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Definition of Strangleholds
1. stranglehold [n] - See also: stranglehold
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strangleholds
Literary usage of Strangleholds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Apocalyptic Politics of Richard Price and Joseph Priestley: A Study in by Jack Fruchtman (1983)
"A standing army and a high public debt were especially virulent strangleholds on
virtue by the new monied, military, and Court interests. ..."
2. Air Power and Maneuver Warfare by Martin L. Van Creveld, Kenneth S. Brower, Steven L. Canby (1994)
"Furthermore, the notion held by many that air could impose logistic strangleholds
comparable to those imposed by ground forces contained a major logic flaw. ..."
3. Rice Research and Development Policy: A First Encounter : Proceedings of the by Robert S. Zeigler (1996)
"These were directed towards liberating the peasants from economic strangleholds
and to improve the incentive structure of Indian agriculture. ..."
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