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           					Rather, in archetypal Microsoft fashion, it is first consolidating its grip on game development through its control of the underlying software, a series of low-level programs that go under the rubric of DirectX. 
            					  		    					
           					 FORBES: Bill's sandbox 
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           					But now that Reed Elsevier has been allowed to consolidate its control in America, the grip of the publishers looks firmer than ever. 
            					  		    					
           					 ECONOMIST: Publishing 
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           					She will raise the issue in plenary at the Senedd, and said she wants the Local Government Minister to "get a grip, because it is spiralling out of control". 
            					  		    					
           					 BBC: The Unison protest 
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           					By now politicians were hotfooting it back, to get a grip on a situation that had clearly spiralled out of control. 
            					  		    					
           					 ECONOMIST: Riots in England 
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           					But sometimes lost in the conversation are the Iraqi civilians caught in the conflict - caught between warring factions, caught in the grip of forces over which they feel they have no control. 
            					  		    					
           					 NPR: Doctor Takes Camera 'Inside the Red Zone' of War 
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           					Body roll is kept well under control and there's a phenomenal amount of grip from the 21-inch summer tires. 
            					  		    					
           					 ENGADGET: Tesla Model S first drive: the sports sedan goes electric (update: video) 
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           					Southern Democrats lost their grip on power in North Carolina in 1894 and plotted to wrest control from the biracial Republican Party in 1898 elections. 
            					  		    					
           					 NPR: How The Only Coup D'Etat In U.S. History Unfolded 
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           					The new "quick grips" option from the biosim mobile control app allows the user to automatically activate 24 different grip patterns and gestures on their prosthesis with a single tap of the screen. 
            					  		    					
           					 BBC: Touch Bionics limb with mobile app 
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           					It will hold a titanium grip on trading in interest rate futures and indexes, and a firm control over the markets for agricultural and other commodities. 
            					  		    					
           					 FORBES: The $25 Billion Gorilla 
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           					Pick a model with sizable knobs and buttons for the audio and climate control systems along with power-operated mirrors to help reduce the amount of grip strength needed and reduce pain associated with turning or twisting motions. 
            					  		    					
           					 FORBES: Best New-Cars (And Features) For Senior Drivers 
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           					This, the control of candidates, is one of the three ways in which the conservatives maintain their wider grip. 
            					  		    					
           					 ECONOMIST: Anatomy of a power struggle