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I prefer a shoulder-width overhand grip to thicken the teres major and rhomboid muscles.
Of course the most notable feature of the series is the absence of a protruding grip safety tang.
But it is this November's presidential election which will grip global attention as never before.
It was Demaret who influenced Hogan to weaken his grip and fade the ball, probably saving Hogan's career.
Suddenly Sara elbowed him in the ribs causing him to loose his grip on her.
For barbell rows, I used an underhand grip and kept my torso at about a 70-degree angle in relation to the floor.
My climbing skins grip slushy snow for a moment, then slip back with an exhausting lurch.
The stability control system also triggers a reflex to dry the brakes when streets are wet, so they grip better.
Four inches of surface and a finger-grooved linen Micarta grip make this one upscale whacker.
She smiled to herself and loosed her grip on his arm, but she did not let it go.
Her face went slowly blank, little by little, and gradually her grip on his wrist lessened.
He said with authority as he cautiously began to untangle himself to stand up and make more of an impact without loosing his grip on Marissa.
The thought that this whole thing was a set-up crossed her mind, involuntarily causing her to grip her gun for reassurance.
They flew on for what felt like hours to Hazel but her grip never slackened around the neck of the Quebba.
But now she finds it much easier to reach up and grip even heavy objects and put them in her shopping basket.
However, a skilled skier can get adequate grip from a wide variety of skis and waxes.
From birth, such an infant will reflexively grab and tightly grip whenever he perceives a physical threat.
After failing to regain the indoor title, he is determined to keep his grip on the main championship.
Jonathon's vice-like grip tightened, and suddenly there was no pain, just cold numbness.
I ignored him and proceeded down the stairs when I felt a firm grip on my wrist, jerking me back.
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Sam was, by all accounts, a practical hands-on man whose grip had the grit of hard work.
Angel retightened his grip on the ex-Watcher's arm and pulled him away from the desk.
Good front end grip is key for all the twisty corners, and you need to be quick through the apexes.
The roll-call makes it hard for the reader to get a grip on the big picture.
The gloves have a rubberized non-slip grip and gel padding and are supported by a one-year warranty.
Clark couldn't help but smile as he loosed his grip to brush some snow from the end of her nose with his mitten.
We started on the practice putting green, first showing this new golfer how to grip the putter and align herself to the target.
I know how the prune-craze can grip you when you set to with the secateurs, let alone a pair of loppers and an axe.
He tried to stand up to get in a better position, gasping, but then the Urg's grip went slack and he limped over, dead.
I could feel her grip around my waist slacken as she realized I could hold myself steady on the stallion, my hands wrapped in its mane.
With cable rows, for instance, when the grip reaches your midsection, that's as far back as you can work your back muscles.
She had a tight grip on the hilt of her sword and it tightened with every punch Hawk received.
Usually, I had no fear of flying, but at that instant, the cold grip of fear clutched at my heart.
He clasped her hand tightly and she was immediately fond of his firm, warm grip that felt as if it fit like a glove.
He then proceeded to list around ten things, starting from altering his grip and going all the way through to club face rotation through impact.
Water slopped and spilled and lacerations across my skin burned but I held her in a white-knuckled grip and she didn't resist.
Epidemic pleurodynia also is called Bornholm disease, Sylvest's disease, devil's grip and epidemic benign dry pleurisy.
The plastic shaft of this Dutch hoe has a soft grip handle for added grip and comfort.
Begin this lift by placing your hands in an overhand grip with palms facing your body.
Throughout the ordeal Mrs Malgarin kept a tight grip on her handbag and the attacker eventually fled empty-handed towards Mulberry Grove.
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Grasp a fixed horizontal bar with a wide overhand grip well outside shoulder width.
Tremendous relief washed over Jim as the attacker's grip lessened to nothing.
It had tightened its grip on power through unconstitutional legislation, abrogation of the rule of law, and crude violence.
These boots will give a good grip on wet decks and worn with woollen thermal or neoprene socks will keep your feet as warm as toast.
By the time he left each one of the towns the area was in the grip of racial hatred that spilled over into rioting.
Every month they would test my grip, and for a long time my left grip was weaker than the right, even though I'm left-handed.
The 31-year-old from Fontenay-aux-Roses slid wide as he entered the first right-hander and lost grip as his right-hand tyres scrambled for grip.
From fairway bunkers, take one club longer than normal, position the ball back in your stance and grip the club lightly.
They intensify their grip on me, willing me every which way, tearing me limb from limb, like a rag doll in the empty sea of space.
She could feel the colour rising in her cheeks and her grip on the sheets tightened.
Without warning, I lost the grip on the metal bar in front of me that was affixed down onto the floorboard of the car.
In order to get a good grip on the shoot, the leaves were bent upwards and the leaf stalks gripped.
I was actually beginning to think that we were having a romantic moment when he suddenly loosed his grip on me.
Mr. Lake's hold on her arm had loosed from the sharp grip to a more gentle clasp, and it even seemed that his steps had slowed a bit.
The shaft should be perpendicular to the ground, with the grip pointing just forward of your sternum.
However, on the slippery, greasy road surfaces now common in many parts of Ireland due to incessant construction work, grip was not outstanding.
He turned to her without loosening his grip around her petite figure and displayed a mischievous grin.
That had done it, his grip lost its intensity and though it still remained firm, he loosened his hold greatly.
Keep your hands about shoulder-width apart with an underhand grip and fully extend your arms downward and in front of your thighs.
Another great exercise for your biceps is to take an underhand grip on a chinning bar and draw your body up towards the bar.
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He gave a grunt of pain and his grip around her throat slackened enough that she was able to break free.
She could feel his grip on her slacken and saw the glassy look in his eyes.
The robotic grasper also measures the consistency of objects in its grip by means of feedback to its motors.
As a result, the Chevys had less grip on the track and therefore didn't handle as well.
Tyres fail to grip when brakes are applied and contact with the road surface is poor.
They saw Rurik shift his grip on his sword hilt and Banor stretch his right arm, ready to use magic.
Grasp the barbell with an alternating grip and with your hands slightly wider than your legs.
Feeling the cold touch of fear grip his heart, the crook drank deeply from the scotch in his glass.
They do not have grip safeties, so a blank must be welded onto the frame and then finished by hand.
Lancaster maintained their grip at the top of the National Water Polo League with another three wins to keep their unbeaten record intact.
I tried to sucker-punch the heck out of him, but he ducked quickly, slipping out of my slack grip bemusedly and dodging a second attempt of mine.
The Arctic weather had been expected to arrive in Scotland yesterday, before taking an icy grip on the rest of the country this morning.
I had very low grip which caused me to slide and run wide before the back straight, which cost me a lot of time.
Grasp the bar with a shoulder-width grip and unhook it from the safety catch.
It even has a rubber backplate that allows for a firm grip and helps to transmit vibrations thanks to your music or ambient sounds.
His grip on me tightened slowly, almost unnoticeably until I felt the pain and I winced, my throat still echoing with that ache he gave to me.
It is a portrait of a nervous man in the grip of a febrile creative activity.
He squirmed and wiggled free of her grip and began exploring the corners of her bed.
The reapers gave out a group sigh of relief and loosened their grip slightly looking to John for instruction.
Mechanically, we spring the cars softly to maximise the grip available to the drivers but also to cope with the bumps and cambers.
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Walk down a city street without keeping a tight grip on your wallet or handbag and somebody will rob you.
Biting back my sobs I reached for the door but was stopped by his strong grip on my wrist.
How is hands slowly would grip my hips as we pushed our ever decaying bodies closer to each other as the night died young.
The band has a tight grip on melody, mixing dreamy guitar work with crashing drums and painfully self-aware lyrics.
I for one would like to shake their hands, while keeping a firm grip on my wallet, of course!
I began to loosen the tight grip my hands had left on the sides of the window.
To use the long putter, place the top of the grip against your sternum with your left hand.
Grab the bar with a shoulder-width grip and extend your arms straight above your face.
This will not only limit the level of grip on the track but, in terms of the engine, the air filter will play a more crucial role.
I went off from the back of the pack, scrubbed the tyre in for three laps and pulled in to ensure I had maximum grip left for my important race.
I felt myself grow weak from the sudden loss of blood and I lost my grip on my sword.
A smug smile on her face, she reached up and found her grip on the acoustic tile.
These give excellent levels of grip on tarmac and in mud, but this is at the cost of some tyre rumble and a slight loss of precision.
Often these causes are things you may do before you actually swinging the club, like an incorrect grip and bad posture.
A curl grip allows me to get my elbows farther back at the midpoint to ensure a complete stretch and contraction.
It's here, two weeks later, he figured out that a left-handed grip wasn't for him, turned round and started hitting right-handed.
You say you have finger problems, but actually, a fingertip grip makes it easier to grip the ball lightly than a conventional grip.
I shuffle my feet to make the shot, my grip on the racquet slippery from my perspiration.
The chase is over almost before it has begun and Freya's grip is sure and certain.
The rigorous self-discipline of the Presbyterian work ethic, however, did not grip the Kane household.
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Though the grip of the middle classes on central government was still limited, they were increasingly active in municipal government.
Adjusting his grip on the controls, he began to veer away from the colony, lest he be detected by their radar.
Cars run on skinny snow tyres in Sweden, with sharp studs to penetrate the icy surface and find good grip underneath.
Consider the possibility, however, and you realise how fragile the Government's grip on the situation is.
He ruled the expansive Persian Empire with an iron grip and was diabolically inventive with his punishments.
The guns are actuated by a three-way switch on the spade grip of the stick.
His breathing grew quiet, and he loosed his grip on me, and kissed my face and said my name over and over.
Compact guns are the rage right now, and generally that means both barrel and grip are shortened.
The herringbone uses the edges of the ski to grip the snow when the wax or waxless pattern is inadequate to the job.
Mick loosed his grip and sat her down on her desk, fencing her in with his arms.
If she can extricate them both from this strong hold of irrational machismo, then time's death grip may perhaps weaken.
The wood is exceptionally well-figured walnut with both the fore-end and grip area nicely checkered.
Keith, who could get a chimpanzee to hit a flawless shot, noticed I had let my grip slide.
Chen recalled that when she attempted to grip the juts in the wall, both her leg and arm muscles started to tremble.
It's as if our moralising politicians and would-be censors are caught in the grip of scopophobia, a morbid fear of the visual.
Unfortunately, Peter is also quickly losing his already fragile grip on reality.
Only when the arm released it's grip was she able to unlink it from her waist.
For half a century Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau withered any rival in vocal range with an austere glare and an iron grip on recording opportunities.
We strap our skis to our packs, and McLean hands me a ski pole with a Whippet grip before we start kicking our way upward again.
He was a teenager in the grip of a strong, young passion, and Bess was his unattainable beloved.
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You may not get the barber's chair but you get a strong sense of a man in the grip of slaughterous madness.
While seated beneath the bar, unlock it using an underhand grip with your thumbs 8 inches apart.
She couldn't loose the stone in her sling because of her speed and the number of obstacles, but she held it in a death grip nevertheless.
Cael felt the grip on him suddenly slacken as the weapon implanted itself in the man's chest.
That sort of grip is along the lines of the French foil school and has nothing whatsoever to do with 16th century rapiers.
Something to focus her mind on, that it would not escape her grip and return to worrying at her grief as a dog worries a bone.
His voice dropped to a mumble, his grip on my wrist loosened and he stopped struggling so much.
Jesse gentled his grip but his eyes remained hard as they scanned over Joel's injuries.
Saki watched in humor as Noir raced around the paddock trying to get a grip on any of the horses.
The sudden snort of a kudu could cause me to grip my rifle and prepare for the worst, until I remembered that it was not a large carnivore.
His knuckles were white from the tight grip he had had on his sheets and pillow.
When he wanted to hit the lower lats, he always used a narrow grip for chin-ups, pulldowns and any type of row.
Be sure to grip the fruit firmly behind the eyes where the neck meets the seed chamber, failure to do so may result in the fruit biting you.
When she returned New Zealand was in the grip of the Depression of the thirties with high unemployment.
His sinewy arms flailed around uselessly, his legs kicked furiously, but the ocean's grip on him only got stronger as it pulled him further down.
Take an overhand grip on a high horizontal bar with your hands placed 7-10 inches wider than your shoulders.
If you're among the short-timers, it's time to get a grip on what you'll spend in retirement.
The cross guard was made of a different metal, and was silver in color and the grip was covered in red leather.
Her attacker eventually relaxed his grip but continued to pummel her face, police said.
The collet closer is shaped and sized to, on tightening of the collet closet, radially compress the collet to grip the sheath.
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We want food freed from the grip of science rather than further in thrall to it.
A longer 7-foot blank and a two-handed grip provided more authority for the demanding drill of reaching out and covering water.
The chopping board is sloped and has grooves to grip the food and to encourage liquid to run away from the cutting area.
One step after another I fumbled for a toehold, my legs weak and my grip moist.
The problems won't be resolved until scientists get a firmer grip on the pathology of the disease.
To compensate for the loss of grip with the neoprene decking, most snowshoes also have a metal cleat for grip under the ball of the foot.
There is grip only where asphalt and tread come in contact, with no water between them.
He fell to his knees and the arms around him loosened the grip and he fell completely.
Correction may involve using a smaller bowl or changing the grip from fingertip to claw.
Seizing an opportunity, he slashed upwards with his knife, the keen edge of his blade taking grip on the dog's neck.
Outside the harbor, the waves were high enough that we had to grip the bowlines to keep our feet.
Not only is road grip tremendous and cornering balance superb, but the steering is precision at its best.
Acacia felt his grip slacken just enough for her to break free and run for the back door.
Crew chiefs will continue to make aggressive calls, but expect engineers to focus more on mechanical grip with chassis, shocks and springs.
While most bouts take little time, some bouts can take over a minute if each rikishi has a grip on the mawashi but neither can execute a throw.
She said her horse's metal shoes could not find any grip on the smooth road.
Factor in all finishes, grip frames, barrel lengths and calibers and one has 48 choices when it comes to selecting an Open-Top.
They both maintain a tenacious grip on the receiver and attempt to get it away from each other.
I think that Africa will always hold a tenacious grip on me, and I do feel sad to be leaving my friends.
They had a steadfast, tenacious grip on what they believed should be brought to the profession.
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Popular culture has a tenacious grip on most kids, parents, and even us teachers.
All the fish of these jungle rivers demonstrate a desperately tenacious grip on life.
The consequent loss of grip invariably causes understeer that the drivers must contend with.
A hand with a tight grip on his slender shoulder stopped him short, however.
Police have issued a warning to local women to keep a firm grip on their handbags after four separate incidents in Lancaster and Morecambe.
They are also in the grip of leftist ideologies which consistently lead them to misread the world and its dangers, and to make stupid decisions.
The polymer grip assembly has sharp checkering for a good grip, with contours on both sides that accommodate the thumb and trigger finger.
I still struggled with grip through the high-speed corners, as expected, but it's nice to be able to show a reasonable pace.
She felt the bow in her firm grip as she took aim at the target, the silvery arrow pointing away from her.
Marsh's grip tightened when it centralized control of broking activities in New York.
Using its spines to grip objects firmly it lodges itself between tree roots and cracks in rocks, literally irremovable.
Using a hydraulic jack and a grip hoist, it took them an hour to lift the boulder.
It is a lively performer, the handling is good with masses of front end grip and the ride is impressive when unladen.
The next morning it became clear that Ireland was in the grip of a warlike state of national emergency.
On a simple two-wheel drive car, traction control selects the wheel with the most grip in a loss-of-grip situation and gives it more power.
He scrabbled to gain a grip on the wall and hold himself up as he breathed in the sweet air like an addict.
The thick skin, massive strength in the shoulders and neck, and vice grip jaws are there for a reason.
Decreased grip strength may result in loss of dexterity, and thenar muscle atrophy may develop if the syndrome is severe.
It is a fiendishly difficult task at a time when nothing seems to shake Labour's iron grip on power in Scotland.
Meanwhile, the team maintained their iron grip on the trainer and jockey championships.
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If it wasn't for her iron grip all those developing sexual urges during the Eighties, I don't reckon they would be having half as much fun now.
The tension on the spring can be adjusted using a wing nut so it can grip the line tightly or loosely, whatever the fishing situation demands.
She fell and was left hanging from the saddle with her riding hat scraping along the road after her instructor lost her grip on the reins.
It is a more conventional stock with a tear-drop grip and roll-over cheekpiece.
For the first time in 20 years, his iron grip on the company was getting shaky.
He is of course, a Scots Nationalist, who wants to free his country from the colonial grip of the Sassenachs.
The chancellor's true agenda, of course, is to maintain the Treasury's iron grip on government spending.
The most interesting question is whether the prime minister's iron grip on his party slipping?
Lampkin was third in the qualifiers and his result has strengthened his grip on third place in the overall standings.
A smooth border edges the mainspring housing and front of the grip strap to reduce drag and snag when carried concealed under.
Blaise smiled her secretive smile, the corners of her mouth twitching in hidden mirth, and she switched her grip on the hilt of her sword.
Sharp tines or prongs, operated by a foot pedal or hand crank, grip the weed and yank it out of the ground with a pulling or twisting motion.
He shook it formally, his calloused palms rough against her delicate skin but his grip surprisingly gentle.
That's because with empty tanks and a light car, you might find you have more grip than you expected.
The bottom surface has a tacky rubber material across it, which gives the pad very effective grip on all surfaces I tried it with.
High temperatures are required, however, because the metal atoms grip the hydrogen with strong covalent bonds.
This year it also finds the country in the leaden grip of a seemingly endless process of mourning.
In addition to adhesion based on suction, the rim of the sucker can be bent on each side to enclose and grip thin filaments and sheets.
He gently nuzzled her neck and slightly tightened his grip on her waist waiting for her reaction.
Once it was half secured, Adam would get another grip on the wire and pull it tighter while Joe finished nailing in the staple.
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The little girl fell silent, whimpering in pain from the tight grip he had on her hair.
The wood on this commemorative is exceptionally well-figured walnut with both the fore end and grip area nicely checkered.
Would it also remove the staleness that can grip a league in which teams can meet each other up to seven times in a season?
This means the bears are losing their grip on the market and simple inertia is driving prices lower.
Most of his young life seems to have been spent in the grip of these kinds of cultural obsessions.
To check proper adjustment hold the trigger back with the grip safety released and work the hammer back and forth.
Meanwhile, Stephanie's hand slipped inside his hand, which had loosened its grip a bit, and got hold of the piece of paper.
The surfer even managed to get hold of Aimee at one point but he lost grip of her when another giant wave hit.
Commercial influence and the grip of wealthy patrons are obtrusive and obvious.
His father shakes my hand with an unusually strong grip for a short, wiry man in his seventies.
But if the fimbriae grip too loosely, the bacteria will detach from the surface of a cell at the slightest joggle.
Not only do they survive childbirth and carrying heavy loads, they know how to keep a tight grip on luck, love and happiness.
There is usually no need to strike, just make sure you have a tight grip on your rod.
Her grip was too tight and I saw her face turn to worry as she examined first my left arm and then my right.
Maya's feet slipped on the mud, causing her to slip and slide while loosing her grip on the jug.
The guard tried to free himself from the tight grip as his face turned a deep shade of red and then went to purple.
This event suggests that they do not have a tight grip on this vital matter.
His grip was tight and ironlike, and he jerked her forward with a cruel air.
He maintained a tight grip on the sword as the force of the blow sent him skidding across the ice.
The drought loosened its grip in the southeastern States in November, and more emphatically so in January 1941, when heavy rains fell.
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His hands had a tight grip on the steering wheel and his posture was anything but relaxed.
This news really scared the other animals and panic was starting to grip them.
As the boa constrictor tightens its grip our feelings of euphoria will grow as our power to transact on our own account diminishes.
They had slowed down a bit a while back, the horse perhaps sensing its master's grip was not as tight, or that he was not as attentive as usual.
During the summer months, they can help you keep a better grip on the handgrips when your hands begin to sweat from the heat.
And yeah, handling heavy dumbbells, barbells and weight plates will improve your general forearm and grip strength.
The shooting hand holds the rifle above the pistol grip and the fore-end of the stock is cradled in the crook of the left arm.
A 27-year-old heroin addict found himself in the grip of a police dog after going on a late-night thieving expedition.
Perceptions now abound of the West being held in the grip of materialism and spiritual values being sidelined.
I'm thinking aloud a bit here, but the party machine doesn't seem to have quite the same grip in a ward system.
She squirmed, writhed, and wriggled, trying to evade the grip of those carrying her.
A small bark of a laugh escaped the Freeman's lips, so close to her ear, yet his grip about her body only increased slightly.
In Good Company takes its time to build up, with Paul Weitz's firm directorial grip ensuring that it is slow without being tedious or boring.
The more tightly you grip the yoke, the greater the tendency to make unintended inputs.
You are just looking at these old cases where judges in the grip of colonial mentality applied English law.
Lewin was struggling for grip in the latter laps and could mount no further chase of the flying leader, and was himself lapped on the final tour.
Adam wrenched his vice-like grip off the cranks and gears beneath the vehicle and rolled out from the other end.
Her head was craned back in pain from her father's grip and her eyes were puffed up and red.
I breathe a secret sigh of relief and recover my composure in the back seat, and release my grip on the grab handle.
The extra downforce is needed to help the tires get a grip on the track, which becomes greasy and slippery in the July heat.
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She strengthened her grip on my arm, steered me onto a smaller path which forked off the main route to the left.
His voice had gone soft, analeptic even, in an effort to make me release the iron-like grip I held.
I felt like twisting my arm away from him, but his grip was so strong for a guy who was not that beefy.
The Taliban had their grip firmly on the levers of power in Afghanistan, and tolerated no opposition or dissent.
I'll grip down on the handle slightly for more control, then keep my finish very low.
When the grip safety is depressed the rod is pushed up and lifts the firing pin block located in the slide.
The electronic speed controller which works through a conventional twist grip throttle was bought off the shelf.
When the grip safety is depressed it lifts a small lever that lies beside the hammer and is held in place by the hammer pin.
The worm never lost his grip on God and with his worminess even had more to grip with.
Then I thought, this guy is a heavyweight cultural icon, better get a grip and make an effort to take it seriously.
For three years I've been bleeding our radiators by using a set of longnose pliers to grip the screw-end.
She had shouted so loud in his face that Troy jumped startled and lost his grip on the beaker.
This really very scary Japanese ghost story from director Hideo Nakata exerts a chilling grip with its icy calm and eerie reticence.
He loosened and then retightened his grip on the sword's decorative hilt, readying to attack.
Mount the oversize bushing tap in any tap handle, apply cutting oil and re-tap the grip frame bushing holes.
He had an old, discoloured ball, just the sort that's ready to grip and bite, in his hand.
My mother was reaching out and nervously taking Zachary's hand after my father had released grip of it.
You've let your firm grip on practical considerations become a stranglehold.
Britain was braced for more snow and bitter winds today as the cold weather kept its icy grip on the country.
A plucky woman kept a tight grip on her handbag during a tussle with a would-be robber.
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The train shunted forward and back unbalancing the mouse and forcing him to grip my arm with his sharp claws to avoid falling to the floor.
He had to shut the thoughts out of his mind as he suddenly came to grip with all the change engulfing him.
Despondency and political apathy are not characteristic of people in the grip of nationalist zeal.
In other bouts, the rikishi may grapple in an attempt to get a good grip on the mawashi and then launch a throw.
If we do not want them guiding it over a cliff, we had best do something to pry them from the grip of leftists.
Take an overhand grip on the V-bar, bend your knees slightly, and lean forward at your waist 10 degrees or so.
I saw Chris's knuckles turn white from his tight grip on the steering wheel.
He looked downwards to see his grip had tightened so harshly around the shovel's handle, he cracked it.
You start with your opponent in the closed guard and a grip on his sleeve and lapel.
The car looks great from all angles and has won praise in road tests for having good grip and handling characteristics.
His grip on me tightened and his eyes opened slowly, the sleepiness evident in them.
Instead, an extractor pulls empties from the chamber just far enough to allow you to grip and remove them.
Research has found the safest way to remove the little bloodsuckers is to grip them close to their head using tweezers.
The lure of the lurid would lead pop-rock away from the Liverpudlians and into the grip of the Londoners.
Four-channel ABS from Bosch combined with electronic traction control regulate wheel slip in both braking and acceleration on low grip surfaces.
Romulus grasped the trident, an attractive weapon of golden bronze with a grip midway down its shaft.
The hair must be tensioned and be rubbed with rosin or a similar compound to grip the string.
The squeeze on households has put pressure on the retail sector, which is in the grip of its toughest spell for around 20 years.
I was almost trampled by a herd of mouth-breathers, apparently in the grip of some kind of snack frenzy!
For instance, a good time to train your grip strength is after pull-ups or other back exercises.
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If you're trying to create a V-taper, using a wide, overhand grip is the way to go.
Priss dropped her grip on the receiver, which promptly clattered onto the uncarpeted kitchen floor with a resounding metallic noise.
The ergonomics of the grip are just right and the no-grip-screw installation is slick efficient and innovative.
During the late '50s and early '60s, the blue bloods ' grip on power was coming to an end.
Leaf-cutting ants travel from their nests to trees and hack off bits of leaves, which they grip in their mandibles.
All that this assumes is that we have some grip on the idea of doing what is morally right, as opposed to what is wrong.
Whoever it was yelped in alarm and tried to pull back, but Drake's grip was strong.
At first I was a little timid because the car has quite a bit of power, tons of grip with the underbody and the wings.
He once made a bronze cast of his own hand, which he used to grip a sapling.
What really interests me is to compose music that can grip the listeners' imagination, as if they were seeing a film.
Castles were a very good way for the Normans to expand their grip on the English people.
The question took him by surprise, and his eyes grew guarded and cautious, his own grip tightening as well.
She ducked its lethal blade, then latched a grip on the weapon's long haft.
And his grip on my hand firmed, his fingers now curling and twisting over mine as he stood.
Nor did this particular state-nobility compact always mean that the nobility were given carte blanche to extend their grip on rural society.
I hold the long metal cylinder in my left hand, my right clenched around the grip of the pistol and twist the silencer into place.
The grip frame has finger groves, and the front of the trigger guard is flat with horizontal serrations to facilitate a two-handed combat grip.
Without warning, Anubis stopped the blade, once again got a two-handed grip on it, and slashed it down at Set.
A number of visual displays ring the screen that measures the grip of your tires to the racetrack and the degree to which inertia and G-Force push onto your car.
Because when it comes to letting go, well, Capricorns often find their little fingers all stiff and cramped from the grip they've had on whatever they should be relinquishing.

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