Sentence examples similar to upper hand period from inspiring English sources

Leicester, without a win in four league games, will be frustrated by only getting a point from a game in which they had the upper hand for large periods.

But they started strongly and held the upper hand for long periods.

And although Sunderland had the upper hand for long periods at the Stadium of Light, their misery was compounded when Phil Bardsley was sent off for a second yellow card.

The environmental devastation wrought by relentless volcanic activity at the end of the Triassic period 200m years ago laid waste to animal species that lived alongside the early dinosaurs, giving them the upper hand in the Jurassic period that followed.

Fulham enjoyed the upper hand early in the second period but could not find a third to put the game to bed.

But during the Premier League era, the BBC has held the upper hand apart from a three-year period from 2001 when ITV paid £183m to grab the rights and poached Des Lynam in a high profile move.

Technocrats gained the upper hand in Europe during the crucial period the French left-wing Christian politician and Socialist Party member Jacques Delors served as President of the European Commission, which stretched from January 1985 until December 1994, the longest in its history.

They also had the upper hand in the FA Cup during that period, knocking Chelsea out in four successive seasons.

From its inception, however, the IRA operated independently of political control and in some periods actually took the upper hand in the independence movement.

Two successful Macleod kicks before half-time - and another as heavy rain began to lash down in the second period - gave Sale the upper hand.

As a result, movie theaters have stemmed the tide of entertainment streaming directly into the home and regained the upper hand in convincing Hollywood studios to extend the exclusivity periods for their products to be in theaters.