Sentences with phrase «long stranglehold»

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I have consistently voted for the NDP all my life and will continue to do so, but it seems clear to me that, ultimately, Harper has ensured that he and the Conservative Party will retain a stranglehold on power for a very long time indeed.

Religion no longer has the stranglehold that it once did.

The publishers, and in the Christian market certain chains of bookstores have had a stranglehold on the market for far too long.

I predict an even longer period if ever for the stranglehold to be broken.

Also, we might see the tag titles change hands, which will be noteworthy since the New Day have had a stranglehold on them for so long.

It was not that long ago when we were noting that even a natural disaster like the earthquake that rattled parts of New Zealand early last year could not shake Lydia Ko's nearly flawless play as the then - teen phenom continued to compile win after win and secure her stranglehold on the world No. 1 ranking.

Big change is needed at this club, from top to bottom but I fear itl be a long time coming while the greedy yanks have got it in a stranglehold, Usmanov and Dein are our only hope,

It wasn't long ago when it seemed that the tobacco lobby's stranglehold over New York policymaking was finally broken.

Both Bill and Doug are long - time community organizers and are exactly what Baltimore needs to break the stranglehold the Democratic party machine has had for decades as well as the pay - to - play system that benefits wealthy developers and political insiders and leaves the citizens of this city out in the cold.

Breaking up the stranglehold that Nintendo have had on the Monster Hunter series for a long time, Capcom announced Monster Hunter: World for PS4, Xbox One and (eventually) PC.

The requirements of No Child Left Behind - which include, for the first time, real consequences for schools that do not show academic progress for all students - are beginning to break the stranglehold that entrenched interests have had on our schools for far too long.

American education will not improve as long as liberal dogmas have a stranglehold on it.

It's about not treating students like dirt and breaking the stranglehold the unions have over any kind of meaningful change like longer school days or school years, etc..

We also get people concerned that a Kindle will be a bad long - term investment due to the stranglehold of the Agency Model on pricing, which results in less substantial savings than seem reasonable.

I consider the protest to be an investment, because it has no value for the current election, but may have value for future elections if it teaches the two main parties that they no longer have a stranglehold on the electorate.

Stranglehold, the John Woo and Chow Yun Fat action game, is revealed to only be twelve hours long.

In the end, Stranglehold is a good solid action game that struggles from being too repetitive and lacking a lot of what you need to have a long lasting action experience.

Titanfall is a multiplayer first person shooter that, prior to its release, had been billed as the game that will supplant the stranglehold the Call of Duty franchise has had on the first person shooter genre for the past half decade or longer.

The big question is how long will our elected officials refuse to free the country and the climate from the stranglehold of oil and coal companies?

Ending crony corporatist deal - making, power grabbing, and enrichment schemes would ensure that The Billionaire's Club and its government and industry allies no longer have access to taxpayer billions, no longer have a stranglehold on our energy and economy, and no longer get still richer on the backs of American workers, taxpayers, and consumers.

«The stranglehold of the gun lobby has gone on long enough.