For years, Hamas&apos tight grip on Gaza vexed Mideast mediators.
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These two groups have a tight grip on the Republican Party.
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So here's hoping that smartphone mount has a pretty tight grip.
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In particular, the psychiatric profession's over-tight grip should be challenged.
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That may be, but that's a pretty tight grip between friends.
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Very few families are spared from the tight grip of addiction.
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Robert Gabriel Mugabe, 93, ruled this country with a tight grip.
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Democrats have a tight grip on both chambers of the State Legislature.
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Her assistant better have a tight grip on it this morning though.
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But the billionaire Mr. Solow seems to be loosening his tight grip.
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He maintains a tight grip on power, and few decisions are made locally.
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Government troops and allied militias have held a tight grip on the city.
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The Turkish government is strengthening its already tight grip on the country's internet.
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It followed whispers of dissatisfaction with Xi and his tight grip on power.
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It's important to understand that Samsung has a tight grip on the country's economy.
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But in China the government has always had a tight grip on the yuan.
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CHINESE cinema-goers are used to the government's tight grip on the film industry.
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They all loaded into 2 Sprinter vans with a tight grip on their Oscars.
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The administrators keep a tight grip on who and who doesn't receive the accolade.
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That tight grip has benefited the company (and Michael) over the past five years.
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With that in mind, they're loosening their tight grip over things, just a little.
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Mr. Rothman and others point to China's tight grip on its own financial system.
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For a dominatrix, she did not have a very tight grip on her gag.
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He held a tight grip on the state, controlled the media, and centralized the economy.
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She reached for it, and died in the too-tight grip of her own desire.
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But no one should be surprised that Tidal's keeping a tight grip on new Beyoncé.
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Without Ms Yingluck, the ruling junta may find it easier to maintain a tight grip.
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Because the government keeps a tight grip on supply, the price of land is steep.
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Apple's tight grip on its CarPlay ecosystem makes me want to turn right back around.
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For years, Republicans have maintained a tight grip on power in the Lone Star State.
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The tight grip that the religious establishment has had on social life is gradually loosening.
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Many economists regard Chinese data as unreliable, and Beijing keeps a tight grip on information.
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A handful of hubs have a tight grip on high-paying, cutting-edge tech jobs.
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He has kept a tight grip on it since seizing power in a coup in 2006.
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His predecessor, Hu Jintao, did not have a tight grip on the PLA, says Mr Saunders.
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That bodes ill for Uganda, where Yoweri Museveni, the president, keeps a tight grip on power.
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Like Intel's tight grip on the PC world, Qualcomm powers most of the world's best smartphones.
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Jude is examined and has only some bruising under his armpits from his grandmother's tight grip.
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But it would also be another case in which Beijing's tight grip indicates a weak hand.
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He has kept an unusually tight grip on the policymaking process for a national security adviser.
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In 2004, Putin was enraged when the "Orange Revolution" freed Ukraine from the Kremlin's tight grip.
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The magnet system is made with 3M very high and tough bond adhesive for a tight grip.
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That applies in Paraguay's election due in April, where the ruling Colorado Party has a tight grip.
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The rubber composite that covers the clamp ensures an extra tight grip — without damaging your bed linens.
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At the very least, they aim to fortify the regime's already tight grip on China's vast territory.
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China keeps a tight grip on religious groups, despite the government professing to guarantee freedom of belief.
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Ms. Silverman keeps a tight grip on her story, mostly rooting it in the particulars of character.
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The Chinese government usually keeps a tight grip on what is said, seen and heard about it.
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The "yes" campaign received overwhelmingly more airtime, thanks to the government's tight grip on the news media.
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Chinese officials, who keep a tight grip on the currency's value, appear to be aware of that.
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Dragnea keeps a tight grip on his party and is seen as effectively in charge of the cabinet.
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In many ways, Apple was ceding some ideological ground to Google by loosening its tight grip around iOS.
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Once urination stops, the microbes release their tight grip, enabling them to continue their journey towards the bladder.
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Dietmar keeps a tight grip on his walker as he inches forward through the Schöneweide district of Berlin.
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But in China the government keeps a tight grip on both its capital account and its exchange rate.
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Those remaining are threatened with death by the militants, who have held a tight grip there since 2014.
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He has maintained a tight grip on power, controlling institutions like the judiciary, the police and the bureaucracy.
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She tries to keep a tight grip on the team and her friendship, but things only go downhill.
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He oversaw allied militia groups in other countries and was said to keep a tight grip on them.
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A "big bang" reform is needed to privatise the state banks and extract them from the government's tight grip.
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Tight liquidity conditions have also eased, traders said, with the government recently loosening its tight grip on credit regulations.
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CEO Michael Wirth wants to focus on keeping a tight grip on capital spending, he tells the Financial Times.
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A key concern has been the unflinching loyalty that some groups inspire, threatening the party's tight grip on society.
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It has long been assumed the military is keeping a tight grip on power to oversee the royal succession.
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Ly shows command of staging and shooting throughout, simulating documentary form while maintaining a tight grip on narrative coherence.
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In the many years since, it continues to hold a tight grip on the community and its 5,000 residents.
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Since the start of the conflict, the Syrian regime and allied militias have held a tight grip on the capital.
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But it actually makes a certain amount of sense: North Korea maintains a really tight grip on the media domestically.
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Ethiopia maintains a tight grip on several other industries, with foreign firms also barred from the banking and retail sectors.
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Google controls Android, Apple has a tight grip on the iPhone and iPad, and Microsoft maintains its hold on Windows.
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He has a tight grip on his party apparatus and is the most likely winner of the next general election.
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Orania is managed as a private company, and the town council retains a tight grip on who can move in.
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Grindeanu refused to resign, accusing Dragnea, who holds the party in a tight grip, of trying to centralize all power.
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It was one of the biggest crackdowns of recent years against opponents of President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
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The letter attacked Mr. Xi's handling of social, diplomatic and economic affairs, and it criticized his tight grip on power.
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Yet Navalny is a threat to the Kremlin's tight grip on Russian political life because he can gather a crowd.
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In doing so, he's punctured Sisi's tight grip over the national media and shaken the strongman leader's stranglehold on power.
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Credit Suisse may have a tight grip on all such threats, and the latest raids prove nothing to the contrary.
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China on Wednesday replaced its chief internet regulator, a powerful official responsible for maintaining Beijing's tight grip on cyber policy.
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He kept a tight grip on Brazil's second largest lender for decades and has been its chief executive and chairman.
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One way to keep a tight grip on your spending is to track all of your expenses for one month.
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Republicans have held a tight grip on the House for decades, at times holding veto-proof majorities of 40 seats.
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This was mainly attributable to growth in Geopost's turnover, increase in tariffs for mail, and a tight grip over operating spending.
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The former general has held a tight grip on power since toppling the remnants of Thailand's last democratic government in 2014.
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To appeal to the middle class, Mr Aliyev is trying to modernise the country while maintaining a tight grip on politics.
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Mattis might be intent on keeping a tight grip on his current job, but Trump's remarks still foretell an eventual departure.
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His handling of the mass shooting and his tight grip on the release of information have drawn praise from Nevada politicians.
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Notice when her tight grip, which you have had to peel off finger by finger, loosens, but don't comment on it.
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BSEE's tight grip on information about the waivers is a major concern, said Diane Hoskins, campaign director for environmental group Oceana.
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The lira has also been under pressure because of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's tight grip on the country's central bank.
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The central government in Beijing keeps a tight grip on the Chinese financial system and often rescues companies to preserve jobs.
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Even before the coup, Erdogan had kept a tight grip on the media, often raiding newspapers and restricting social media access.
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With $44.0 billion in first-quarter 2016 production, Wells Fargo & Co. maintained its tight grip on its title of biggest mortgage originator.
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In contrast, perhaps no issue better represents Sessions' surgical effectiveness — and harmony with Trump's central cause — than his tight grip on immigration.
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It's persuaded robot makers to loosen their tight grip on their confidential software so that Mujin controllers can directly run robot servomotors.
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The really frightening thing about my relationship with Theo, though, wasn't being held in confines of his tight grip or bad temper.
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Prudent Management: Turin administration's management remains prudent, with a tight grip on municipal services costs and a commitment to reducing direct debt.
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Miles Teller's girlfriend, Keleigh Sperry, got a tight grip on an inner tube and her man for a day on the beach.
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The market has struggled as authorities continued to keep a tight grip over the sector, ramping up control in hundreds of cities.
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The Kremlin's historically tight grip on Russia's political sphere, electorate and media has only increased in recent years to counter political dissent.
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The legs are so bendy that they can curl around anything—fence posts, tree branches, your hand—to form a tight grip.
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As committee chairman, Schiff kept a tight grip on the gavel, infuriating Republicans who allege he hasn't been conducting a fair process.
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Prudent Management: VdA maintains a stable and prudent budgetary policy aimed at reducing financial debt and maintaining a tight grip on costs.
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Markets widely interpreted the move as a clear signal the central bank was intent on maintaining its tight grip on the currency .
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That capped the weakest year for retail since 2013 as consumers squeezed by high inflation continued to keep a tight grip on spending.
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Authorities, for example, still keep a tight grip on the yuan, allowing it to trade only narrowly even if movements have gradually widened.
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With a tight grip on her mobile phone, Psevedourou was hoping for news on her cousin's wife, the agony etched on her face.
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As President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeks to maintain his tight grip on power, he has also worked to curtail internet freedom in Turkey.
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China keeps a tight grip on Tibet due to periodic anti-Chinese unrest, and all foreigners require permission to visit, including foreign reporters.
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But just in case, the party is also accused of beating opponents, bribing local chiefs and keeping a tight grip on the media.
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It was one of the biggest crackdowns of recent years against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
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In 1988 Mr Wang took the decision not to keep a tight grip on Vanke, but rather to donate his shares to charity.
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Sorting out Prince's estate isn't going to be easy, and not just because he kept such a tight grip on his business matters.
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Major record companies maintain a tight grip on the lives of their stars, dictating their image and behavior both on and off stage.
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Getting to this point, though, required a crash course in points values, programs and a tight grip on which cards to use when.
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For those holding a tight grip on the idea of youthful skin, the recent boom of anti-aging products has been a godsend.
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Since then, China — which keeps a tight grip on the value of its currency — has pushed it to gain value against the dollar.
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China has long maintained a tight grip on the media, though the economy traditionally has been one of the freer domains of reporting.
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Nicaragua's stance toward the independent press is still adversarial, however, and Murillo —as chief of communications — keeps a tight grip on government information.
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Dragnea holds a tight grip over the ruling party but cannot be premier because of a previous conviction in a vote-rigging case.
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Like Jonathan Waxman at Barbuto, she relaxes the tight grip of Italian cuisine without changing it in ways that are cheap or tortured.
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That capped the weakest year for retail since 2013 as consumers squeezed by high inflation continued to keep a tight grip on spending .
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The attack was a big shock to the government, which has had a tight grip on the capital for most of the war. 5.
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The world's oldest leader, who turned 93 this week, has maintained a tight grip on power in Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980.
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In it, the ruling family of the Soleri Empire hasn't been seen for centuries, but they rule the four kingdoms with a tight grip.
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However, after a year where many top hedge funds underperformed, the top hedge funds' tight grip on the big bucks became a little looser.
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Specifically, it requires significant working capital to get to stock levels that can match demand, something that traditional dealers have a tight grip on.
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The GOP has long had a tight grip on the seat, which Tom Price held until becoming Trump's secretary of Health and Human Services.
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The party's unchallenged, spectral position at China's apex gives it a tight grip on the financial system but also causes many of its ills.
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Dragnea holds a tight grip over the party and earlier this year pushed out former Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu in a non-confidence vote.
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Arranging private share sales for Uber insiders has been notoriously difficult, said Albukerk, because CEO Travis Kalanick has kept a tight grip on transactions.
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The remainder of shares is largely held by other Fidelity employees and the Johnsons, and their proxies keep a legendarily tight grip on operations.
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Even at 93, his tight grip on the country's ruling party and his control over the military made his power seem impervious to question.
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Members of the panel said there was little guidance given until recently, even to Nadler, as Pelosi maintained a tight grip on the process.
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Harry had a tight grip on Archie's car seat while Meghan lugged some more baby gear, during the family outing a few Sundays back.
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All the while, the authoritarian government of President Nicolás Maduro maintains a tight grip on power through propaganda, strongman tactics, and increasingly desperate economic ploys.
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For decades, that simple, effective propaganda message has helped three generations of Kim family rulers justify their nation's militarization and tight grip on their citizens.
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Mary J. Blige's nasty divorce just got uglier because she says her estranged husband's got a tight grip on her prized possessions -- including a Grammy.
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Beijing looks likely to keep a tight grip on credit to avoid bubble risk, such as restricting developers from issuing bonds to fund land acquisitions.
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The government, fearful of foreign influences, also keeps a tight grip on what its people know about the outside world and their interactions with foreigners.
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Given Apple's historically tight grip on what third-party accessories it allows for its devices, though, it may not be worth getting your hopes up.
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For China, keeping a tight grip on the flow of information is seen as key to maintaining social stability in the world's most populous nation.
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Given the company's notoriously tight grip on core system elements, and its desire to control the entire Apple device experience, this is a significant development.
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Dos Santos has maintained a tight grip on power during his tenure, but the 73-year-old recently announced he would leave office in 2018.
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The "Jesus Got a Tight Grip" singer pulled out a customized pair of bedazzled cut-off denim shorts that he gifted his Grammy-winning friend.
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For many luxury companies, having a tight grip on quality for big ticket items is often crucial to convince customers to fork out small fortunes.
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There are no rich husbands' debts to move the women here; only the tight grip of racism and classism imposed on black communities for centuries.
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But Morocco's main Islamist opposition group, Justice and Spirituality, and left-wing organizations, have boycotted elections in protest over the king's tight grip on power.
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Only a second or two goes by before a security guard exiles her back through the general doors with a tight grip on her shoulder.
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Prince Mohammed appears to have retained his tight grip on power in Saudi Arabia, despite a growing international consensus that he was behind the killing.
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Mr. Biya has been traveling the country to rally support in a contest expected to be highly lopsided, given his tight grip on the nation.
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Prime Minister Theresa May has already announced a relaxation of the government's tight grip on public sector pay and more money for the health service.
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The American system worked tolerably well as long as elites maintained a tight grip on party nominations and ideological incoherence left American parties weakly disciplined.
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The money rolled in, multiplied by amazing deals that saw him sell Formula One several times over while retaining a tight grip on the top job.
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The bank has been working to keep a tight grip on costs as it continues to battle the fallout from a wide-ranging sales practices scandal.
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Jenner added the caption "she is not letting go of mom😂💜" and slowly zoomed in on her daughter's tight grip on Jenner's blonde hair.
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Jeremy Meeks has a super tight grip on his gf Chloe Green ... so tight, it's like she stands to inherit a $5 billion fortune or something.
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But that's no different than men who develop difficulty climaxing during intercourse because they masturbate with a very tight grip that can't be replicated during penetration.
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The unpredictable free-for-all is the type of scenario that GOP leadership tries to avoid by keeping a tight grip on the Senate floor proceedings.
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Should the Communist Party step back from the economy, their thinking goes, it might have to loosen its tight grip over the rest of society, too.
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But supporters of Mr. Cartes, whose conservative Colorado Party held a tight grip on power for six decades until 2008, saw an opening to change it.
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Switzerland ran a 2018 federal budget surplus 10 times greater than planned as tax revenue overshot projections and the state kept a tight grip on spending.
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Sky Sports and BT Sport have had a tight grip on the rights to the Premier League for a while now, but that has all changed.
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Armed gangs have established a tight grip over neighborhoods, with many Venezuelans turning to crime as inflation shrivels their wages and jobs become harder to find.
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But making money from consumers was too daunting, they concluded, partly because of the tight grip that digital giants like Google and Apple had over distribution.
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Every year, from mid-December through the end of January, Mr. Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years with a tight grip, seemingly releases it.
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The GOP leader, who likes to keep a tight grip on the floor, has said he doesn't have as much "ball control" during an impeachment trial.
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Critics see the payments as a way to push Mr. Neumann out, especially since he had special shares that gave him a tight grip on the company.
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Amnesty International said in a report in May that Cambodia was using a "tight grip" on its criminal justice system to muzzle activists, including land rights defenders.
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Western technology founders like Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg structured share offerings so that they retained a tight grip on their creations.
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The commission raised concern last year about the tight grip the Gippsland Basin joint venture, the biggest producer in the country's southern states, had on the market.
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After all, Nintendo's infamous for keeping a tight grip over its IP and likely doesn't want people building any creations that fly in the face of that.
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The new strategy follows a series of setbacks for the army, which has failed to keep a tight grip on territory it has clawed back since 2015.
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Mastercard and Visa, which have a tight grip on payments made with credit and debit cards, are also trying to gain a foothold in these new networks.
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Asked about the report, Dragnea, who keeps a tight grip on his party and is seen as effectively in charge of Romania's government, said it was false.
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Once, he grabbed me after I tripped, lifted me onto my toes and held me there, by my arms, in a tight grip for a long time.
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Like his hard line on immigration, his Muslim bashing proved polarizing among the wider electorate, but helped him keep a tight grip on his most enthusiastic voters.
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Modi proves that you don't need an authoritarian system to produce a powerful leader with a tight grip on the county and the ability to squash opposition.
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Moreover, a tight grip on Hong Kong comports with his self-declared job as the leader of national rejuvenation, which he sees as a far-reaching mission.
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Those remaining are threatened with death by the militants, who have held a tight grip there since 2014, according to aid organizations and residents who managed to flee.
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" Greta -- who died in 2016 at the age of 92 -- said, "I did not see him approaching, and before I know it I was in this tight grip.
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But currency concerns, low commodity prices and farmers keeping a tight grip on their wallets have continued to create a tough marketplace for the St. Louis-based company.
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That seems unlikely under the military government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who has kept a tight grip on power since toppling an elected government in 2014.
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The tight grip that the C.P.C. keeps on information may be nothing new, but China's leadership has been working hard to update the way it censors and broadcasts.
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If you're the type of person that keeps a tight grip on your phone even when you're showing a friend a photo, brace yourself for a cringe-fest.
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Ms. Tsuna, now 22, had worked for a chewing gum start-up — yes, there are such things — that sold through Amazon, and knew firsthand the retailer's tight grip.
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A Customs and Border Protection officer caught the telltale signs of a driver who had something to hide: the darting eyes, the tight grip on the steering wheel.
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The amendment, Section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), would help Amazon establish a tight grip on the lucrative, $53 billion government acquisitions market, experts say.
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The amendment, Section 2202 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), would help Amazon establish a tight grip on the lucrative, $2628 billion government acquisitions market, experts say.
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So Pelosi, who keeps a notoriously tight grip on her members, convened her lieutenants in bid to rein in the pro-impeachment revolt before it was too late.
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Image: Adam Clark Estes/GizmodoApple is well known for keeping a notoriously tight grip on the code powering its iPhones, only rarely revealing the inner workings to the public.
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In January, Mike Will Made-It announced that his Ransom 2 compilation would be releasing soon but he's kept a tight grip on details about the project leaking out.
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He fought to protect his brand in an industry known for its formulaic approach by maintaining a tight grip on his music -- keeping it off YouTube and streaming services.
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As one planet maintains a tight grip on the system's resources, tensions with its neighbors grow to a breaking point, resulting in a war that kills tens of millions.
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A US official said elements within the Cuba government must have "facilitated" the attack on some level because Cuba's security services exercise such a tight grip over the country.
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For such a cuddly color, millennial pink has a surprisingly tight grip on the fashion world, holding the de facto title of "It" hue for three years (at least).
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Even before the trade war between the United States and China, residents of the world's second-largest economy were showing signs of keeping a tight grip on their wallets.
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Mugabe — widely disliked for her volatile temper and expensive tastes — has almost no support among the military officers and intelligence operatives who maintain a tight grip on the country.
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But Gowdy is not expected to be brought into the inner circle of the White House counsel's office, over which top attorney Pat Cipollone has kept a tight grip.
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Kourtney had a tight grip on her man ... though that's nothing new since we've seen them cavorting all over France the last couple days ... including her flaunting that ass.
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The overhaul will mark a major shift in Foxconn's corporate leadership that has seen 68-year-old Gou hold a tight grip on the firm's daily operations and strategic decisions.
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The overhaul will mark a major shift in Foxconn's corporate leadership that has seen 68-year-old Gou hold a tight grip on the firm's daily operations and strategic decisions.
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Riders knew to hide their jewelry, keep a tight grip on their bags, and try to get in the conductor's car so as not to wind up the lone passenger.
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This increases the focus on the extent to which Johnson loosens the tight grip on public finances that has been a hallmark of nearly 10 years of Conservative Party rule.
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Under his tight grip over the sprawling conglomerate and centralized decision making, Hyundai shunned partnerships and made everything in-house, from steel to key components such as engines and transmissions.
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The Chinese knew their history too, which is why they kept a tight grip on political power even while liberalizing their economy, thus avoiding what they saw as Gorbachev's mistakes.
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On the other hand, many investors have overcome their concerns about founders retaining a tight grip on fast-growing startups, because of fear of missing out on potentially lucrative returns.
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Trump has a tight grip on the GOP, and the Republican National Committee has taken steps to ensure potential challengers cannot gain the traction necessary to unravel his reelection bid.
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In return, Cuba has provided Venezuela with training and support that has allowed Hugo Chavez and now Nicolas Maduro to keep a tight grip on the military — and on power.
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But YouTube's tight grip on digital video is being threatened by the influx of new social platforms, like TikTok and Byte, and video-streaming services, such as Netflix and Hulu.
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While China keeps a tight grip on the value of its currency, it allows the renminbi to move up or down by a certain amount in its local currency market.
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Supporting them is the government's "grid management" system, which divides the country into tiny sections and assigns people to watch over each, ensuring a tight grip over a large population.
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Deng Xiaoping, the most powerful Chinese leader after Mao Zedong, gave up most of his official titles but retained a tight grip on the country until his death in 1997.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday appointed a new head of its powerful internet regulator, a man who has publicly vowed to maintain the ruling Communist Party's tight grip over cyberspace.
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The Cherngs' tight grip on their restaurants' operations may have helped preserve the food quality and helped the chain grow, but it has also led to some problems with employees.
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The people in charge of NASCAR are willing to change a lot about NASCAR, but they've held a tight grip on the role that the human element plays in the racing.
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Williams sued in May, accusing Warren, who maintains a tight grip on ETE as its chairman and chief executive, of dragging his feet until the merger agreement expires on June 28.
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Navalny emerged as a threat to the Kremlin's tight grip on power on June 12 last year, when thousands of his followers defied police prohibitions to protest in cities across Russia.
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But the fledgling peace is raising new questions for Eritrea&aposs diaspora, tens of thousands who fled their government&aposs tight grip, rigid system of compulsory military conscription and endemic poverty.
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The material is gone now, courtesy of a DMCA notice Apple sent to GitHub, but the occurrence was certainly notable, given the tight grip the company traditionally has on such material.
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China keeps a tight grip on the value of its currency, but the small amount that is traded outside of its borders — the so-called offshore renminbi — weakened against the dollar.
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But analysts said it underscored tension between Tudose and Dragnea, who holds a tight grip over party ranks but was ruled out of being prime minister by a prior criminal conviction.
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Switzerland ran a federal budget surplus of 2.94 billion francs in 2018, 10 times greater than planned, as tax revenue overshot projections and the state kept a tight grip on spending.
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A year later, our Breakingviews columnists say, China remains an inward-looking power still more committed to keeping a tight grip on its domestic giants and leveraging "sharp power" around the world.
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But Morocco's main Islamist opposition group, Justice and Spirituality, and left-wing organizations, which led protests for change in 2011, have boycotted elections in protest over the king's tight grip on power.
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Russia already keeps a relatively tight grip on allowing U.S. social media companies there, providing government-backed alternatives to popular services like Facebook (VKontakte or VK in Russia) and Google's Gmail (Mail.
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I've got faith in Disney's tight grip on intellectual property — they'll likely look good, which will ultimately mean users will continue to engage with the tech after the purchase of the phone.
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Yet Najib, who has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing, retains a tight grip on UMNO by commanding a vast patronage system that spreads the largesse among ordinary Malays as well as party apparatchiks.
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There are many cases of Boko Haram fighters overrunning settlements, overrunning military outposts that do not make the news due to the really tight grip the Nigerian government has on the news.
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Police detained more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent years on an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
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Each company brings something different to the table: Ford has actual experience building cars; Google has Silicon Valley technology expertise; and Uber already has a tight grip on the ride-hailing industry.
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Rwigara has regularly said Kagame stifles dissent and has criticized the Rwandan Patriotic Front's (RPF) tight grip on power since it fought its way to power to end a genocide in 1994.
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In negotiations with democratic leaders, he said, Mr. Putin's tight grip on Russian politics and economics gives him a big advantage, allowing him to quickly make credible promises, as well as threats.
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Mr. Noseda, who became music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington this season and is also a maestro of broad experience, kept a tight grip on most of the performance.
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The government could also make it optional to join a private pension scheme, said Liviu Dragnea, who holds a tight grip on his party and is also speaker of parliament's lower house.
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But congressional Democrats are struggling to keep a tight grip on their most impassioned voices, just as Republicans did with the rise of the Tea Party in opposition to President Barack Obama.
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"One of our achievements in recent years has been to combine investment in digital growth with a tight grip on costs, and we are still determined to focus on both," Mr. Thompson said.
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The government kept a tight grip on the area over those six months, as it and its most powerful ally, Russia, carried out airstrikes over the enclave, reducing much of it to rubble.
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North Korea's government has maintained - at least officially - a tight grip on its economy, meaning many North Koreans are unfamiliar with some economic and business terms common in the South's more capitalist system.
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Asia has a tight grip on labour-intensive manufacturing, although there is certainly space for more food-processing factories in Africa—so, for example, it could export cocoa powder instead of cocoa beans.
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Police detained more than 1,000 people at the rally in Moscow in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent years on an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
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Above all, she maintained a tight grip on her own service games, routinely hitting first serves over 110 miles per hour and sometimes hitting second serves over 100 miles per hour as well.
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It's a standard autocratic tactic in order to keep a tight grip on power, stemming from the paranoia that power addiction creates, and the narcissistic belief that no one can do things better.
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My colleague Steve Lohr explained how this happened: It's a story of a company's succeeding by embracing cloud computing, cutting some losing bets and loosening up its notoriously tight grip on its products.
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The government usually keeps a tight grip on what happens and when in Parliament, but Mr. Bercow occasionally let lawmakers wrest control from the prime minister at crucial points in the Brexit debate.
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Amazon, which keeps a tight grip on how drivers working for contractors do their jobs, has told courts around the country it was not responsible when delivery vans crashed or workers were exploited.
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When problems arise, Amazon denies responsibility, saying it can't be held to account for the actions of independent contractors, though the company keeps a tight grip on how the drivers do their jobs.
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His ascension as part of A$AP Mob was swift—some may argue that it derived from a tight grip on Rocky's coattails, though now Ferg has carved his own niche in the game.
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The premise for bringing together concerns about privacy and competition is that the tight grip which big tech companies have over user data is what has turned them into entrenched, and perhaps abusive, incumbents.
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The security agencies have such a tight grip that Sisi has felt no threat from the protests that have forced out his Algerian and Sudanese counterparts, and has forged ahead unflinchingly with his referendum.
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Djibouti, home to U.S. and French military bases as well as the port, has seen sporadic violence, usually sparked by protests against the government of Guelleh, whose party has a tight grip on power.
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Win Myint has had a tight grip on the parliament and his critics accuse him of stifling democratic debate, including from within the caucus of Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party.
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Li kept a relatively low profile after retiring in 2003, though his family's tight grip on the country's energy sector -- thanks to his background and former positions -- attracted continued attention and allegations of corruption.
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Kabila maintains a tight grip on the Democratic Republic of Congo despite his announcement in August that he will not defy constitutional term limits to seek a third term in elections due in December.
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He said the protests marked a rare success by the fragmented opposition in publicly channeling anti-government anger over an issue, in an environment where the government has a tight grip on the media.
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Russian police rounded up more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent years against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
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Mr. LePage has made no secret of his disdain for much of the Legislature, and one way he has shown it is by keeping a tight grip on the information lawmakers say they need.
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However, the RPF - which has held a tight grip on the country since it fought its way to power to end the genocide - won 40 seats, together with smaller allied parties, the commission said.
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The pair was out in London Wednesday night ... and Harry's got a tight grip on his GF. The two have allegedly been together for several months but have done a decent job ducking cameras.
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But when it comes to Facebook's own operations, the company maintains a highly filtered, extremely partial 'newsfeed' on its business empire — keeping a tight grip on the details of what data it collects and why.
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Apache said it managed to keep a tight grip on costs in the fourth quarter, partly helping it swing to net attributable income of $5.13 million from a loss of $182 million a year earlier.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi is barely two months away, but Disney has nevertheless managed to keep a tight grip on details, releasing just a short trailer and a behind-the-scenes reel thus far.
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It sets terms of engagement between banks, which have had a monopoly on customers' account data and a tight grip on payments, and others—financial-technology companies and rival banks—that are already muscling in.
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Rwigara, 35-year-old accountant, has repeatedly accused Kagame of stifling dissent and criticized his Rwandan Patriotic Front's tight grip on the country since it fought its way to power to end Rwanda's 1994 genocide.
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Even without the Clean Power Plan in place, coal's once-tight grip on U.S. power generation is expected to slip further and then remain roughly steady at best, as natural gas and renewables gain ground.
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Others have suggested the tic-toc mental task prevents the physiological tight grip that can overtake the body and mind when a person is triggered, allowing the thought and related emotions to be processed properly.
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VIENNA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Austrian bank BAWAG Group posted slightly better than expected second-quarter net profit on Tuesday as a tight grip on costs kept it on track to beat its targets for 2018.
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Though support for background checks polls at roughly 90 percent, the National Rifle Association (NRA) retains a tight grip of the Senate Republican Conference, where several members are running for reelection in deeply red states.
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Sobyanin was speaking after police rounded up more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent years against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying Putin's tight grip on power.
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Rio Tinto, which is losing chairman Jan du Plessis to telecoms group BT where he will take up the same role, needs a replacement who will be able to keep a tight grip on governance.
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Countries that have been hit by American sanctions, such as Iran and Russia, economic rivals like China, and even allies in the European Union want to shake off the dollar's tight grip on global finance.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may need to raise more money from taxes to bring down its budget deficit after relying heavily on keeping a tight grip on public spending, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.
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And Mr. Bouteflika's vow that he would "watch over all the constitutional institutions" suggested that he, or at least those around him, intended to keep a tight grip on essential functions for an unspecified period.
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Some players had bet that the curve will steepen on the view that the Bank of Japan will keep a tight grip on bond yields of up to 10 years but tolerate rises in longer yields.
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After French colonialism ended in the 1950s and 60s, France wielded a tight grip over its former dominions, using military might to install leaders in return for French companies securing lucrative contracts — a policy dubbed "Francafrique".
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Faraday Future never secured any major funding from other sources mainly because YT — the company's largest shareholder — didn't want to relinquish his tight grip over the company, a number of former employees have told The Verge.
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Plenty of obstacles stand in the way, among them historical baggage and wide differences between the far right and the French Republicans over Europe, not to mention Ms Le Pen's tight grip on her own party.
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One change to the 2019 report, compared to 2015, is the tight grip that President Xi has over China's military, with copious references appearing in the white paper to the "new era" of Xi's signature ideology.
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He called it a clear contrast in function compared to the previous Congress, the 113th, when Senate Democrats kept a tight grip on amendments and McConnell said only 15 votes were held on amendments in 85033.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police rounded up more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent years against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
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Huang also will have to sell his bizarre and shoddy corporate governance, which includes a partnership structure akin to a law firm's, that keeps a tight grip on most big decisions, including who is chief executive.
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Impeachment: Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer was on Capitol Hill to promote his articles of impeachment on Tuesday, but Pelosi is keeping a tight grip on her caucus and tamping down talk about impeaching Trump (The Hill).
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Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads For years, conceptual artist Jill Magid has been trying to get the Swiss furniture company Vitra to ease its tight grip on the archives of famed Mexican architect Luis Barragán.
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LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - British retail sales slowed to their weakest annual growth rate since April 2018 last month, as shoppers continued to keep a tight grip on spending amid uncertainty about Brexit and December's election.
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Reuters exclusively reported last week on the overhaul, which marks a major shift in Foxconn's corporate leadership that has seen 68-year-old Gou hold a tight grip on the firm's daily operations and strategic decisions.
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In a deal that consolidates its already tight grip on local broadcasting in America, Sinclair, which owns 173 television stations, agreed to buy Tribune Media, which owns 42, including WGN America, a national network based in Chicago.
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Police rounded up more than 1,300 people at an unauthorized protest in Moscow last Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent years on an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
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The new treaty conforms to the broad outlines of NAFTA, but includes modernizing elements dealing with digital commerce, changes to wage provisions related to auto manufacturing and a loosening of Canada's tight grip on its dairy market.
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"I think the Romanian central bank is Romania's, not ... somebody's property, it must work to Romanians' benefit," said Dragnea, who keeps a tight grip on his party and is seen as effectively in charge of the government.
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Bo's downfall - and President Xi Jinping's tight grip on power - has seen provincial leaders take a much more conservative approach while jockeying for promotion, lest they also be seen as political threats or step out of line.
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A Reuters poll on Thursday suggested Chinese authorities will allow the yuan to weaken further against the dollar to fight the trade war and to aid ailing economic growth, while maintain a tight grip on the currency.
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The New York Times journalist documents Kalanick's earlier relative failures, including an experience at the hands of former Walt Disney executive Michael Ovitz that left the entrepreneur determined to keep a tight grip on his next startup.
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Facing a slowing economy at home and a trade war with the United States, he used the occasion to defend his policies, including his efforts to create jobs and the Communist Party's increasingly tight grip on society.
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The "cult of Elon Musk" and the belief among many of the entrepreneur's fans that he is a genius who alone can lead Tesla has allowed him to keep a tight grip on the electric car company.
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Graffiti on the pockmarked walls in some parts of Bashiqa declare Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the leader of the world's Muslims, harking back to the group's tight grip on the town until last week.
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Mugabe, who has maintained a tight grip on power in the southern African nation since independence from Britain in 1980, is due to stand for re-election next year, saying the ruling party has no viable alternative candidates.
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His political base at home is robust, including a strong sway over most of the country's print and broadcast media via a tight grip over the market regulator and allies who own an ever increasing number of outlets.
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David Perdue (R-Ga.), Democrats think they'd have a chance to win a Senate seat in a state that hasn't elected a Democrat to the chamber in nearly two decades and loosen Republicans' tight grip on the South.
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Senate Republicans acknowledged ahead of time that they might not know the outcome of the vote by the time it started — an unusual move for a leadership team that likes to keep a tight grip on floor action.
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She has repeatedly accused him of stifling dissent and criticized his Rwandan Patriotic Front's tight grip on the country since it fought its way to power to end a genocide that killed more than 800,000 people in 1994.
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BEIJING — An adviser to the United Nations has sharply criticized President Xi Jinping's crackdown on dissent in China, warning on Tuesday that the Communist Party's tight grip on civil society was undermining basic rights and risking mass unrest.
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Critics see Babis as a threat to democracy, citing his tight grip on his anti-establishment ANO party, his view that the state should be run like a company, and alleged conflicts between his business and media interests.
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Some think its latest fit of pique is less a principled stand than an attempt by a clique of powerful NGOs, led by Publish What You Pay, to maintain a tight grip on who speaks for the sandal-wearers.
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Waves of civilians have fled the city and surrounding villages under cover of darkness for weeks now, although several thousand are estimated to remain, threatened with death by the militants who have held a tight grip there since 2014.
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But whereas the blowback from previous scandals has been largely confined to the church itself, this latest crisis could take down the country's right-wing government as well — and undermine the tight grip the church holds over Polish society.
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But China keeps a tight grip over how much money flows in and out of its borders, and cryptocurrencies — which are traded on decentralized computer networks and allow people to make transactions anonymously — threatened to undermine those capital controls.
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We still have the same party leaders who were in charge when the presidency, the Senate, the House and many local elections were lost, and they are showing that they intend to keep a tight grip on their roles.
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In other metals, rallying lead prices are unlikely to be sustained, with the run higher fuelled by a temporary smelter outage and one player keeping a tight grip on inventories rather than long-term shortages of physical metal, sources said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britons kept a tight grip on their spending last month last month, a survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting that shoppers have not felt the jump in confidence reported by many companies since December's election broke the Brexit logjam.
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The far-left and the unions have a tight grip on Labour, while the Conservatives' fate is determined by MPs with a penchant for psychodrama and a small collection of Rotary Club members and tombola-spinners in the home counties.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's April non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) fell 71 percent from a year earlier as the government maintained a tight grip on funds leaving the country despite a high-profile outward push through the Belt and Road initiative.
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Monday marked the 50th anniversary of the start of the Cultural Revolution, but there were no official commemorations and no signs the party plans to loosen its tight grip over the historical narrative of one of its most damaging episodes.
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Life is tougher than ever for most of the 2 million Palestinians locked into tiny, blockaded territory, where electricity is off most hours of the day, unemployment approaches 50 percent and the Islamic militant group Hamas rules with a tight grip.
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Bojan Pajtic, head of the opposition Democratic Party, told Reuters his party had complained to the Election Commission over the government's tight grip on the media during the campaign and of numerous irregularities including vote-buying and non-existent voters.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Cambodia is using its "tight grip" on its criminal justice system to muzzle activists, including land rights defenders, Amnesty International said, heightening fears of a widening crackdown in the run-up to national polls next year.
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BENGALURU (Reuters) - Chinese authorities will maintain their tight grip on the yuan and allow it to weaken further against the dollar to fight an ongoing trade war with Washington and a slowing domestic economy, a Reuters poll of strategists showed.
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The fate of Mr. Mugabe, 93, who kept a tight grip on his southern African nation despite his increasing frailty and diplomatic isolation from the West, appeared to be in the hands of former allies and opposition officials negotiating his future.
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Waves of civilians have fled the city and surrounding villages under cover of darkness over the past weeks, although several thousand are estimated to remain, threatened with death by the militants who have held a tight grip there since 2014.
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LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's mid-tier banks have asked the Bank of England to ease rules introduced after the financial crisis that they say hamper their efforts to compete with bigger rivals that have a tight grip on the market.
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Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed 2017 was the weakest year for retail since 2013 and a drop in sales of 0.3 percent from November, as consumers squeezed by high inflation continued to keep a tight grip on spending.
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It will also add Xi's political thought to the constitution, already added to the party constitution last year, and set a legal framework for a super anti-corruption superbody, as well as more broadly strengthen the party's tight grip on power.
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For their part, financial technology companies argue that giving banks a tight grip over the flow of information will allow the big lenders to snuff out new competitors and make it harder for customers to compare rates and prices for different services.
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The government may target a budget deficit of 3 percent of GDP or slightly lower in 2018 under a pro-active fiscal policy, while keeping a tight grip on money supply in line with a "prudent and neutral" monetary policy, policy sources said.
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Traders said the bill auction sends a clear stabilizing signal and also suggests that the central bank still holds a tight grip on the currency, despite the PBOC Governor Yi Gang saying last Friday there is no red line for the exchange rate.
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This statement may have more to do with the estate's tight grip on its lucrative intellectual property—an authorised "Lord of the Rings" prequel is in production by Amazon—than with any objection to the way in which "Tolkien" portrays its subject.
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At least 210 companies on the S&P 22016 — about 2148 percent of the total — informed investors through regulatory filings this year about write-offs or exposure stemming from the nation's tight grip on imports and exchange rates, according to a CNBC analysis.
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ZURICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Switzerland ran a federal budget surplus of 2.94 billion Swiss francs ($2.92 billion) in 2018, 13 times greater than planned, as tax revenue overshot projections and the state kept a tight grip on spending, the government said on Wednesday.
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The bank has been working to keep a tight grip on costs as it continues to battle the fallout from a wide-ranging sales practices scandal that first erupted in 28, efforts that helped its bottom line in the quarter as revenue slipped.
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BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's newly re-elected Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic must take urgent action to tackle loss-making state-run companies, cut up to 35,000 government jobs and keep a tight grip on public spending, the country's fiscal watchdog said on Monday.
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Speaking at an economics conference in London, Praet added the ECB's job wasn't done despite the euro's economic recovery and that a smooth exit from crisis-era policies would only be possible if it kept a tight grip on short-term market rates.
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On the first day of the strike, at least four people died in clashes with the Rapid Support Forces, whose troops are stationed along main roads and under bridges across the city, imposing a tight grip that has left many residents anxious.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are competing to bolster their bids to become Britain's next prime minister by proposing higher public spending and tax cuts which would represent a sudden relaxation of the country's tight grip on the public finances.
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It will also add Xi's political thought to the constitution, already added to the party constitution last year, and set a legal framework for a super anti-corruption super body, as well as more broadly strengthen the party's tight grip on power.
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It's expected to turn next to legislation to combat online sex trafficking and funding the government Supporters of tariff legislation would also need to win over McConnell, who keeps a tight grip on the floor schedule, in order to set up a vote.
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The authorised part of the protest was attended by around 60,000 people, the White Counter monitoring group said, making it the biggest event of its kind in eight years as an increasingly emboldened anti-Kremlin opposition movement challenges President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
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Three ministers will resign, party senior members said, including Deputy Prime Minister Sevil Shhaideh, a close ally of party leader Liviu Dragnea, who holds a tight grip over party ranks but cannot be prime minister because of a previous conviction in a vote rigging case.
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The bank has been working to keep a tight grip on costs as it continues to battle the fallout from a wide-ranging sales practices scandal that first erupted in 21.03, efforts that helped profit rise in the first quarter even as revenue slipped.
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Liviu Dragnea was barred from becoming prime minister because of his conviction but holds a tight grip on the party, which swept into power last year and has since tried to weaken anti-corruption legislation in one of the European Union's most corrupt states.
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The authorized part of the protest was attended by around 60,000 people, the White Counter monitoring group said, making it the biggest event of its kind in eight years as an increasingly emboldened anti-Kremlin opposition movement challenges President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
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The big picture: If a Walmart-Humana deal comes to fruition, which is still a big "if," Walmart would catapult from being the most recognizable American retailer into an even bigger corporate powerhouse with a tight grip on billions of federal health care dollars.
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RICCNY= poll data BENGALURU, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities will maintain their tight grip on the yuan and allow it to weaken further against the dollar to fight an ongoing trade war with Washington and a slowing domestic economy, a Reuters poll of strategists showed.
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The sheer amount of complaints — and some of the clever ways users have dodged censors, like referring to President Xi Jinping as "Trump" — have made it difficult for the Chinese government to maintain its tight grip on what is said, seen and heard about it.
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Despite a 32-year age gap and very different personal styles, Macron and Trump have tended to put on a show of being best buddies, shaking hands with a tight grip and a big grin, bringing their wives along to dinners and exchanging gifts.
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Democrats have tried to highlight McConnell's tight grip on the Senate floor by regularly asking for consent agreements to pass bills they believe have broad public support, such as the Election Security Act, which would provide for backup paper ballots and election security grants to states.
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She retains a tight grip on important decisions such as who controls the party's campaign arm, and, more to the point, she and the two other highest-ranking House Democrats are septuagenarians who have stood in the way of younger, ambitious lawmakers for over a decade now.
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It is by no means certain that either Mr. Biden or Mr. Sanders can secure a tight grip on the nomination without a long fight, and that possibility could evaporate if Ms. Warren or Mr. Buttigieg were to score an upset victory or two at the start.
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Kim Jong Un has maintained a tight grip on power in North Korea since he succeeded his father in 2011, defying the expectations of some analysts who expected him to be a weak leader controlled from the shadows by the country's elite military and political figures.
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There is no doubt that US CIA chief Gina Haspel, who recently arrived in Turkey, will be hoovering up any more scraps she can get out of Erdogan's tight grip -- specifically on the much talked-about recording of Khashoggi's "ferocious murder," of which Erdogan made no mention.
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The country's government, which rules the economy with a tight grip, is worried that the habit could derail its plans to transform Ethiopia into a middle-income country in less than a decade ― a national undertaking that will require an army of young, capable workers, it says.
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With the ANC gripped by factional battles ahead of a five-yearly conference in December that will decide on the new head of the party (and thus presidential candidate in the elections in 2019), Mr Zuma's cabinet changes suggest that he still has a tight grip on the party.
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Now, aged 23.5, La Libertad's native son looks certain to win an election on Sunday, lauded by voters who enjoy some of the lowest crime levels in Central America and appear unfazed by opposition warnings that Ortega's tight grip on the levers of power mark a slide toward despotism.
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Rowling's world transcends mediums Since the success of the Harry Potter series (books and films), it's clear Rowling has had a tight grip on how how her world is expanding, and she appears to have settled down into a long view of how her story will play out.
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The CEO of an upstart stock exchange vying for regulatory approval believes the low costs offered by the venue will help to break the tight grip of big players on the market — and he wants the firm to be an advocate for its members and their investors in Washington.
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But the 39 year-old former Goldman Sachs banker who has been in his job for less than a month, said he was not about to abandon the discipline of previous Conservative Party finance ministers whose tight grip on spending slashed Britain's budget deficit since the global financial crisis.
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Dragnea, who retains a tight grip over the party and is seen as effectively in charge of the government, said the cabinet will approve "a national commission to substantiate the euro adoption plan later in March," and that nationwide debates on it are expected to begin next month.
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If you like baseball this could be fun, but using the touch controllers to hold a bat also wasn't that natural – because when you hold a real baseball bat you're supposed to hold your knuckles close together with a tight grip, and the touch controllers don't really let you do that.
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His popularity, reinforced by the Kremlin's tight grip on television and many other news media outlets, allows him to add a veneer of democratic legitimacy and avoid the path taken by China, where the Communist Party leader, Xi Jinping, has effectively established himself as leader-for-life through executive fiat.
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Even though the interest rate, economic and trading environment appears to be improving for banks, the trend for lower banker pay seems unlikely to reverse any time soon in Europe, as banks keep a tight grip on costs and have to adhere to a cap which limits bonuses to two times fixed salaries.
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While there are now majorities of Democratic appointees on nine of the 2216 circuit courts (including the powerful District of Columbia Circuit, to which no single senator can block a nomination because the nation's capital lacks Senate representation), Republican appointees have retained majorities on four where Republican senators have retained a tight grip.
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Last year results showed a 14% operating margin (12% in 2015), still down from 18% in 2013-2014, due to the contribution to national budget consolidation, revised attribution of excise duties on beer and energy and import duties, and decreasing transfers that are only partially compensated by a tight grip on operating costs.
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Lauded as much for his country's social gains in education and health as demonized for his human rights record and his tight grip on freedom of expression, the reactions to Castro's death mirrored these divergent views: tears and mourning from some on one side of the Florida Straits, and celebratory parades on the other.
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As Leone looks to the future of China's development, he's thinking that the tight grip that Xi Jinping has placed around the country will begin to loosen and that the Chinese market will open up to foreign competitors (something that entrepreneurs and investors have been hoping would come to pass for several decades… and still has yet to materialize).
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To fulfill the Liberal agenda - which Trudeau has said will include a middle-class tax cut, action against climate change and measures to make Canadian life more affordable - he will have to play nice with rival parties so that they do not gang up to bring him down, while maintaining a tight grip on his own.
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While most technofuturism suggests that advancements in machinery and efficiency will automatically solve problems of power, Tokarczuk recognizes that new technologies have to be designed specially to disrupt areas where the powerful have kept a tight grip—whether over the control of women's reproduction, the free spread of information, or the lives and deaths of animals.
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These moves — made under the pretense of removing longstanding obstacles to building confidence with North Korea and creating an atmosphere wherein the Kim regime no longer would feel threatened to justify its tight grip on nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles — have, under a nuclear-armed North Korea, the potential to effect an outcome antithetical to a veritable, enduring peace on the peninsula.
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Mr. Li would later protest — accurately, in the view of most experts — that the momentous decision to send in troops in 1989 could have been made only by Deng Xiaoping, the elderly behind-the-scenes leader and military chairman who had set China on its post-Mao path of increasing economic freedom while keeping a tight grip on political power.
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Mr. Li would later protest — accurately, in the view of most experts — that the momentous decision to send in troops in 1989 could have been made only by Deng Xiaoping, the elderly behind-the-scenes leader and military chairman who had set China on its post-Mao path of increasing economic freedom while keeping a tight grip on political power.
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As a result, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire sat telling journalists in one part of the IMF headquarters why European countries with budget surpluses should spend more on investment while his Dutch counterpart Wopke Hoekstra, whose country is running just such a surplus, shortly afterwards explained to an audience in another room why he will be keeping a pretty tight grip on the purse strings.
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And while it seemed the old regime still had a tight grip on the apparatus, putting Gulati's second hand man Carlos Cordeiro into power, Cordeiro promised to instate a US Soccer General Manager to oversee all of that soccer stuff, while he held onto control of the business end of things, hopefully creating a septum between the often muddied role of overseeing finances and game-related decisions.
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I was only 14 but could recognize the signs: the ambiguous errand that required us to drive into Chicago from our suburb; the unusually tight grip on the steering wheel; the uncomfortable sigh as he turned off the tape deck (Talking Heads if I was lucky, Bob Seger if I was not); and — more than anything else — the acute sensation that I was going to vomit.
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For Mr. Biden, and two other major candidates, Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, the debate was a crucial, and perhaps final, opportunity to reassert themselves in the race and to prevent Mr. Buttigieg and Mr. Sanders from establishing a tight grip on their respective wings of the party — Mr. Sanders on the left, and Mr. Buttigieg closer to the political center.
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On the pitch, my photographer is gently scolded for taking pictures from unsanctioned angles, while the club's head coach Patrick Vieira (who himself made his professional debut with Cannes at the age of 03, which should go to show that only in America do we irrationally cling to the purity and youth of our beloved Sports Teens) keeps a tight grip on the time his players spend in the sun.
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Some coverage of India: Trump lands in India ready to feel the loveModi models a tight grip on power as Trump visits IndiaTrumps cherish an iconic moment -- touring the Taj Mahal Some coverage of the ongoing purge of staffers in the administration: Report: White House created list of disloyal officialsTrump wants fewer people on his team and more loyalists And, perhaps most importantly, some coverage of how the administration is dealing with the coronavirus: Trump administration cancels plan to bring coronavirus patients to Alabama city following pushback from local officials What are we doing here?
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