Sentence examples for decisive hands from inspiring English sources

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

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.

Republican state lawmakers here are homing in on an obscure, never used federal statute that, they contend, could offer them a decisive hand in choosing Florida's precious 25 electors if the normal voting process somehow leaves the outcome unclear.

McGuire had a decisive hand in three of the Rhinos' four tries and provided an excellent kicking game as his side look to secure their first triumph in the competition since 1999.

Speaking at a conference on local development last week in Medellin, Bateman argued that where the local private sector (that is, small- and medium-sized enterprise) has developed successfully in the past, local governments have played a strong and decisive hand.

He had tough and decisive hand gestures, not always easy when you look as if you might fall off the stool any moment, as if under the influence of your ninth Corona.