1.   But some analysts believe the lofty prices money management firms are commanding could tempt the Johnsons to relinquish their grip.

2.   But they have not relinquished their grip on this part of the casino business.

3.   Only when those bubbles pop, too, or the viscoelastic fibers snap in the middle, does the adhesive relinquish its grip.

4.   While proponents of democracy hope reform leads to political change, most politburo watchers say the government will not relinquish its grip.

5.   While the massive attacks destroyed equipment and killed enemy troops, Iraq relinquished its grip on Kuwait only when thousands of allied troops swept through the region.

6.   Luyt relinquished his grip on power when he announced his resignation to a Johannesburg newspaper.

7.   Zoran Djindjic, another opposition leader, said street protests would resume if authorities did not relinquish their tight grip on state-controlled media in three weeks.