Sentence examples for strong handle on from inspiring English sources

Any effective provincial government elected this autumn in Basra, Maysan and the adjoining provinces, would have a strong handle on the oil wealth there.

She glides through her scenes with the poised self-assurance of a woman who has a strong handle on herself and her power.

Literary novelists who have a strong handle on plot are often characterized as good vacation reads, because they manage to transport you elsewhere, away from the petty facts of ordinary life.

The finding gives researchers "a very strong handle" on how Nogo stops nerve growth, says Marie Filbin of Hunter College of the City University of New York.

The issue is that the U.S. is no longer a manufacturing lead economy but instead a service lead economy, so any re-inflation of inventories is more likely to be more beneficial to places like China than the U.S. Mike Ervolini Jefff appears to have a strong handle on this topic.

The reality star turned designer/personality/author has a strong handle on all things lovely.

Regulators want to ensure that the bank has a stronger handle on its balance sheet and capital needs after it wrote off billions of dollars from credit cards and mortgages.

Time Management: I used to have a much stronger handle on managing my time.

The two leads worked hard to carry the show although, as Sweeney, Brian Mulligan seemed to have a stronger handle on his character.

The gestural markings and the strong handling of chiaroscuro make the pastel and charcoal works on paper particularly compelling.

You're expected just to be strong, handle everything.