His self-styled "Royal Crusade," consisting of a tour of several countries to elicit their support, wrested political independence from the French, who by the end of 1953 were eager to compromise.
Councilmen Bill de Blasio and Albert Vann announced yesterday that they had enough support to wrest control of the 17-member Brooklyn delegation of the City Council from Councilman Lewis Fidler.
Iraqi commanders acknowledge that the American and British support helped them wrest control of Mahdi Army strongholds like Hayyaniyah — a slum that is Basra's equivalent of Sadr City — and other poor districts that are fertile recruiting grounds for militias.
With American air support, Oruzgan Province was wrested from the Taliban in October by troops loyal to Mr. Karzai, who is scheduled to meet with President Bush on Monday in Washington.
If so, will their support be enough to wrest Istanbul, the biggest municipal prize, from AK?
Facebook is embarking on mobile app publishing at a time when it is trying to figure out how much revenue it can wrest from the app ecosystem it supports with access to the social graph and ads.
The argument for upgrading got a boost this year in Ukraine, when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula and supported separatists fighting to wrest control of the nation's eastern provinces.
Pakistan has for years provided support to militants seeking to wrest Kashmir, India's only Muslim-majority state, from Indian control.
You wouldn't want to feel sorry for Eszterhas, and he wouldn't want it anyway, but it's safe to say there would be a groundswell of support if he managed to wrest The Maccabees away from Gibson and stick it to Gibson by getting it off the ground himself.
Shuman of the American Legion insists that election years like 2018 can be especially productive, as individuals up re-election seek veteran support, giving groups leverage to wrest promises out of them.
