Critics, however, not only condemn the conditions at Guantánamo but also find it unacceptable that the majority of detainees have been in legal limbo for more than five years, with only a handful facing formal charges.
He would be a real handful to face.
With the number of wolves reduced to little more than a handful, they face the prospect of extinction.
"He bowled quickly in nearly all the games and was a real handful to face".
He is not express-pace, but gets steep bounce, hits the stickers of the bat and can be a real handful to face.
A handful have faced criminal charges.
It has touched Bury North particularly because its Labour MP, David Chaytor, is among the handful now facing criminal charges.
A handful have faced the lesser sanction of being barred from running another bank or company, or agreeing in settlements with regulators not to do so.
It is the first test for Hollande's gender-balanced cabinet, in which more than half of ministers are standing for election and a handful are facing a tough struggle to win their seat.
Then we were off to a toddler who'd eaten a few handfuls of face cream – a nice family who were apologetic for calling even though they weren't to know that the child was in no danger.
Mr. Hagel's opponents said they were hopeful the hearing would embolden Republicans to threaten to block his nomination from coming to a vote, dissuade potential Republican supporters from defecting to his side, and push a handful of Democrats facing re-election to come out against him.
