Sentence examples for gain a hand from inspiring English sources

Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa of Los Angeles abandoned his effort to take control of city schools, announcing he would not appeal a court decision that blocked his plan to gain a hand running the huge Los Angeles Unified School District.

Declarer cashed dummy's diamond queen, then led the spade queen to gain either a hand entry or a tempo.

And those in Iraq who trade in hatred and conspiracy theories would find a larger audience and gain a stronger hand.

For their part, scientists can alter the public status of their fields and gain a powerful hand in articulating visions of how their own fields might work, from supercomputing to genetic alteration.

SHIFTING VIEWS ON SYRIA 7. (S) Olmert and Livni agree that negotiations with Syria would be a trap that Damascus would use to end the international pressure on it and to gain a freer hand in Lebanon.

He has also been seeking state legislation to gain a stronger hand to fire the sort of abusive officers who Ms. Ceisler concluded are too often reinstated by arbitrators.

To gain a winning hand in this game, knowing of the winners isn't enough.

To gain a first hand look into herbs it is best to enroll in a specific educational program of herbal studies which has access to a plethora of botanical enlightenment.

Going back to what it knows could be part of Carlyle's strategy to gain an upper hand over its competitors in a grim deal environment — even if it could raise a few eyebrows.

Michael K. Powell, the F.C.C.'s current chairman, said yesterday that he would travel to New York tomorrow to meet with industry executives, analysts and debt-rating agencies to "gain a first-hand understanding" of recent changes in the telecommunications industry.

The confusion shrouding the Congo crisis compelled her to travel to the region herself to gain a first-hand insight of why one of the most resource-rich countries in the world continues to wallow in war, poverty and suffering.