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However, there was no such a large scale, the ministers who do not know How to gain the upper hand.

It would be a fine consummation to take the upper hand, and drive him like a herd of sheep.

All this raises the question of who has the upper hand on Wall Street now.

Jones says the situation represents progress from a few years ago, when the Taliban appeared to have the upper hand and was gaining ground.

You do not have to agree with Freedom House's precise methodology to agree that the autocrats have had the upper hand.

But you have the upper hand, you know, for if I become too impertinent, you can always stop payment of your cheques.

When curiosity seems to be getting the upper hand, remember that "Silence is golden. "

In case of gas, gas leak, fire, use wet towel to cover your mouth and nose crawl around the upper hand against the wind to direction.

But those who are early to bed and early to rise do not always have the upper hand, researchers say.

It has also starkly raised the question of who will have the upper hand in future negotiations.

In the fight between deflationists and inflationists, the former seem to have the upper hand these days.

We were a good mile from where we ought to have been, when we finally got the upper hand of her again.

For the moment, however, underground bookies seem to have the upper hand.

After the German defeat at Kursk, the Red Army would effectively have the upper hand for the rest of the war.

Reformers in Burma seem to have the upper hand. They should be encouraged.

President targeted insurance companies during his remarks as he tried to regain the upper hand in the health care debate.

Moreover, falling rents are not the only way in which tenants are getting the upper hand at the expense of landlords.

For now, Caterpillar and the other proponents of quiet diplomacy seem to have the upper hand.

The Republicans are campaigning against any further stimulus and they seem to have gained the upper hand by stigmatizing big government.

For now, the president seems to have the upper hand.

I say it's too close to call but will admit that there are signs that the Fed is gaining the upper hand.

Digital cameras still have the upper hand in terms of image quality, at least for now.

Very possibly she knew that if my vanity was once allowed to get the upper hand it would be difficult afterwards to bring it under control.

Eda : And Brian seems to think that he got the upper hand last month, but I'm here once again to prove him wrong.

But the dragon looks like having the upper hand at least for the next few years.

Most analysts argue that, for now, both sides need each other, but no one is ruling out a time when the NOCs may hold the upper hand.

My enemies may seem to be gaining the upper hand now but just be patient.

Some telecom execs suspect Apple is trying to gain the upper hand in talks with DoCoMo.

You dare to hold her and do nothing but sleep, even if the idea has gained the upper hand crooked?

The company's lawyers had attempted to gain the upper hand in a patent case by highlighting safety concerns about the company's own product.

Over the past year, Mr. Prasad said, the commodity lobby had the upper hand.

If one could deduce the enemy's daily rituals, one could easily gain the upper hand when planning sabotage.

Yet some experts say the partnership has devolved into a classic neo-colonial relationship in which China has the upper hand.

"Will you let me come back if I want to? " she asked, as if she now had the upper hand and her companion was utterly subdued.

Goading the fiery-tempered young man throughout the duel, Dooku thought he had the upper hand until Anakin outmaneuvered him.

'This seemed . . . to provide the United States and its allies with the upper hand.

And so, by subtle degrees, as the weeks passed, George's style began to retake the upper hand in a not entirely unwelcome fashion.

At the beginning of the game out team gained the upper hand. But by and by, we lost our strength.

At the beginning of the game our team gained the upper hand. But by and by, we lost our strength.

It looked as if his side had gained the upper hand in the negotiation.

In what became known as the First Battle of Hoover Dam, the Malpais Legate initially had the upper hand.

The Russians, both on land and in the air, had now the upper hand , and the Germans can have had few hopes of ultimate victory.

You both are so strong-minded, much of your relationship could be spent attempting to gain the upper hand!

Should the demon get the upper hand, the result is an unholy union known as an abomination.

Still China will have the upper hand in the global rare earth market for a while yet.

Some countries hope North Korea will open up its internet. But if it really did so, other countries would get the upper hand.

For the moment, the western powers probably do still have the upper hand in cyberspace.

Although atrocities appear to have been committed by both sides, the Kyrgyz quickly gained the upper hand.

Whenever conflicts arose between her and her son, she had the upper hand, for she alone controlled the bulk of the family fortune.

We take a look at which drivers have the upper hand over their respective team mates a third of the way into the 2006 Formula One season.

But as the news of the EIU ranking makes the rounds, their equally healthy dose of raw humour is gaining the upper hand.

Of course, when programmers are peers of the program managers, the programmers tend to have the upper hand.

Leaks of the draft agreed in cabinet show that Mr Tremonti got the upper hand, but that the savings he sought will not come quickly.

With creative dishes as the shop signature, the dinning room by no mean exclusively relies on "creative cuisine" to get the upper hand.

The bullish leadership from the financial markets continues to have the upper hand in deciding the short term direction for crude.

If cyberarms-control is to America's advantage, it would be wise to shape such accords while it still has the upper hand in cyberspace.

lf he goes up there, there's going to be a shift in power. Either he'll have the upper hand or you will.

Were the arrests an attempt to unsettle Rio and gain the upper hand in the negotiations?

Even if speculators do sometimes push prices out of kilter the fundamentals soon regain the upper hand.

At the beginning of the game our team gained the upper hand.

It was a bitter rivalry with Florida almost always getting the upper hand whenever they met.

Congress returned to work after an August recess during which opponents of health-care reform gained the upper hand.

As for the other arrivals, landing Amauri was tough, he had lots of suitors, but we had the upper hand because we approached him first.

At half time, the Italian team seemed to have the upper hand .

Critics, however, say that his rush to attract China's big spenders is giving Beijing the upper hand at the negotiating table.

"The DPP has the upper hand this time, " he said.

His chances of gaining the upper hand are slim, but with a new player the game will certainly become more lively.

Whatever the reason, conservative forces gained the upper hand, and China's potential for world domination was not realized.

People have been at war with germs ever since there have been people, and from time to time the germs sure get the upper hand.

I urge families to talk together and not to allow anxiety to get the upper hand, even though the outlook is grim for many.

'Nevertheless, China continues to have the upper hand in the relationship. '

Robert gets the upper hand over me for the position of section chief.

During the North Africa campaign, whichever side had air superiority had the upper hand.

Back home, political theory regained the upper hand, and he started his long teaching career at Harvard.

The high-tech future is all very well, but in this respect old media has the upper hand.

He wanted to get the upper hand by lessening the achievements of his rivals.

In the Windows relationship with hardware manufacturers, Microsoft had the upper hand.

Infoflows may hold the upper hand now, but the long legal battle has taken a toll on the founders, they say.

if you start to Republicans, as the upper hand, be responsible for organizing attack, even small cards!

So, despite hedging against China, China continues to have the upper hand.

The crisis has made central bankers much more political, but in most countries they have the upper hand over politicians and regulators.

Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of opportunities compared with others!

Those who continue to balk at our attempts at persuasion are going to soon feel the upper hand.

he becomes arrogant when he has the upper hand, as he does now.

In their effort to gain the upper hand over the world's iron-ore suppliers, China's steel mills are claiming a victory.

Time will tell. With a lithium shortage forecast for 2015, Bolivia may also have the upper hand.

In general it can be said that in western Europe, and later in the United States, the law- nature philosophy gained the upper hand .

The northerners usually got the upper hand in the struggle because most frontiersmen were of course opposed to slavery.

Employers have the upper hand and can keep down labour costs, but at a price to Thailand's competitiveness.

Before long, the Rebels got the upper hand in the war the disenfranchised ISB agent Tian Chyler defected.

Yet, uncomfortable as it may be for the French, the reality is that nowadays Germany has the upper hand.

This coalition soon gained the upper hand and began a process that now verges on success.

Our material circumstances, along with cultural inputs, determine whether the demons or the angels have the upper hand.

For the last 30 years, France has had the upper hand in major tournaments.

more and more of the inner atmosphere is necessary to see the true face was exposed, soon to begin to gain the upper hand.

Because the Police have taken several power measures, they now have the upper hand over the drug dealers in the area.

China made that promise as part of efforts to gain the upper hand in global climate-change negotiations.

I'm less confident about Yi going to the Bucks, but still, Milwaukee holds the upper hand.

Mechanism, standardized bird to prevent such a mess most effective way to get the upper hand.

To get the upper hand, to have the upper hand. A position of control or advantage.

In today's game, LeBron fulfilled his promise to the Heat, rebounding, they got the upper hand with 45-41 total.

Mr Mishel says that the decline in labour share "tells you that employers have the upper hand" .

For night-time combat, modern armies have the upper hand over insurgents thanks to night-vision goggles.

NK wont do anything, at-least not right away, because they now have the upper hand they have the threat of future attack.

The Germans have fully devoted themselves to mythology and are excavating powerful artefacts in order to gain the upper hand in the war!

After much scheming and lobbying, he got the upper hand over his opponent.

Of two rival spinningcompanies, one is richer and better managed than the other, and therefore soon gets the upper hand.

Their team gained the upper hand from the very beginning of the match.

The lack of folate might enable cancer to get the upper hand, allowing mutations to occur unchecked.

S. agenda, replaced by economic and trade cooperation. National interests get the upper hand again.

There is always worry over who will get the upper hand in the oil markets.

It should be noted that in such stories the demon almost always gets the upper hand even when the mage thinks his wish has been granted.

It's okay to feel reluctant and afraid, but we must also remember, fear get the upper hand whenever we let it win.

In relationships, I let the other person have the upper hand.

Crews are getting the upper hand on the blaze in Camp Pendleton where evacuation order has been partially lifted.

Two years ago, firms had the upper hand in dealing with their investors.

With sales slow at virtually all retailers, experts say customers now have the upper hand.

He quickly availed himself of the opportunity to gain the upper hand in the game.

Thus was born a trading connection in which, for long stretches, the Chinese assumed they had the upper hand.

These days the media conglomerates have the upper hand in most negotiations.

They described the talks as an insurance policy by commanders in case the government gains the upper hand.

But it is plain that his leadership has become increasingly symbolic and that a new generation of hardliners is gaining the upper hand.

If the pure intellectuals gain the upper hand, then cultism may rule China.

The upper hand before the academic landscape, the Zhongxingpengyue, but now have to hover in the passing line.

Be independent being a magic weapon stand on in getting the upper hand of the family of nations.

With the nighttime surprise, the raiders had the upper hand. But that didn't last long.

Because of so called the trouble time makes out a hero, but the really got the upper hand, and also available from several defensive?

People in competitive relationships are always looking for an advantage, the upper hand, some edge they can hold over their partner's head.

Police have the upper hand over the drug dealers in the area.

The tight demand conditions have given iron ore producers the upper hand.

Two cautions: a partner or competitor has the upper hand. Don't fight. If you oppose authority you'll lose.

Is the way women are described in your films (initially being abused but then taking the upper hand) a metaphor somehow?

So they should enhance their core competence to obtain the upper hand.

It is a fair point, but as the months drag on, the "weak" case has been gaining the upper hand.

South Korean film in the local market has broken the hegemony of Hollywood film and even has gained the upper hand.

Although the Lakers have the upper hand in the basketball game, the Bulls don't give up.

That means Chinese people had the upper hand. We don't like it.

Plus it was working with the Chinese, who held the upper hand in all the negotiations.

When egoism gains the upper hand, many people find it growingly hard to help others.

Our tack of adequate sales promotion has let our rivals gain the upper hand.

we still do not have the upper hand in this business.

This is the year of the pig, No wonder the police have the upper-hand.

We have no choice but to accept theirconditions. They have the upper hand.

The stern mother has gained the upper hand of their family.

The team had the upper hand when they scored a goal in the final minute.

This sentence is very dramatic and very good way to gain the upper hand in an argument by making the other person feel bad!

Some people took this as proof that Zuma had gained the upper hand.

The lasting message is that, with capital markets in turmoil, well-capitalised institutions have the upper hand.

In other words, bear markets give nature the upper hand.

Now, new research might give goalies the upper hand.

In any event don't put it off to long, as you don't want your opponent to get the upper hand.

Over the past year the demagoguery has got the upper hand.

Leicester held the upper-hand for long periods.

Right now, Chrysler holds the upper hand in the merger.

This is where the world as a whole has the upper hand if they come together to support a common cause.

Mr. Obama is making an all-out effort to regain the upper hand.

Danone, technically, has the upper hand, holding 51 per cent of the equity.

We all know about the big rivalry between United and City and it's always nice to get the upper hand on them.

China, the world's fastest-growing major market, has the upper hand with U. S. business.

Much as emotion was condemned by reason, the former, nevertheless, got the upper hand.

Second, it emphasizes "technique" , once the other hand, "surgery" got the upper hand, "the United States" to become a secondary issue.

Male students inevitably gain the upper hand during the job hunt.

In the first scenario, those clearly percussing lips could never be articulating a "d, " and so vision claimed the upper hand.

The important thing in wrestling is neverto let your opponent get the upper hand.

just like you can use the upper-hand car in 1900, and the new factory car competition reasons.

We still feel pressure from developed countries as they have the upper hand in such fields as the economy, science and technology.

We must act quickly to regain the upper hand over these expressions.

'Gadhafi has solidified his control of some areas while the rebels have the upper hand in other places. '

China, the world's fastest growing major market, has the upper hand with U.

A wise general can have the upper hand in any battle.

It would help you get the upper hand.

In this area, women have the upper hand.

As greed has the upper hand in Chinese society, the same story repeats itself time and again.

In the world of financial stocks, fear and rumor have the upper hand.

Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.

you let Jeff get the upper hand there'll be no stopping him.

During that time, two clans have gained the upper hand: the clan of Red devils and the clan of Blue wolves.

We will be able to do it hands down. If we do the job well, we may end up with the upper hand.

we have got the upper hand .

This works, even if you don't have the upper hand and you really need the job.

And so I think they are concerned that on national security the Republicans could get the upper hand and hurt Obama politically.

You think having the upper hand means you gotta keep putting me down

And now you know I got the upper hand but

Having the upper hand over his DAB rival during the campaign

you had to fight to have the upper hand

So I'm waiting until the upper hand is mine

Foreign Brand V. S. Chinese Brand: Who Has the Upper Hand in PR

Oh, God. He may have the upper hand now,

get the upper hand in the fierce competition

white has the upper hand

black has the upper hand