Um, and I think that's a brilliant comment and a sad one, actually, because again, cults, uh, take away from people the ability to think for themselves."E2003091", "1981628"
We allowed taxes and inflation to rob us of our earnings and savings and watched the great industrial machine that had made us the most productive people on Earth slow down and the number of unemployed increase."USPIA402", "1982968"
Toyota, Japan's largest car maker, aims to revive the sluggish domestic market for its sedans, and grab market share from European competitors."VOA-0244", "1980601"
最重要競合他社から市場シェアを奪い取る
grab market share from chief competitor
知性を奪い取る病気
mind-robbing disease [condition, illness]
納税者の補助金の_%を奪い取る
grab __% of taxpayer subsidy
自分で考える能力を(人)から奪い取る
take away from someone the ability to think for himself
領地を奪い取る
capture a territory
(人)から支配権を奪い取る
wrest control from
(人)から財産を奪い取る
strip someone of his possessions〔複数形のpossessionsが用いられることが多い。〕