Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.

Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.

I had the key grip, I had a chuck grip, I had a power grasp and I had a fine pinch.

Get a grip on yourself!

For both men, the goal of clinging to power was a top priority. Changing the system and easing their grip on power was a risky move that could undermine their authority.

In the end, Putin has what history left him not ideas, just a faction yearning to consolidate its grip on power. Lenin and Trotsky needed a party to make their ideology a reality

I'm losing my grip.

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.

Far from harboring weapons of mass destruction, he was focused on maintaining his grip on power. Having learned his lesson during Iraq s brutal and costly war with Iran in the 1980s, Saddam was careful not to disturb the region s geopolitical equilibrium.

I've got a white knuckle grip on the door. You know what I'm talking about?

The warlords have tightened their grip on the civilian population and have organized a business.

I'm addicted, because even though I know I'm losing my grip on reality, I still crave more.

when the sky will be rent asunder, the grip holding it together having loosened on that Day,

when the sky will be rent asunder, the grip holding it together having loosened on that Day,

Furthermore, it was using the time furnished by the ceasefire to strengthen its grip on Western Sahara.

I know that I am losing my grip.

The grip of your Lord is severe indeed!

The grip of your Lord is severe indeed!

Verily the grip of thine Lord is severe.

Verily the grip of thine Lord is severe.

The grip of your Lord is indeed severe,

The grip of your Lord is indeed severe,

Such is the grip of your Lord when He seizes the towns in the midst of their sins. His grip is most painful, most severe.

Such is the grip of your Lord when He seizes the towns in the midst of their sins. His grip is most painful, most severe.

Over the last decade especially since 2008 China s central government has been tightening its grip on industrial policy, while enhancing the State Council s dominance over local governments. By contrast, Li seems intent on returning power to local governments and the market, transforming vertical control into horizontal coordination.

But even pragmatists have core principles that limit their actions, and Deng was no exception. Two ideas were incontrovertible the CCP could retain its grip on power only by delivering economic development, and China could modernize only under a strong one party system.

In the end, Putin has what history left him not ideas, just a faction yearning to consolidate its grip on power. Lenin and Trotsky needed a party to make their ideology a reality Putin and Medvedev are devising an ideology to solidify their party.

So I've decided to get a grip and sort it out.

Europeans, I learned, had colonized Africa and stripped Africans of the right to self governance. As African countries began to gain independence in the 1950 s, the white minority in South Africa was tightening its grip on power through a racial segregation system known as apartheid.

The proper sequencing of steps in dealing with world trouble spots is essential to gaining international support for further action. The air campaign that ultimately succeeded in breaking Slobodan Milošević s grip on Kosovo (and later his grip on Serbia proper) was made possible by prolonged diplomacy on the part of the United States, the European Union, and Russia.

Yet, despite these authoritarian leaders apparently solid grip on power, ensuring that a relative takes over is not as simple as it seems. The problem boils down to overcoming possible resistance from both the elite and the public that could derail the handover or undermine the successor s authority.

This is in response to the need for an overview of the situation to improve the authorities' grip on the problem of prostitution.

Israel continued to build and expand illegal settlements, tighten its grip on water and natural resources and detain Syrian citizens in its jails.

During that time, Morocco had tightened its grip on Western Sahara, arresting hundreds, if not thousands, of Saharans, as Amnesty International had shown.

By stoking Buddhist violence against the Rohingya, the regime aims to damage Suu Kyi and the NLD s chances of victory in two ways. If she speaks out for the Rohingya, her appeal among Buddhists, the vast majority of Myanmar s citizens, may be dented enough to preserve the army s grip on power.

The day after the National Electoral Board announced that there is no time for the recall vote to take place this year securing Chavismo's grip of power until 2019 people in Caracas went about their day as if nothing had happened.

Because every time I give, it breaks the grip of materialism in my life.

We find ourselves in the paralyzing grip of self destructive habits we can't break.

But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip.

But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip.

They defied their Lord's messenger, so He seized them with an ever tightening grip.

They defied their Lord's messenger, so He seized them with an ever tightening grip.

Verily, (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) the Grip (Punishment) of your Lord is severe.

Verily, (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) the Grip (Punishment) of your Lord is severe.