Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder.

卢克回应了，紧紧抓住她的肩膀。

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From 1485 to 1509 he ruled England, a usurper-king steadily tightening his grip and casting his net for money, intent on establishing his Tudor dynasty firmly on the throne.

在他统治英国的1485年到1509年期间，这位篡位的国王不仅稳定地加强统治并网罗钱财，而且意图以他的王位为基础，牢固地建立都铎王朝。

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Sir Howard has also appointed four young, loyal lieutenants—whom he dubs “the Four Musketeers”—to lead Sony’s newly reorganised business units, further tightening his grip on the company.

霍华德也委任了四位年轻、忠诚的副手，他亲切得称他们为四个火枪手，领导索尼重组的商业部门，更加紧密地团结公司上下员工进一步稳定自己对公司的控制。

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But his tightening grip on the UK satellite broadcasting market also led, once again, to claims that he was dumbing down - this time with imported US programmes such as the Jerry Springer Show and Police Stop-style reality shows.

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But, so far, Mr Lukashenka has been able to go on tightening his grip.

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That means pushing through organisational changes and tightening his grip on how the party chooses its parliamentary candidates.

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