Sentence examples for shaky hold from inspiring English sources

The attacks underline Russia's shaky hold on the region.

Consequently, the forces under San Martín managed only a shaky hold on Lima and the coast.

So the meeting on Monday is a juggling act, given his shaky hold on power.

The core group, under Chung Mong Hun, maintained a shaky hold on second place, after Samsung.

Despite this more diversified tax structure, the Muromachi regime maintained only a shaky hold on the nation.

Mr. Mock's shaky hold on the People's Party may be resolved by the outcome of the election Sunday.

The presidents — of Guinea, Niger, Ivory Coast and Benin — may be democratic exemplars in Washington, but these heroes of the ballot box maintain shaky holds on power, pointing to the tenuousness of democracy in parts of the continent.

His left hand is shaky, holding on to his five largest positions valued at over $41 billion.

Makiko Tanaka, Japan's foreign minister, had a shakier hold on her job today after ruling opposition legislators joined forces to deny her permission to travel to participate in the opening of the United Nations General Assembly.

The Southern Pacific Transportation Company, a unit of Rio Grande Industries, is probably its shakiest holding.

People often assume that any fake documentary movie will be a shaky hand held, claustrophobic experience set primarily in one location.