This controversial 2006 essay argued that American Jews havea"stranglehold" on the U.S. Congress, which they employ to tilt the U.S. toward Israel at the expense of broader American interests.
Singles by X Factor winners have had astranglehold on the Christmas charts in recent years - a run which was ended last year when an online anti-X Factor campaign helped get Rage Against the Machine to number one.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has ruled out military intervention in Syria for now, maintaining that tightening the diplomatic and economic "stranglehold" on the Syrian regime will havea cumulative impact.
Although, average cement prices in Brazil are low, and foreign giants such as Switzerland's Holderbank and France's Lafarge have recently bought cement plants in the country, Votorantim can charge more than its competitors: it has astranglehold (critics call it a monopoly) over the business in Sao Paulo, the largest and most profitable centre.