Could the Spider know about Sheriff Burton's hold over him?

Republicans have worried for years about their hold on the Senate majority in a state that leans heavily Democratic over all.

He proved a point about the melodies and their hold on our imaginations, even when performed at a whisper.

"Do you honestly believe what you say about Cleopatra's hold over him?"

Democrats, who hold a 22-to-18 edge in the Senate, have expressed anxiety about their tenuous hold there.

He had no illusions about his hold on this young woman.

They have provoked a new round of hand-wringing in the media about organized crime's hold on Bollywood.

Granted the anxiety about my hold on 1896 remained, but it was more irrational than sound, I felt.

His arms went around her, and there was nothing weak about his hold this time.

At this point I began to have serious doubts about this man's hold on reality.