Sentence examples for stranglehold with from inspiring English sources

Queen are the only act to break up their stranglehold, with a rare version of Bohemian Rhapsody.

This time, the Tories don't need the constituency to be sure of a majority, but they certainly remain a million miles away from regaining the stranglehold with which they once held it.

The Australian men's kayak four ended the European stranglehold with their gold, becoming only the first non- Europeans to win something at a Games where a boycott had not limited the field.

However, being part of the press is about cutting through the stranglehold with which the NRA attempts to frighten our politicians from doing the right thing.

The county is the poorest in New York, and Time Warner Cable has a stranglehold with Internet access across the state once you leave New York City.

The Yankees can tighten their division stranglehold this weekend, with Andy Pettitte, A. J. Burnett and C. C. Sabathia on the mound.

Directors such as John Woo and Stephen Spielberg took active roles in game development, Woo with Sega's fast-paced shooter Stranglehold and Spielberg with the excellent, and decidedly uncinematic Wii puzzler Boom Blox.

Today Coke still maintains a stranglehold on Christmas with its "holidays are coming" ad campaign.

The Democrats may have a stranglehold on Philadelphia, with its large populations of both minorities and liberal professionals.

It was a time when wrestlers were rebelling against the stranglehold that Joint Promotions – with regional promoters working in conjunction – held over the business.

No matter whether a Scot had his arm around O'Gara's neck, it was Ireland who got their hands on the triple crown having exerted a stranglehold on Scotland with their seventh consecutive victory in the fixture.