Example sentences of "hand over the reins " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that John had handed over the reins of power to Miss Doris and Mr Smith seemed a great honour but his stipulation that they should keep and maintain the name and reputation of the business so long as it was possible to do so proved a massive task for them in later years . |
| 2 | More news about Jack is the announcement that he has handed over the reins of the Midland Embalming School to John Davis who , apart from being a trade embalmer has a varied background in nursing , counselling , laboratory work and school teaching . |
| 3 | Mr Mengistu handed over the reins , ad interim , to Lieutenant-General Tesfaye Gebre Kidan . |
| 4 | The policy of austerity and a strong franc , which he had so staunchly defended for the best part of a decade ( and which had earned him such praise abroad ) , was being blamed within France for recession and for the record level of unemployment ( it broke through the symbolic 3m mark the day he handed over the reins of government ) . |
| 5 | Theodora handed over the reins of the now saddled and bridled Knight who had begun to fear that he was no longer the centre of attention . |
| 6 | She had come to London to take control of her own life , and now she was meekly handing over the reins to this man who was almost a stranger . |
| 7 | ‘ So we have to hand over the reins of Chester 's to a man whose only interest is money for money 's sake ? ’ she persisted in a low , intense voice , ‘ when anyone can see all the company needs is a re-think of direction , a bit of diversification … ’ |