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

The administration of Egypt stayed in the hands of the vast, mainly civilian, bureaucracy but was supervised by military officials.

Before 1850, the country grew rich off its colonies, but the wealth stayed in the hands of the wealthy, and the average citizen shrank.

Flats on high-rise estates have proved less popular, and are more likely to have stayed in the hands of local authorities.

Presented by Renoir to his buddy, the sketch stayed in the hands of Monet's descendants until 1996, hence its mint condition.

Later, Mr. Rand sold his company stock to Mr. McNally, and the business stayed in the hands of the McNally family for four generations.

The sale of the Verdi sketches is important because most of Verdi's working materials have stayed in the hands of his descendants in Italy or are in the archive of his publisher, Ricordi, in Milan, Mr. Roe said.

Control of the station will stay in the hands of Germany's reclusive media mogul, Leo Kirch.

But the fields would stay in the hands of the government, which controls an estimated 90percentt of the island's economy.

Despite the valuation disparity between the two partners, the public wanted to believe that the "icon" Chrysler would stay in the hands of the Americans.

She will have few rivals, because the most senior cabinet posts are staying in the hands of veterans from the preceding generation.

For the party-state apparatus, Mr Cabestan adds, it is vital that the most important positions stay in the hands of people who can be trusted.