firm hand

collocation in English

meaningsoffirmandhand

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firm
adjective
uk
/fɜːm/us
/fɝːm/
not soft but not ...
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hand
noun
uk
/hænd/us
/hænd/
the part of the body at the end of the arm that is used for holding, moving, touching, and ...
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(Definition offirmandhandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffirm hand

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It therefore follows that afirmhandmust be maintained on home demand.
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There is afirmhandon socialised industries.
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He was criticised because he did not take afirmhand, or use the big stick.
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We can counter that blackmail only by afirmhand.
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The way to control youngsters in their early stages is to use afirmhand, if necessary.
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Therefore, if we are going to proceed on the basis of thefirmhand, the multiplied forces and so on, we are heading for disaster.
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If one has a regulatory authority, one needs afirmhandin which the industry and people generally will have confidence.
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He was going to put that down with afirmhand.
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I am reassured, however, that when things go wrong and that education does not work, the commission will be able to take afirmhand.
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Many 16 and 17-year-olds will also need afirmhandand guidance if they are to succeed in keeping out of trouble.
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As public sector wages are the biggest element in our costs, it is vital that we keep afirmhandon them.
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All that was required was afirmhandand strong supervision on the part of the police.
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We must have direction in the location of industry done with afirmhand.
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Thefirmhandof the police is welcome in all this, but that must be combined with understanding and sensitivity.
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They believe that all that is necessary to run the country is thefirmhandand the declaratory statement that they will not be moved.
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Disorder, whatever your policy may be, must be put down, and that with afirmhand.
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This cannot be tolerated; it must be met with afirmhand.
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In that way the operation of the clause dealing with demolition ought to enable afirmhandto be kept on these things.
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I hope he will do this with afirmhandso that agricultural prosperity can be realised throughout the country.
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He seemed to argue that it now has great authority and that it is responsible for keeping afirmhandon racing.
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