That one I followed by default, by not getting in a fight with a man whose wife was standing nearby, looking like she had a strong grip.

A former member of Iran s parliament, Javad Ettaat, argues that the government is contravening the principles of Islam by using an iron fist against protesters.

Expansion of exports of labor intensive manufactures has nonetheless lifted many Chinese out of poverty.

Hundreds of millions of Chinese have been lifted out of poverty.

Blah is how big human beings torture little human beings. If you are a little human being you must report them to the United Nations which has fists bigger than your father's. Television really tortures little humans.

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been held by Hamas for nearly four years, with all attempts having failed to get him released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

the poorest nations can grow out of poverty through trade

Every swastika, every raised fist, served as a warning and an assault on democracy.

Then it was American troops and arms that liberated Western Europe from Nazism.

His administration is trapped more and more in the paralyzing grip of special interest groups.

Under Khrushchev, however, Solzhenitsyn s work was used to liberate the country from the grip of Stalinism.

If more information circulates freely in the country, and more individuals experience other ways of life by traveling abroad, authoritarianism s grip will loosen.

The hundreds of millions of Chinese who have been lifted out of poverty as a result of Deng s reforms will in time regard him as a greater hero than Mao.

Modi is of course well aware that the past retains a powerful hold over India s present.

To modernize Russia, one must break the stranglehold of corruption, establish accountability, and free the media.

By the time the English Civil War broke out in November 1642, the Tower of London was already in Parliament's control.

Noting with concern that many alleged perpetrators of genocide continue to elude justice,

The teacher was about to finish the useless discussion when his face was hit by a blow from a pupil's fist.

Should Mousavi persuade Khamenei to reconsider his position, the Supreme Leader s hold on power will be shaken.

Part of the promise we see in the Arab Spring is the liberation of the media from the dictator s grasp.

Pakistani liberals may be right that their country is invulnerable to an Islamist power grab.

With the fall of Calais to the French, in 1558, the staple moved again to Bruges.

First, using fossil fuels remains the only way out of poverty for developing countries.

Indeed, such structural changes would weaken the elite s grip on political and economic power.

This is in response to the need for an overview of the situation to improve the authorities' grip on the problem of prostitution.

Cyrenaica is Qaddafi free, Tripolitania is not, and Fezzan did not fully join the revolution.

The Saudi led (and US backed) coalition is trying to break the rebels' hold on Sanaa and restore the exiled Yemeni president, whom the rebels displaced.

Many blame the NDP monopoly and firm grasp of the political system for losing the people's confidence in any real change.

Africa is ready to break out of poverty if the US and other rich countries help.

Yet migration is the original strategyfor people seeking to escape poverty, mitigate risk, and build a better life.

Countries that have fallen into the grip of autocratic leaders for example, Argentina and Turkey are also increasingly at a disadvantage.

Nadal employs a semi western grip forehand, often with a lasso whip follow through, where his left arm hits through the ball and finishes above his left shoulder as opposed to a more traditional finish across the body or around his opposite shoulder.

The disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip was seen by many as an ambiguous, unilateral gesture that had not been negotiated with the Palestinians or within the Quartet, and that might even strengthen the Israeli hold on other parts of the West Bank.

Until China is released from the grip of religious politics, Liu s ideals are unlikely to take root.

History has shown that government action is required to help the poorest farmers escape the low yield poverty trap.

Obama s one significant foreign policy breakthrough has been to release the US from the grip of the global war on terror.

Like many residents of the rebel held capital city, Yara blames Saudi Arabia for dragging out the war that has destroyed hospitals, markets and schools.

Germany held 2.5 million prisoners Russia held 2.2 2.9 million while Britain and France held about 720,000.

For example, if a bird comes up in conversation, people typically picture an animal that is fist sized, sings, and flies.

In the process, he transformed a country that was in the grip of drug barons and on the verge of becoming a failed state.

Still, the financing of inputs played a huge and positive role in helping the poorest farmers to escape poverty and dependency on food aid.

Conclude this so called development round successfully, and you will lift hundreds of millions of farmers in poor countries out of poverty and ensure that globalization remains alive.

It was the early 1930s, and Kazakhstan was in the grip of a man made catastrophe that would claim millions of lives across the Soviet Union.

Thus, even if the Chinese authorities can somehow keep their capital controls from hemorrhaging as the country s financial system becomes more sophisticated and decentralized, they will not be able to stop the controls from dying a death of a thousand cuts.

Given the number of people climbing out of poverty in China and India, that is a deeply implausible scenario.