Sentence examples for keep in the hands of from inspiring English sources

"We recognize that countries will make different choices about how much of their economies to keep in the hands of government," she said.

Sieyès' distinction between "active" (those eligible to vote) and "passive" citizens was adopted in decrees establishing property qualifications for voting thereby guaranteeing that power would be kept in the hands of the bourgeoisie.

"It is a healthy and sustainable form of tourism that ensures benefits stay right here in Europe and are enjoyed by many, not kept in the hands of a few".

The Palestinian file was always kept in the hands of the General Intelligence Service GISS).

The problem, as many other writers have noted, is that wages have not kept up with the tremendous increases in the productivity of the US economy so that the additional wealth is being kept in the hands of the richest one percent.

They can — and should — work together to keep condoms in the hands of those who need them the most.

In countries that keep betting in the hands of the state, much more revenue is returned to the sport in prize money.

They're designed to keep it in the hands of professional bartenders, and away from some Cirque du Soleil interloper.

That year Mr. Bush aired a television commercial urging voters to keep America "in the hands of experience".

"Quite often a corollary process of political refining occurs to sanitize the truth of what's done to keep oil in the hands of friendly governments.

Ironically, on this side of the Atlantic, it is the free market, get-the-government-off-our-backs crowd that is crowing the loudest to keep drugs in the hands of the gangsters, criminals and warlords.