Sentence examples for decided upper hand from inspiring English sources

Nevertheless, and not surprisingly, the Assad regime retains the decided upper hand.

Hollywood has the upper hand in deciding where to film its big-budget extravaganzas, and there are many places willing to pay to attract filmmakers.

Well before President Obama's stimulus package completed its tortuous path through Congress last week, state and local officials facing multimillion-dollar budget deficits, crumbling infrastructure and the prospect of massive reductions in services were already jockeying for the upper hand in deciding how the money should be spent.

We'll go down to the river in time to get a good spot, watch the boats pass, along with the other 'locals' we'll decide which crew has the upper hand, and then we'll rush back home just in time to see the finish on television.

The DEC's approach to permitting could decide who will have the upper hand in enforcing those bans -- crucial questions for small towns and counties with limited budgets to fight lengthy court battles.

"He sat on the rope and let [Foreman] have the upper hand until he decided it was the right time to turn it around".

But it could also give the regions the upper hand when it comes to deciding which powers to strip away from the centre.

Many Libyans are waiting for the electoral campaigns before they decide how to vote, but which party holds the upper hand?

Diplomats voiced similar fears that the rebels were starting to feel that they had the upper hand in the conflict and might decide to continue the fight.

I would like to know how they would feel if I had the upper hand and law-making at my fingertips and decided that English women had to cover up and could no longer wear tight-fitting clothing.

The two decide to get a divorce, however, they use their marriage to get the upper hand over one another.