Sentence examples for hand that it from inspiring English sources

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It is an invisible, immortal force that surrounds and steers all things, omnipotent and limitless, an 'invisible hand' that, it is said, makes the world go 'round".

The Republicans so overplayed their "it's never gonna work!" hand that it has actually lowered the bar for what could be considered Obamacare's success.

(You keep expecting Glinda to start singing, "Did you ever know you were my hero, Elphaba?") As a parable of fascism and freedom, "Wicked" so overplays its hand that it seriously dilutes its power to disturb.

Conversely, Ben Brantley in the New York Times loved the production but panned the show itself, calling it a "sermon" that "so overplays its hand that it seriously dilutes its power," with a "generic" score.

By buying EDS, H-P may be tipping its hand that it has failed to organically grow its own service business and that PC margins are at their zenith.

Fortunately for them, we seem to continue to harbour sufficient fear of unspecified, menacing malevolence; it's just when it declares its hand that it falls flat.

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His buoyant narrative of Libyan life was so much at odds with what I saw and heard first-hand that it almost seemed like performance art.

First, I need to say my family and I have visited Bongo-Bongo Land on several occasions, as arranged by the specialists, Bongo-Bongo Adventures (www.BongoBongoAdventures.com), so can report, first-hand, that it is not a mythical destination, devised as a means of referring to Third World countries in a derogatory and patronisingly colonial way.

"Michael is a great example of just how important it is to be respectful of others, he's taught a lot of people here first-hand that it doesn't matter what your background is, or your personal orientation, we're all on the same team and we all support each other".

She knows first-hand that it only takes one person to make a difference in the life of a child but that sometimes, that person might need a push in the right direction.

The symbolism alone would be incredibly powerful, especially for young women and girls who would see first-hand that it is possible for women to be successful, respected leaders -- especially the highest leadership position of them all.

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