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We may not see this for awhile in the United States, which, as Arianna noted, seems locked into a vise-grip of right/left political wrangling.
Pamela Gerloff: Dignitarian World Emerging: Arianna's Blog Predicts the Future Pamela Gerloff 2011
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We may not see this for awhile in the United States, which, as Arianna noted, seems locked into a vise-grip of right/left political wrangling.
Pamela Gerloff: Dignitarian World Emerging: Arianna's Blog Predicts the Future Pamela Gerloff 2011
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Creation of even riskier financial derivatives (all financial instruments are “risky”) is being driven right now by our vise-grip and duct-tape amateur legislators, like Barney Frank.
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Abruptly, a uniformed male who stood over six feet tall and carried well over 200 pounds, grabbed my left bicep in what felt like a vise-grip.
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Abruptly, a uniformed male who stood over six feet tall and carried well over 200 pounds, grabbed my left bicep in what felt like a vise-grip.
Maurice Jourdane: Suspicious Persons Maurice Jourdane 2010
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"Think!" he urged Jermayan, holding the struggling Elf's sword-arm in a vise-grip.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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The takeover of the last two industries -- and the most recent -- effectively give Chavez a vise-grip on his country.
Hilary Kramer: Venezuela: Real Trouble South of the Border 2010
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He released the vise-grip on her arm in front of these people.
Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve Kresley Cole 2010
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Finally, with the development of the three organizations mentioned above, Jews and others who want to weaken the vise-grip AIPAC has on congress have a focus and some organizational resources and places where they can contribute energy, support and funds that can really make a difference in what counts -- changing the unquestioning, unchallenging support of Israel's arch-conservative driven policy.
Printing: Taking On AIPAC: How to Support Palestinians AND Israel and Peace and Justice 2009
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The fact is, AIPAC currently has a vise-grip on congressional legislative policy built upon the support of a 20% minority of American Jews and from support of Christian Zionists -- evangelicals who want to see violence because that is part of the predicted series of steps that will lead to the return of the Messiah and the "rapture," which will yank all good Christians into heaven.
Printing: Taking On AIPAC: How to Support Palestinians AND Israel and Peace and Justice 2009
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