1.   But old habits are losing their hold on me.

2.   He lost his hold on the bag and a slew of rice and chicken and ochre sauce splashed on to the carpet.

3.   There was a quietness about her that Mary had seen before when people were losing their hold on life.

4.   He said that Dr Banda, who is no longer an elder, appeared to be losing his hold on the leadership.

5.   It has also warned that some customers could be faced with paying more if it lost its hold on the household market.

6.   As Latin lost its hold among professors, many scrambled to find a substitute language.

7.   Both major parties seem to be losing their hold on voters, and the ranks of voters eschewing party labels are growing.

8.   After that, the inhibitions started to lose their hold.

9.   But elsewhere in the world, the disease has never lost its hold.

10.   But he lost his hold, and ended up hanging upside down for several minutes.