Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [prep] [art] hands [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Spokesman for Department of Environment Speaking personally , it has long been my view that these matters of food safety should be in the hands of a Minister of Consumer Affairs .
2 All enlightened opinion in Israel now believes these territories should be in the hands of the Arabs .
3 When my Cid saw that they who eat his bread were returned , he went down from the tower , and received them right well , and praised them for what they had done like good knights : howbeit he was full sorrowful for Alvar Salvadores that he should be in the hands of the Moors , but he trusted in God that he should deliver him on the morrow .
4 Certainly Sir Robert Morant , the powerful Permanent Secretary at the Board of Education , argued strongly that organizing a juvenile employment service was part of the education process and as such should be in the hands of his department .
5 Just before the publication of the Bill that became the 1988 Education Reform Act , opinion in Great Britain was evenly divided over whether control of the curriculum should be in the hands of local education authorities or of central government ; this is shown in Figure 10.4 .
6 These attitudes vary sharply by political allegiance : over 60% of Conservative Party supporters thought control should be in the hands of central government , and over 60% of Labour Party supporters thought control should rest with LEAs .
7 My right hon. Friend the Member for Shropshire , North ( Mr. Biffen ) led us into consideration of questions such as whether Bills should be timetabled from the outset ; and , if so , whether such decisions should be in the hands of the Government or of a Select Committee .
8 The only requirement in this respect is that at least 25 per cent ( 10 per cent in respect of USM companies ) of the company 's shares should be in the hands of the public .
9 ‘ The justiciar is chiefly concerned , ’ said Warrenne , ‘ that Brecon and Radnor should be in the hands of someone who understands their importance to England .
10 We believe that the basic responsibility for science should remain with the DES , but that the implementation and monitoring of this programme must be in the hands of a cabinet committee chaired by the prime minister .
11 to standing or order nineteen fifty four about new or additional expenditure which says that any proposal which involves new or additional expenditure etcetera must be in the hands of commissioners and printed in proper form .
12 A People 's Daily editorial of Jan. 16 , 1990 , entitled Leadership must be in the hands of loyal Marxists , called for the dismissal of party leaders " who do not have a firm political stand or staunch political qualities " , while Qiao Shi ( a member of the politburo standing committee who had risen to prominence in the immediate aftermath of the Tiananmen massacre — see p. 36721 ) called for " particular efforts " to be made in strengthening party centralism and unity , and urged increased supervision over the implementation of central committee decisions at all levels .
13 This does not mean that all aspects of day-to-day management must be in the hands of solicitors , or solicitors and RFLs , provided the effective management is so exercised .
14 The 25 per cent rule Because it is a continuing requirement for a listing that at least 25 per cent of the company 's shares must be in the hands of the public , a listed company must ensure that this percentage will continue in public hands following each market purchase .
15 In the Gentile churches spiritual leadership might be in the hands of ‘ presbyters ’ ( Acts 20 : 17 ) under the overall authority of an apostle such as St Paul .
16 Alternatively , the industry could be in the hands of a private firm which would have its prices regulated by the state in such a way as to earn what approximates to a normal rate of return on capital employed .
17 The committee pointed out that " industry can not grow steadily in a situation where industrial policy three years from now could be in the hands of politicians of utterly opposed political views " .
18 One slip , and she 'd be in the hands of the Gestapo .
19 Often political and economic policies are unclear to educationists , sometimes they may be in the hands of tyrants , not infrequently they conflict , but they can never be ignored .
20 On behalf of the solicitors Mr. Sumption argued that the power to make orders under section 6(2) was extended to persons concerned in the contravention because money ordered to be repaid , or contracts or securities ordered to be delivered up , or guarantees ordered to be cancelled may be in the hands of third parties , such as agents , assignees or chargees .
21 This meant that the preparation of the Council would be in the hands of the ‘ museum-keepers ’ of the Roman curia .
22 Jimmy Carter 's presidency , like that of Gerald Ford , began on an optimistic note with commentators deriving satisfaction from the fact that for the first time for eight years president and Congress would be in the hands of the same party .
23 Once again , we shall be in the hands of our foreign competitors .
24 Similarly , under the settlements which people of property commonly make , the property will be in the hands of trustees .
25 The franchising of British Rail services will be in the hands of the avuncular John MacGregor .
26 After Tuesday 's final at Braintree it will be in the hands of either Wivenhoe Town or Chelmsford City .
27 Extensively studied by several scholars , the restoration will be in the hands of the Soprintendenza ai Beni Architettonici and Florence University under the architect Vincenzo Vaccaro .
28 The decision will be in the hands of the councillors .
29 In the name of all the saints , I conjure you to open this door , or the whole town will be in the hands of the Devil by nightfall ! ’
30 On the 26th June , Toni Bergman has kindly agreed to co-ordinate the arrangements which will be in the hands of the teachers living in the Guildford , Redhill part of Surrey : —
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