Sentence examples for keep a heavy hand from inspiring English sources

Governments continue to keep a heavy hand on this industry.

We keep a heavier schedule.

In fact, Mr. Santorum's campaign theme of late, "Freedom," resonates among conservative women who believe that less regulation would benefit the economy, a main concern, and keep the government from having a heavy hand in health care decision-making.

Ruling with a heavy hand, Suharto kept the country together -- no mean feat in a land of 200 million people comprising 300 ethnic groups speaking 250 languages and inhabiting more than 17,000 islands spread over a 3,500-mile 3,500-mileo.

We recognize, as we look with amazement around us, that the president has been liable to keep his watch erratically, and that the attorney general has offered threats and exacted punishments with a heavy hand.

The first act, directed with a heavy hand by Christopher Ashley, is a sitcom take on "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Characters keep walking meaningfully across the stage to confront one another or to pick up a significant prop.

Government shouldn't be a heavy hand.

He does not have a heavy hand.

"The Act" sketches its themes with a heavy hand.

Ginn rules with a heavy hand and a soft touch.

He also had a heavy hand in personnel changes.