Meanings of break the stranglehold in English

Roderick was impatient to break the stranglehold of Venport Holdings and restore his own legitimate power.

As the months wore on, I found it impossible to break the stranglehold Livia had on letters coming from Spain.

The Government has been told Kiwibank needs more support to help it break the stranglehold of the major Australian owned banks.

LANSDOWNE could very well be on course to break the stranglehold which Munster has had on the All Ireland League since its inception.

If this happens, it may help break the stranglehold on China's crude import market held by the big three of PetroChina, Sinopec and CNOOC.

Denver's offense dominated possession and New England only finally managed to break the stranglehold in the fourth quarter but it was too little too late.

He broke the stranglehold around my throat, heaved me off, and scrambled to his knees.

If we want to do this, we have to begin by breaking the stranglehold of the larger political parties.

He broke the stranglehold that had seen European conductors dominate the upper echelons of orchestral life in the US.

The telecoms overhaul has raised hope that the government is serious about finally breaking the stranglehold of a select few over Latin America's No.

Breaking the stranglehold of the parties will be hard because the ethnically defined character of the state is enshrined in the 1995 Dayton peace accord.