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We need the White House to take charge and get the upper hand with the likes of the Kremlin, as far as I can tell, there is no creative strategy to get Paul Whelan home. – Elizabeth Whelan	Found on CNN 1 year ago
President Biden has claimed the upper hand … and tomorrow Putin will have to reply to what happened today. – Kira Rudik	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think it’s Putin’s way of sending a message to the Europeans that I can affect you. You may have the upper hand on me, But I can also affect you. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The economic situation in Russia is deteriorating, and that gives China an upper hand in the relationship, ties between Moscow and Beijing have been asymmetric before Russia was a needier partner, but now this is an asymmetry on steroids where China has the commanding position, and definitely will be not shy to use it going forward. – Alexander Gabuev	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Employers have the upper hand, it's very hard to prove that's the reason they closed. And the penalties are not even a slap on the wrist, it's the wagging of a finger. – Todd Vachon	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Thanks to our heroic vaccine effort, we’ve gained the upper hand against this virus.We can live our lives, our kids can go back to school, our economy is roaring back, so, today, while the virus hasn’t been vanquished, we know this: It no longer controls our lives.It no longer paralyzes our nation. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
In every case, we keep jumping the gun and behaving as if the pandemic's over because case numbers are going down. And that allows the virus to once again, take the upper hand. – Aileen Marty	Found on CNN 2 years ago
That's something that all of us college players going into the draft look forward to, the combine, but I think I had the upper hand by going to the Senior Bowl and talking to a lot of scouts and showcasing my game there. Then, I had a second chance here at Kansas State pro day. I'm blessed. – Rhamondre Stevenson	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The more people that are protected against this virus, the less opportunity it has to get the upper hand. Protecting more people is the right thing to do. – Yvonne Doyle	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If you see these markets just slice through support levels, that's a sign that the sellers have the upper hand. – Keith Lerner	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
COVID-19 doesn't follow state or national boundaries, and it will take every level of government, working together to get the upper hand on this virus. – Gavin Newsom	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The war was always going to end in a peace agreement of some kind. The real question was over the terms of the agreement, the Taliban-aligned tribes have the upper hand in these talks, and the U.S. appears willing to compromise on anything to end our role in the war. – Jason Amerine	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Though oil is recovering again today, the lack of any coordinated action by OPEC+ means that oversupply concerns are likely to retain the upper hand. – Eugen Weinberg	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The Chinese government believes that President Trump is desperate for a deal before the end of the year, when the race for the presidential election will really heat up, trump's latest comments are a ploy to regain the upper hand in these negotiations. – Seema Shah	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It is definitely a buyer's market and they have the upper hand. – Deborah Srb	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Right now, her party is super divided on these issues and yet she needs to get them through, or Sen. McConnell, the majority leader, will have the upper hand in negotiations going forward. – Rachael Bade	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Ebola still has the upper hand. – Joanne Liu	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It seems that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has gained the upper hand in terms of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro control over the key institutions in the country, including the military, which is most key. So, in the near term it seems unlikely that anything from that aspect is going to happen. – Richard Francis	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The weather is starting to cooperate, so it's letting firefighters get the upper hand on the fires. – Lynette Round	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
A House Divided Understand what is at stake in the decision we make for or against Jesus Christ. To serve God’s true and eternal King is to enter the way to everlasting life. Through faith in Christ, we will enter paradise. But to reject the kingship of Christ is to fall under the judgment of God. If we go our own way in life—if we insist on having the upper hand over other people, refusing to give up our foolish and selfish pleasures, always breaking God’s commandments and never submitting to his will for our lives—then we will never enter the kingdom of God. Unless we repent, we will be lost forever. – PHILIP GRAHAM RYKEN	added by meteorstorm 7 years ago
But it seems to be the rebel side that is more concerned about the trajectory at this moment, while the regime camp enjoys momentum, the regime itself never showed much openness for compromise even in its most vulnerable moments, so we can expect its current sense of momentum to further reinforce maximalism as Damascus pushes for a decisive military upper hand. – Noah Bonsey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The culture needs to favor the clean athletes rather than the win-at-all costs mentality that has the upper hand today, unless we do change the culture, there will continue to be scandals. – James Ferstle	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think ‘cut and run’ is kind of a mischaracterization, in this case it appears that ISIL forces simply had the upper hand. – Steve Warren	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We have the upper hand in this fight. – Dawlat Waziri	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

We need the White House to take charge and get the upper hand with the likes of the Kremlin, as far as I can tell, there is no creative strategy to get Paul Whelan home.

– Elizabeth Whelan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

President Biden has claimed the upper hand … and tomorrow Putin will have to reply to what happened today.

– Kira Rudik

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think it’s Putin’s way of sending a message to the Europeans that I can affect you. You may have the upper hand on me, But I can also affect you.

– Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The economic situation in Russia is deteriorating, and that gives China an upper hand in the relationship, ties between Moscow and Beijing have been asymmetric before Russia was a needier partner, but now this is an asymmetry on steroids where China has the commanding position, and definitely will be not shy to use it going forward.

– Alexander Gabuev

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Employers have the upper hand, it's very hard to prove that's the reason they closed. And the penalties are not even a slap on the wrist, it's the wagging of a finger.

– Todd Vachon

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Thanks to our heroic vaccine effort, we’ve gained the upper hand against this virus.We can live our lives, our kids can go back to school, our economy is roaring back, so, today, while the virus hasn’t been vanquished, we know this: It no longer controls our lives.It no longer paralyzes our nation.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

In every case, we keep jumping the gun and behaving as if the pandemic's over because case numbers are going down. And that allows the virus to once again, take the upper hand.

– Aileen Marty

Found on CNN
2 years ago

That's something that all of us college players going into the draft look forward to, the combine, but I think I had the upper hand by going to the Senior Bowl and talking to a lot of scouts and showcasing my game there. Then, I had a second chance here at Kansas State pro day. I'm blessed.

– Rhamondre Stevenson

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The more people that are protected against this virus, the less opportunity it has to get the upper hand. Protecting more people is the right thing to do.

– Yvonne Doyle

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If you see these markets just slice through support levels, that's a sign that the sellers have the upper hand.

– Keith Lerner

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

COVID-19 doesn't follow state or national boundaries, and it will take every level of government, working together to get the upper hand on this virus.

– Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The war was always going to end in a peace agreement of some kind. The real question was over the terms of the agreement, the Taliban-aligned tribes have the upper hand in these talks, and the U.S. appears willing to compromise on anything to end our role in the war.

– Jason Amerine

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Though oil is recovering again today, the lack of any coordinated action by OPEC+ means that oversupply concerns are likely to retain the upper hand.

– Eugen Weinberg

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The Chinese government believes that President Trump is desperate for a deal before the end of the year, when the race for the presidential election will really heat up, trump's latest comments are a ploy to regain the upper hand in these negotiations.

– Seema Shah

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It is definitely a buyer's market and they have the upper hand.

– Deborah Srb

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Right now, her party is super divided on these issues and yet she needs to get them through, or Sen. McConnell, the majority leader, will have the upper hand in negotiations going forward.

– Rachael Bade

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Ebola still has the upper hand.

– Joanne Liu

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It seems that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has gained the upper hand in terms of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro control over the key institutions in the country, including the military, which is most key. So, in the near term it seems unlikely that anything from that aspect is going to happen.

– Richard Francis

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The weather is starting to cooperate, so it's letting firefighters get the upper hand on the fires.

– Lynette Round

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

A House Divided Understand what is at stake in the decision we make for or against Jesus Christ. To serve God’s true and eternal King is to enter the way to everlasting life. Through faith in Christ, we will enter paradise. But to reject the kingship of Christ is to fall under the judgment of God. If we go our own way in life—if we insist on having the upper hand over other people, refusing to give up our foolish and selfish pleasures, always breaking God’s commandments and never submitting to his will for our lives—then we will never enter the kingdom of God. Unless we repent, we will be lost forever.

– PHILIP GRAHAM RYKEN

added by meteorstorm
7 years ago

But it seems to be the rebel side that is more concerned about the trajectory at this moment, while the regime camp enjoys momentum, the regime itself never showed much openness for compromise even in its most vulnerable moments, so we can expect its current sense of momentum to further reinforce maximalism as Damascus pushes for a decisive military upper hand.

– Noah Bonsey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The culture needs to favor the clean athletes rather than the win-at-all costs mentality that has the upper hand today, unless we do change the culture, there will continue to be scandals.

– James Ferstle

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think ‘cut and run’ is kind of a mischaracterization, in this case it appears that ISIL forces simply had the upper hand.

– Steve Warren

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We have the upper hand in this fight.

– Dawlat Waziri

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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