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Ivan started to rise from his knees. But he could not move. Something gripped him in an unyielding hold.

Her eyes looked from my face down to my foot, with the chalk gripped between my toes. She put down the pot.

She gripped her hands together, praying silently as she stared at the figure opposite their car.

Horror gripped the heart of a word War I soldier, as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle.

She gripped her mother-in-law with her right arm and held her own mother's hand in her left as she watched Discovery soar.

Throughout the dysfunctional dialectic that gripped the two parties over the debt ceiling, the yield on U. S. continued to fall.

For the moment all such political manoeuvrings are of little interest to a nation gripped by the dramatic news from the battlefield.

The bird looked at him when he spoke. He was too tired even to examine the line and he teetered on it as his delicate feet gripped it fast.

Alice stood right in front of me, on her tiptoes to better stare me in the eye, and gripped my wrists in her hard hands.

The rescuers on the bank waded into a shallow part of the river and gripped each other's arms to form a human chain.

She gripped his head in both hands and tried to turn it toward her. "Look at me. "

Disney's animated movies have gripped the imaginations of every generation since the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in 1937.

She gripped it tightly in her little fist, and with a solemn look, but still with that odd glint in her eye, marched down the boarding ramp.

My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.

I listened to his final breaths, gasping and fish-like, and I gripped his hand tight enough to feel the last pulsings of his heart.

The beggar stared at me with his bloodshot eyes; his blue lips smiled; and he in his turn gripped my chilly fingers.

I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the worn blue-covered book that was to identify me to her.

Dorothy gripped his hands as he slowly slid his feet to the tile floor.

Fear gripped her, turning her bowels to ice; but she did not panic and did not cry out for help.

I cannot remember a time when so many countries, all over the world, were gripped by some form of street protest or popular revolt.

Engagement in a life of tiddlywinks does not rise to the level of a meaningful life, no matter how gripped one might be by the game.

She was not, but at least 50 others held her, or gripped her, for a moment or so.

If I couldn't stand up to the fear that had gripped me since high school, regret would become my permanent condition.

America and Europe have entered the sort of structural bear market that gripped Japan and South Korea two decades ago, for two reasons.

France has been gripped over the past few weeks by an extraordinary tale that has all the ingredients of a Hollywood soap opera.

His belief notwithstanding, he could not have helped doubting or being gripped by the fear of death at the moment of his supreme sacrifice.

Horror gripped the heart of the World War I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle.

"You better leave, Dan, " he said to the principal, watching as the teen-ager gripped his loaded weapon.

China is gripped by hatred, which is almost like an out-of-control machine-gun, firing indiscriminately at any moving target.

He forced his penis into her mouth, she said, and he gripped her head on both sides.

Adams gripped the back of his swivel chair as he stood behind it, pressing his thumbs into the fabric.

I became gripped by a quiet, unwonted urge to know a little about these matters and to understand how people figured them out.

"Oh, the stories I could tell to the boys! " she cried, and then Peter gripped her and began to draw her toward the window.

You're not exactly gripped by the material, but you know that if you pass your exam, you'll be a step closer to your dream job.

China has been gripped by the fate of a 14-year-old girl who tried to kill herself so she could donate her liver to her dying father.

Horror gripped the heart of the World War I soldier, as he saw his life-long friend fall in battle.

Gripper edge: Edge of a sheet to be gripped by the grippers of a printing machine. Also called Feed edge, Leading edge.

Besides, I needed air, needed to tire myself physically as a way of working off the agitation which gripped me.

Yemen's government and an opposition coalition again came close to a deal to end the crisis that has gripped the country for three months.

Even while just standing in one place, a rapid decline in the number of signal bars can be observed depending on how the phone is gripped.

Mr Hu grimly gripped his lectern as Mr Obama delivered a statement in which he spoke of the universality of America's human-rights values.

Millions of TV viewers were gripped by an epic battle yesterday. The arena: the snooker World Championship in Sheffield, England.

He spread my legs and I gripped the railing in the shower; I could feel the warmth of his face.

To the end, his mother gripped his chin as he wrote.

The debt-burdened U. S. economy appears to be still struggling three years after it was gripped by the global financial crisis.

When he did not reply, she gripped his arm.

Finally, the land was gripped with a terrible drought. Streams dried up, crops withered, and fields turned to dust.

I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken , eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vice.

I yelled and scrambled back up to the cab, but strong hands gripped my ankles and knees, dragging me back down.

Duo gripped his head, his black cap flying off, his head screaming in pain.

Look for the one most emotionally gripped by his own failings.

We gripped the sides of the boat as the waves tossed us about.

Emily gripped her mother's arm when they were on the ferris wheel.

Gold prices, historically seen as the definitive inflation hedge, have nearly doubled since the credit crisis first gripped in 2007.

Watching the world glide by through darkened windows, he was gripped with a longing to cast off his wealth and disappear into anonymity.

His fingers gripped the small, worn, blue leather copy of Of Human Bondage which was to identify him to her.

As you allow them to release, encourage smooth and even movement, seeking out any gripped areas and encourage them to free up.

Suddenly it was over. The quietness felt unnatural and an eerie, uneasy feeling gripped us.

A sense of foreboding gripped the Street as top executives feared collateral damage from a Lehman liquidation.

Dooku gripped his data pad, still reeling by Yoda's words. He had not yet completely figured out Jedi logic, that was certain.

He was gripped by suicidal thoughts until February of this year when he undertook a drastic diet.

Here we are again, gripped in a rather scary stock market fall and a bond market rally of historic proportions.

In fact , it's saying the U. S. will likely be gripped by a decade - long deflationary bout with little to no GDP growth .

Harry reached out and was glad to find that he could touch him: He gripped his arm tightly and Dumbledore gradually regained control.

frightened child gripped his mother's arm.

As panic gripped the capital, the numbers of wills soared among the wealthy citizens who realised they could be next.

The frightened child gripped his mother's arm.

The frightened girl gripped her mother's arm.

He also developed a reputation as a renaissance man and international playboy before political crisis gripped his country this year.

The frightened boy gripped his mother's hand.

This adds to the overall feel of the film and allows the audience to remain gripped till the last scene.

The French political class has also been gripped this month by a trial over the "Clearstream" smear-campaign.

Even if the foreign object is obvious and can easily be gripped with finger and thumb, leave this too for the doctor to remove.

Buffeted by strong headwinds, gripped by fears that normal services could be cut off, forced to evacuate thousands of people.

The frightened boy gripped his mother's arm.

Then his boss was executed for corruption in a scandal that gripped the decaying north-eastern industrial powerhouse Shenyang.

These are gripped by special compound brake pads and are capable of running at vast temperatures - anything up to 750 degrees Celsius.

" A grim mood has gripped the country , " the opponent had concluded , barely concealing his own broad grin .

In his right hand he held a spear point, while his left hand gripped a hammer resting on an anvil.

More articles appear over the next few weeks, and the country is gripped by moon fever.

Adams gripped the back of hisswivel chair as he stood behind it, pressing his thumbs into the fabric.

"This is terrifying, " he said, comparing it to the financial crisis that gripped Asia in the 1990s.

Satan reached for Murdoch's wrist and as he gripped it, Murdoch's liver-spotted fingers wrapped around Satan's wrist.

Eg . She gripped her mother's hand in fear.

De Waal was traveling through the dry scrub of Darfur, studying indigenous reactions to the drought that gripped the region.

As the final whistle went tonight, the nerves that had gripped Barcelona before this game seemed barely plausible.

That said, Second Life is certainly gripped by irrational exuberance, paralleling all those risk-blind investors in dubious derivatives.

He raised the Battloid's left arm, gripped the 'Cat around the waist, and tugged it into the lasers' field.

Yes, someone gripped by sudden chest pain probably knows to call 911.

Gripped by the despair of one who must solve the puzzle of toaster suicide, I resigned myself to my fate.

He gripped the nail and pulled it out.

Carrick dismissed out of hand is the theory tiredness has gripped the Red Devils.

Hung-chien tightly gripped the armrest of his chair to keep himself from jumping up.

The club is gripped mainly by the last three fingers of the left hand.

China is gripped by price inflation that has triggered a wave of strikes and protests across the country.

Susan gripped the Glock, feeling a little foolish for keeping it trained on the woman, and swallowed some water.

The Earth moans, groans, and complains as the core pulls at the crust but the crust is gripped, increasingly, and held by Planet X.

A compact lightweight switch offered to monitor vacuum levels, which provide an "object gripped" input to the control system.

Chilling new evidence from the Atlantic Ocean is raising fears that western Europe could soon be gripped by a mini ice age.

But the drought that has gripped much of the South and Midwest in recent years has made foraging in the woods tough.

Outside, three male bodyguards loitered in the shadows, their hands gripped tightly around high calibre assault rifles.

First of all, if Molly gripped the bowl she couldn't see the wine properly - and its appearance would tell her a lot.

He gripped the rope and began to climbup.

What has gripped everyone's attention is the exorbitant character of the anger Tea Party members express.

A deeper awareness of the bonds that bind us all -- in pain as in prosperity -- has gripped young and old.

Vials are accurately counted, transferred into rows and then securely gripped, lifted and placed into the tray.

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The last time deflation fears gripped the markets was in 2003, when the economy was recovering slowly from the dot-com recession.

Helen reached into the live trap and gently gripped the little animal.

My fingers gripped the book and I knew that every pupil in the room was watching.

The speaker gripped the attention of his audience.

I gripped the striped strip that tripped me over on the ship.

And economic turmoil has gripped Pakistan, with inflation punching a hole in the popularity of Pakistan's new government.

Julia's sweating palm gripped the doorknob, the click of the tumblers still echoing inside her skull.

He sat gripped, making himself pale and ghastly in his effort to concentrate on the book, to take in what he had to learn.

After the 7th century Sambo gripped has created Tibetan, hides the pharmacy to have the rapid development.

A wrestling hold in which an opponent's wrist is gripped and twisted to immobilize the opponent.

His attention was gripped by a simple picture in the window. It showed Jesus kneeling to wash His disciples' feet.

Apple then posted videos of several smartphones, including the iPhone 4, suffering diminished signal strength when gripped in certain ways.

His talk gripped the attention of his audience.

Terror gripped the dew drop as gravity pulled it towards the edge of the leaf, towards the unknown.

Expectations of inflation are well anchored, he added, but that might change once deflation gripped.

Then our nation was gripped by economic distress, social decline, political gridlock .

The recent string of protests is just the latest episode of sectarian strife that has gripped Egypt this year.

A buying frenzy has gripped the city, leading to billion-dollar land auctions and long waiting lists.

Germany and other European governments hoped the twin announcement would end the near-panic that has gripped debt markets in recent weeks.

He gripped his rusty blade tightly in his right hand , got up from the ground, and strode on.

Their magnificent performance gripped the audience.

Unfortunately, the political dysfunction that has gripped Rome has also paralyzed the EU.

Previous day, venerable was discovered dies in from the family living room, in the hand has also gripped tightly the electricity microphone.

Now Taiwan is gripped by a cycling craze, led by the island's business elite.

As the countdown to the game winds down, South Africa is gripped by World Cup fever.

The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.

The policeman gripped the wrist of the invisible hand that collared Marvel .

Imperceptibly, my anxiety tightened its hold, and gripped both my mind and my heart.

and the fear of nuclear war and communism gripped the United States.

China saw an America gripped by the financial crisis and facing secular decline.

Peter gripped the arms of his chair tightly.

Many people are gripped by a sharp terror when descending the spiral staircase that leads to the main bone depository.

The story of the world's most famous maritime disaster has gripped the world's imagination, inspiring Hollywood films.

For 25 more minutes, uncertainty gripped the nation as television showed party leaders trying, and failing, to muster more support.

Her talk captured(ie gripped and stimulated)the imagination of the whole class.

Before the snipe drew back its beak, it was gripped tightly inside because the clam suddenly felt a sharp pain and closed its shell quickly.

His divorce this year gripped the nation like a soap opera.

Panic suddenly gripped me when it was my turn to speak.

I gripped the edge of the mattress, keeping Hattie stuck fast to the bed.

For the healing of all are gripped by despair and frustration, and for all who inspire them with hope and joy.

My vision blurred, and the floor grew too soft to hold me. I gripped her desk for balance.

Notably, a speculative craze has gripped the market for caterpillar fungus.

By giving well-being a central role in policymaking, the tiny Kingdom of Bhutan has staged a trial that has gripped the world.

I was instantly gripped by this fear that he was going to say something negative or want to start a fight.

"I was just gripped by it, " Mr. Morgan said of the book.

He gripped the arms of the chair so savagely that every finger end was stinging.

Outside, Tehran was still in ferment, a city gripped by fury two days after a "stolen election" .

Indeed, for the past fortnight opposition circles in Miami have again been gripped by rumours of Fidel's death.

It is also a ploy to end the obsession with property ownership which has gripped China in recent years as house prices have skyrocketed.

it has also the name "knowledge of fear. " At that time, his mind itself is gripped by fear and seems helpless.

Brooks is riding the bus, clutching the seat before him, gripped by terror of speed and motion.

declined to become a priest in protest against a homophobic wave that gripped the Church of England in the 1980s.

The tyres alone are responsible to keep the car gripped to the ground, ensuring our cars don't become bumper cars.

Football fever gripped the town when the local team reached the cup final.

The GDP figures come amid an ant-corruption campaign that has gripped the country in recent days.

Terrorism has gripped the country for the past two years.

It wasn't that long ago that American parents were gripped with Tiger Mother anxiety.

Red rides the bus, clutching the seat before him, gripped by terror of speed and motion.

Something that may be grasped or gripped, as for support.

The recession that has gripped the euro zone since mid-2008 collapsed tax revenues and sent welfare costs soaring.

One senior diplomat speaks of Brussels gripped by paralysis.

This is due to the Atlantic Ridge being highly magnetic, which was gripped by the Anomaly when it got close enough to Earth.

Dooku gripped the edge of the table. It was clear that a great surge of rage had overtaken him.

His new play gripped (the attention of) the audience.

They became motionless, gripped in each other's arms, four unwinking eyes aimed and two mouths open.

Somehow I still gripped my wireless microphone with both hands.

Brits the length and breadth of the country are currently gripped by London 2012 Olympic fever.

When firms and consumers are gripped with uncertainty, government spending is a surer way to boost demand.

She gripped the bars tightly during her acrobatic routine.

Most were gripped by scenes of Libyan rebels advancing on Tripoli.

The outbreak has gripped the eastern province of Anhui, where 22 children died in the city of Fuyang.

The nation is gripped with millionaire fever tonight.

The old man gripped the stick to avoid falling down.

Whistling happily, he gripped the rack again and turned around to face the barren loess plateau.

His performance gripped the audience.

The cat, though, was suddenly gripped by terrible alarm.

A terrible thought gripped him: Was this another attack?

However, a mania about China has gripped too many investors.

Using its front legs the giant water bug gripped the turtle, inserting its syringe-like rostrum into the prey's neck in order to feed.

The pictures gripped my imagination.

Not everybody in Minnesota has been gripped by the fight.

The strange stories gripped the hearers.

Future historians will marvel at the austerity madness that gripped policy elites in the spring of 2010.

The play gripped the audience soon after it started.

Would the time come when the battle rage gripped him entirely?

From 1889 to 1891, Shanghai was gripped by a mania for real-estate development companies.

Africa was gripped by poverty, disease and war.

the blind man extended a large hand, which gripped mine warmly.

Railway concerns not related to speed have gripped China's public this year.

The frightened child gripped its mother's arm.

He gripped the steering wheel with both hands.

The speaker gripped his audience.

By the autumn of 1907, panic gripped the US financial system.

The paralysis that gripped the country for six months after September 2008 is over.

Libya has been gripped by civil strife that began with nonviolent demonstrations against the government on February 15.

He keeps his machete gripped tightly.

That is good news for U. S. exporters, but it is raising concerns in places like Japan and Germany, which are both gripped by recession.

a scene that gripped the entire audience.

The product's shell is made from brightly colored, easily gripped rubber.

Even while the global financial crisis in 2008 gripped many nations, China's housing market was virtually unaffected.

His speech gripped the audience.

The property fever that gripped many urban areas in the past year has hit Hefei.

Because the idea of the euro had gripped the imagination of European elites.

While the Middle East protests may have gripped public attention in the US, Mr Haass says "they have not really galvanised public opinion" .

The frightened wife gripped her husband's arm.

One big mottled arm shot out and caught Toad by a fore- leg, while the other - gripped him fast by a hind - leg.

Once the part has been gripped, its exact position is held.

Britain in the late 1500's, and for 100 years after, was gripped by the "Witchcraze" .

Whenever I think of man's abject poverty, his rot, his spreading gangrene, I am gripped by mortal despair.

Kabaraijian waved the, wrench again, his palm sweaty where he gripped it.

In 2003 and 2004 Nigeria was gripped by rumours that polio vaccine would sterilise children and infect them with HIV.

The story gripped our attention.

LZ wife gripped my garment place.

"I was gripped by a certain fear, " Reij recalled.

She held Lucius' head with her right hand, gripped his body with the other hand, and kissed him savagely.

child gripped its mother's hand.

Some economists worry that a psychology of fear has gripped investors, not only in the United States but also in Europe and Asia.

I gripped the rope tightly.

grip She gripped my hand in fear.

So this is why the financial system has become gripped by a climate of fear.

Gripped by the urgent need to raise cash, foreigners have sold whatever assets they can.

And then it just gripped me -- and then it released me.

He gripped my hand in fear.

He gripped the boy by the arm.

And it just gripped me -- and then it released me.

who are you? castiel. i'm the one who gripped you tight and raised you from perdition.

Catherine gripped the desk with both hands, fighting to contain a sudden surge of nausea.

Ifyou are not careful, the crab may grip your fingers firmly and make you painful, Once my brother was gripped by a crab.

An anarchic fervor gripped the campus.

The upper end is gripped by clamps, the lower is connected by turnbuckle with safety lines

Fear has gripped his heart was, until little by little will be swallowed my Zheng Kexin

The western world, gripped in fear

He gripped the railing to pull himself up