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A two-year Russian air campaign has given Mr Assad a clear upper hand in the civil war, which began in 2011.

Right now, the Republicans see themselves as successful blackmailers, holding a clear upper hand.

But he has been unsuccessful in ending the nomination fight early, and each time he has seemed to gain a clear upper hand, he has given mainstream Republicans a spectacular reminder of why they have long resisted him.

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And Syria is caught up in an ongoing civil war; even with Assad having the clear upper hand, that could drag on still for years.

But shortly after Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, took office in December, American agents got a clear message that the dynamics, with Washington holding the clear upper hand, were about to change.

In the Arizona races, immigration hard-liners have the clear upper hand.

In this regard, England has the clear upper hand.

When it comes to negotiating, having a promotion focus will give you the clear upper-hand.

United then gained the upper hand for a spell and created a clutch of opportunities.

It's more than just bluster: Despite the Democrats' majority, Republicans have the upper hand for a number of reasons.