At this point, the two seem to have a pretty firm grip on the category that other animation studios are sure to want to loosen. (dvdizzy.com)
That too belonged to her mother who had an extraordinarily firm grip on every aspect of her daughter's life. (theretroset.com)
Sports, thanks to me, had already taken firm grip of Noah's life, but now and then I'd get this uneasy feeling about where it all might be leading, a feeling I'd never spoken of with him. (si.com)