But she was helpless in the viselike grip of the powerful man."

VOA: special.2009.08.24

A wave of cold and snowy weather continues to grip Europe, grounding airplanes,trains and cars and causing dozens of deaths.

VOA: standard.2010.01.10

Burma's military rulers cite ongoing fighting with ethnic insurgent groups in the country to partly justify their continued grip on power.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

"They believe in me." TB has a firm grip on the township of Khayelitsha on the outskirts of Cape Town.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

The United Nations,African Union, the United States and former colonial power France have all criticized President Tandja's move to tighten his grip on power.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

The local economy is ruled by agriculture, but the soil is infertile and much of the northeast is in the grip of a drought.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

The Kremlin's media grip has prompted several prominent Russian journalists to move their programs to Ukraine.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

Visions of soaring high-rises crumbling may grip the imagination but Surahman says it is the smaller one and two storey dwellings that are most vulnerable in places like Indonesia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

And winter's grip on Washington is far from over.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

"As we've found with other large criminal groups, if you take their money and lock up their leaders you can loosen their grip on the vast organizations used to carry out their criminal activities,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Galmudug regional government Minister of Planning Omar Mohamud warns that not implementing a long-term solution to the water problem will fuel the vicious cycle of droughts, hunger,and violence and keep the Somali people in the iron grip of poverty.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

The election commission also said it hinged its decision on skepticism that any democratic vote could take place in the midst of the region's current political crisis as Somaliland President Dahir Riyale attempts to maintain his grip on power.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07