A moralistic mood gripped the Union; family values were back in fashion.

The university closings come as a deepening mood of crisis is gripping the country before elections later this year.

But an uneasy mood gripped Kabul as nightfall came and even this morning, the potential for chaos was clear.

Elsewhere, a mood of passivity gripped the household.

As a result, a make-the-best-of-it mood has gripped Democrats and Republicans alike.

A mood of similar frustration gripped the invaders' camp as twilight descended over Shilmista.

Mr. Rove was at the courthouse here for more than four hours on a day when a mood of foreboding gripped many Republicans in Washington.

Through it all, a sour mood gripped the clubhouse.

A mood of exultation and near-mystical euphoria gripped the entire country.

An ugly mood gripped this arena where emperors had been made and unmade.