip.

In any case, he must first regain his grip over the party at what is likely to be a rowdy gathering later this month.

Mr. Pandit is struggling to regain his grip on the company, which operates in scores of countries, after his attempt to buy Wachovia was upended by Wells Fargo.

Only after the final whistle did familiarity regain its grip as yet another referee had to be escorted from the pitch past a baying crowd and then agreed to look at a video of a controversial decision.

When an alarmed rider snaps the throttle closed in an attempt to correct the slide, the rear tire may regain its grip while the bike is still pointed sideways.

When Knicks guard Allan Houston hobbled off the floor only eight minutes into last night's game, the Knicks were losing to Toronto and his aborted attempt at helping his team regain some grip on a slippery playoff spot looked like pure folly.

But suspicion is growing that the latest skirmishes may form part of a wider plan by the church to regain the grip on Italian politics that it lost in the early 1990s, when the Christian Democratic party collapsed in a welter of scandal.Under the leadership of Cardinal Camillo Ruini, head of the Italian bishops' conference and vicar of Rome, the Italian church has become increasingly assertive.

Having managed to regain his grip on the match after dropping the third set, a tiring Monfils gifted Federer two double-faults in a row to hand over the following game and his challenge faded fast.