The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression.

当时国家处于经济萧条期。

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These tyres give the bus better grip in slippery conditions.

这些轮胎可使公共汽车在路滑时行驶得平稳一些。

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The country is in the grip of a teenage crime wave.

青少年犯罪的激增让该国陷入困境。

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But she was helpless in the viselike grip of the powerful man."

VOA: special.2009.08.24

I better say something about oil in the ancient world, so that you get a grip on what's going on here.

我最好说一下油在古代世界的地位,以便你能明白为什么会出售芳香油

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Burma's military rulers cite ongoing fighting with ethnic insurgent groups in the country to partly justify their continued grip on power.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

And how will it break Qualcomm's continuing grip on smartphone audio in the US?

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This means the needles cause little damage as they go in, yet achieve maximum grip.

BBC: 'Bed-of-needles' super-grip plaster for surgical wounds

Britain as a whole is not in the grip of some general 'moral decline'.

BBC: Riots: Tony Blair warning over 'disaffected youth'