Sentence examples for which handed him from inspiring English sources

Webber, 33, was one of the few drivers who did not make a pit stop during the safety-car period, which handed him the lead.

That could sound the death knell for the archaic electoral college which handed him the job thanks to trade union votes on a pathetic turn-out even though his brother had won among MPs and party members.

Long long ago, Parnassus made a deal with the Devil (a wonderfully slithery Tom Waits) which handed him immortality while condemning his daughter Valentina, played by the unusually gorgeous but predictably vapid Lily Cole, to Hell on her 16th birthday.

He had hoped to return at Leicester last week but the BHA, which handed him a reciprocal ban following France Galop's suspension decision, said the French governing body was "not prepared to sanction him as fit to ride until a meeting with their medical committee".

Accompanying Dodd on the trail was the International Association of Fire Fighters, which handed him their endorsement on August 29.

Stewart's departure is a blow to M&S which last week handed him additional responsibility for its property portfolio.

For much of his first eight years in office, Mr. Bloomberg has endured a tempestuous relationship with the Legislature, which has handed him some of his most high-profile defeats on issues like congestion pricing and the West Side stadium in Manhattan (along with victories like mayoral control of New York City schools).

He then put on one of a pair of leather gauntlets, which Reader handed him.

Lawyers for the men appealed to the state board, which handed down its decision on Wednesday.

(Which handed control over to Enron, by the way, and led to blackouts in Silicon Valley).

At which point, I handed him the keys to my office and hustled myself down to the unemployment office.