Sentence examples for with a firm hand from inspiring English sources

But he runs the club with a firm hand.

"Now we wash to meet grandson!" she sang, going about it with a firm hand.

From 1872, however, Disraeli ran the party with a firm hand.

It is Steuer who has crafted the duo's career and programs with a firm hand and a deft creative touch.

Big Bill France, who founded Nascar in 1947, drove Nascar with a firm hand, as did his son, Bill, who died in 2007.

With the country still under martial law, Chun pushed through a new constitution in late 1980 that allowed him to govern with a firm hand.

Isn't there someone somewhere with decent values, a firm hand on the tiller and at least one big new idea?

In his book "The Phenomenology of Spirit," Hegel argues that history is orderly, that it is a unity, that it is inevitable, and that it is the brainchild of Napoleonic heroes, those "world-historical individuals" who midwife the future with regiments, artillery, and a firm hand on the tiller of the state.

The programme's full name of "Safer Neighbourhoods with More Opportunities and a Firm Hand" carries a clear message, he says, emphasizing the "firm hand" approach.

Ms. Sharrow paints with a heavy heart and a firm hand.

They must take a firm hand with the banks which we own to ensure that they are lending to British businesses and supporting our economy.