Sentence examples for strengthening hand from inspiring English sources

Sheikh Nasrallah's sheer defiance and emboldened stance are in large part the product of Iran's strengthening hand across its sphere of influence which now stretches from the Mediterranean Sea Gazaa) to the China's western frontier (Persian-speaking Tajikistan).

All that practice is good for fine motor skills, which strengthen hands for writing.

For a protectionist president, it has the opposite effect, strengthening his hand.

Operation Sophia estimates the income to the militias from this migration at more than £200m a year, strengthening their hand.

Labour performed better than predicted by the polls, strengthening the hand of its leader, Amir Peretz, in coalition negotiations.

Meanwhile, losses piled up, strengthening Pierre Karls hand.

They have been strengthening their hand because of a lack of governance in Yemen.

It is also strengthening its hand ahead of planned negotiations with the Syrian opposition.

A handful of legal skirmishes have strengthened his hand.

This would not hand the rebels an outright victory but could help strengthen their hand at the negotiating table.

They said, 'This bill is to strengthen your hand in diplomacy.' We kept saying, 'It doesn't strengthen our hand in diplomacy.