1.   In Pomerania this reaction took the form of an even tighter grip on the feudal peasantry and serfs of the great estates.

2.   And they held on to the dream with a death grip, a grip tighter than their hold on a swirling bull or a diving, ducking bronc.

3.   But business has an even tighter grip on our hearts and minds than you imagined.

4.   Does she now keep a little tighter grip on her husband and partner, Jerod Swallow?

5.   In the last several months, Deutsche Bank has begun to exert a much tighter grip.

6.   Still, Revlon was in need of a leader who could get a tighter grip on the internal operations of the business, Steel said.

7.   The NCAA also maintains a tighter grip on the Final Four than the NFL does on the Super Bowl, allowing cities less opportunity for self-promotion.

8.   They also will have a tighter grip on inventories this year, Jane Schaumburg said, trying to eliminate overstocks on slow-selling books.

9.   This year, though, most chains have kept a tighter grip on inventories.

10.   An economic report released earlier in the day reaffirmed that consumers indeed have a tighter grip on their pocketbooks.