1.   So although Milosevic s iron grip over Kosovo was an embarrassment for the West, it was a convenience too.

2.   Victor took hold of her wrist in an iron grip.

3.   The president maintains an iron grip on his country.

4.   Vitor took hold of her elbow in an iron grip.

5.   The crumbling of the Soviet empire brought immediate joy as states sampled the heady atmosphere of independence from the iron grip of Moscow.

6.   And rather than the glue that holds Asian societies together, Asian values may be an illusion concealing the iron grip of petty despots.

7.   As he maintained an iron grip over the festival, Macdonald often made enemies, and his staff came and went, often bitterly.

8.   All retain an iron grip on the industries under their control, at once using patronage to reward supporters and enrich favorites.

9.   But by no means does he have an iron grip on the starting role.

10.   But the Communist Party maintains an iron grip on political activity in China.