Sentence examples for decisive hand from inspiring English sources

It is hard to see how that can be achieved without the decisive hand of government.

Recalling the jibes early in his England career that he scored runs only when his team were dominant, Bell yearns constantly to play a decisive hand.

35 Florida Republicans are homing in on an obscure statute that they believe could give them a decisive hand in choosing the state's 25 electors.

The centre Ryan Atkins was the stand-out performer for the Wolves, scoring the game's first try and having a decisive hand in three others.

You respect the laws of the sea, and understand that your top priority is to promptly return to your kingdom and rule with a gentle but decisive hand.

Then again, for every sadly infrequent display of sportsmanship, there are events like Thierry Henry's clear, and decisive hand ball in France's World Cup qualifying playoff against Ireland in November 2009.

Do this and Papa will know his daughter is in safe, sensual and decisive hands.

That gave South Korean exporters the decisive upper hand as they crushed Japanese rivals in markets everywhere.

When combined with the relaxation of labour laws after 1997, this has given employers a decisive upper hand over their workers.

One this month by Ifop gave Mr Sarkozy 30%, well above Mr Chirac's 20% in 2002, and Ms Royal 31%, almost twice what Mr Jospin took.If Mr Sarkozy and Ms Royal suffer equally from fragmentation on left and right, that could give a decisive negotiating hand to the centre.

Such a chaotic scene needed a firm, decisive and confident hand.