Sentence examples for were handed by from inspiring English sources

We have also delivered on the mandate we were handed by the referendum result.

The Coalition never achieved a quarterly growth rate as high as the 1 per cent they were handed by Alistair Darling in 2010.

Fifteen years after Hong Kong and its seven million citizens were handed by the British over to the Chinese, the chief executive — a fitting title for the leader of so wealthy and business-oriented a city — is still chosen by 1,200 electors (for various reasons, only 1,193 people on the committee are eligible to vote in this election).

Bans of three years and two months were handed by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to Kirdyapkin, Kaniskina and 2011 world champion Sergei Bakulin with all three cases backdated to late 2012.

"Mr Downey was being tried for one of the most heinous atrocities of the Troubles, but has now invoked a get out of jail free card which he and his cohorts were handed by Tony Blair's government.

Throughout this time, ambiguities in the laws were handed by frequent interpretations that the Rules Commission published as supplements and amendments.

Bit by bit, the city has been handed by us to them.

Food, water, and other supplies are being handed by the military on a regular basis.

None were handed over by Downing Street.

Who were handed it by the Rays.

Usually, vetoes were handed down by plebeian tribunes.