1.   Evil has such a strong hold on Gollum that he does not have control over his own mind any more.

2.   America Online, by contrast, has a strong hold on the mass market for on-line services, he said.

3.   And they still exercise a strong hold over the political and economic life in their areas of the ravaged country.

4.   Administration officials said they were delighted that Kuchma was able to push through a far-reaching economic reform program even though former Communists still have a strong hold on parliament.

5.   But traditional insurance companies, which sell through a network of agents, have retained a strong hold on the market.

6.   Elitism slips in and takes a strong hold.

7.   If the Justice Department waits until Microsoft gets a strong hold on the online services market, restoring competition could be a costly, messy process, Saloner said.

8.   Isolationism had a strong hold.

9.   More troubling is the prospect that the alliances will reduce competition among the major airlines and strengthen their already strong hold on large metropolitan hubs.

10.   Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad retains a strong hold on power here in Malaysia.