Sentence examples similar to major upper hand from inspiring English sources

The army's press for control follows a week in which the rebels made major advances, gaining the upper hand in several Damascus neighborhoods, seizing border crossings and shaking confidence in the government's ability to survive with an audacious attack that killed four top security officials.

In arguments on Wednesday morning, the state and its allies in both major parties clearly had the upper hand in defending the system, which was declared unconstitutional last year by the federal appeals court in Manhattan.

In the early years of the Cold War, Vienna was the spy capital of the world, a cosmopolitan, divided city beside the Iron Curtain that buzzed with intrigue as the major powers vied for the upper hand.

The offer is the latest escalation in an arms race of mergers as the major media conglomerates vie for the upper hand in multisided negotiations over the distribution of movies, sports and television programs.

All the major airlines have been looking for ways to regain the upper hand as air travel begins to rebound.

Progressives almost across the board have allowed the Republicans to gain the upper hand by blaming the nation's two major entitlements -- Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid -- for our very real fiscal troubles.

One of the major tasks now is to restore realities and get the psychological upper hand...

A major asset to airsoft are Grenades, they give you a great upper hand during skirmishes and other tactical advances.

Meanwhile, some analysts said the dismissal of the case was a major setback for Apple as it was likely to give Motorola an upper hand in negotiations.

For the first (major) time in five years, "Game of Thrones" book readers no longer have the upper hand.

Kiev says Russia has now largely withdrawn its forces, following a major military offensive last month that pushed back Ukrainian troops and gave separatist rebels the upper hand.