Sentence examples for Keeping in hand from inspiring English sources

Nearly blind, the firefighters felt their way forward along the walls, keeping in hand contact with each other.

Lezo defended the trench with some 650 soldiers and garrisoned the fort with another 300, while keeping in hand a reserve of 200 marines and sailors.

A compact volume, it is an ideal and elegant history, good for keeping in the hand while visiting the vast extraordinary complex, which has at least been preserved.

Leave the cards you are keeping in your hand at the table so you seem innocent.

PARIS — University officials often emphasize the importance of maintaining independence from governmental authority, keeping in the hands of educators the crucial decisions on academic and organizational matters.

But President Bush made clear today that his strategy of reclaiming control of the Senate depended on keeping in Republican hands the seats they were giving up, and he spent all day pressing for that outcome, and then some.

They maintained pace all the way through the innings, pretty much, keeping wickets in hand and not even really needing wild slogging to post a more than challenging total.

At least England's plan of keeping wickets in hand is working.

"In the past if we had 150 to chase down, we'd talk about keeping wickets in hand," Collingwood said.

Keeping wickets in hand for those final overs really is now the name of the game, and India did that well.

Seizing upon the opportunities afforded by the new law interpretations to open up the game and find greater width all the while keeping ball in hand, New Zealand began the tournament with a comprehensive 32-12 victoverover the Springboks.