a firm hand in a sentence

Examples

1. By all accounts, he runs his courtroom with a firm hand _ some say too firm.
2. Federer ran the resulting magazine, Sky and Telescope, with a firm hand for 33 years.
3. His return clearly demonstrated how democratic aspirations still mingle with the lingering desire for a firm hand.
4. Tony George runs the IRL with a firm hand, and Unser said he likes the results.
5. As Samaranch is fond of assuring us, he has controlled the IOC with a firm hand.
6. Thus, the topography of " The Spy " is drawn with a firm hand.
7. Over the course of the next several years, Amajur administered the province with a firm hand.
8. By keeping a firm hand on the students, Kesler said he believed he was keeping the peace.
9. She said the job required a firm hand to tame a " bush pilot attitude ."
10. But such a firm hand would require a massive new U . S . military deployment in Afghanistan.