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

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.

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

It has removed the kinds of personal bias that kept capital in the hands of people whom men like J. P. Morgan approved of.

There were miles of open space in this gentle music, generous pauses of action from each player, rhythms that kept shifting in the hands of Mr. Haden and especially Mr. Higgins, with his direction-changing drum rolls and the lovely constant of his ride cymbal.

Prof Ian Kershaw's most recent book is To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949 (Penguin, £12.99) David Cameron has been extremely successful in delivering one of the unstated but important objectives of Tory prime ministers: he has kept wealth in the hands of the few.

Wall added that if Trudeau were to propose a carbon tax that kept revenues in the hands of the federal government, that would be a "nonstarter".

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.