111.   Anticonvulsants seem to give him some relief, and his career as a writer begins to take hold.

112.   As austerity takes hold, Japan is expected to suffer the most, since Southeast Asia takes about a quarter of its exports.

113.   As a result, he is reluctant to tamper with the existing deregulation plan, especially because it has only begun to take hold.

114.   As deregulation takes hold, other financial institutions will likely be forced out of business or into mergers, analysts say.

115.   As democracy took hold, it became a symbol of political stability.

116.   As desperation takes hold, his imaginings summon an angelic, and prescient, vision of his faithful wife, Leonore, leading him to freedom and heavenly contentment.

117.   As financial deregulation takes hold, Japanese banks are being forced to make lending decisions based on creditworthiness rather than relationships.

118.   As it stands, the belief that this series may already be over is taking hold in many corners.

119.   As Graham struggled to take hold at The Post, she slowly started putting her personal life together.

120.   As if in behalf of their suffering constituents, a mood of temporary respite seemed to take took hold of the senators.