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PEPSI'S HAD THE UPPER HAND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
Clinton, a former secretary of state, has had the upper hand.
"Fundamental traders up until now have had the upper hand," said Dusaniwsky.
Cunning: Negan had the upper hand throughout "Wrath," no question about it.
He had all the good students, so he had the upper hand.
" At school, "Leticia had the upper hand; proper dominance was turned around.
For the first four seasons, fans of the books had the upper hand.
But Serena had the upper hand, capitalizing on Venus' second serves all day.
That said, there were some moments where Hillary clearly had the upper hand.
In any event, Ethiopia always has had the upper hand in the relationship.
At the time, Democrats had the upper hand and saw little reason to compromise.
Nationalists within the party have long had the upper hand over progressives, she adds.
Still, he said, Monsanto made a mistake in thinking it had the upper hand.
On the sales side, being a woman felt like I had the upper hand.
On paper, Vladimir Putin should not have had the upper hand going into the meeting.
But while Ruiz is a familiar GOP target, he's so far had the upper hand.
The majority said the incidents occurred in professional situations, where he clearly had the upper hand.
He had the upper hand back in January, when the court heard argument in Friedrichs v.
The ruling against him confirmed the right to be forgotten had the upper hand, he said.
But GOP leaders felt they had the upper hand politically and refused to go any further.
Armed with sensitive information, Mr. Avenatti approached the meeting as though he had the upper hand.
Brazil had the upper hand but France, who still threatened through Diani, held on to force extra time.
The Bruins had the upper hand in the third, outshooting Buffalo 13-7, on their way to the win.
Tatum, who currently stars in The Hateful Eight, does admit that his wife should have had the upper hand.
But long before he was forced out by the Supreme Court, the military had the upper hand yet again.
The president took to Twitter on Thursday saying he had the upper hand in the trade war with China.
The Allies, who were in control of all the major landmasses that lined the ocean, had the upper hand.
El Marro, a proud local, told his gang that they had the upper hand on their own turf, Juan recalled.
Clearly, it seems to be working since Tyrion thought he had the upper hand after figuring out Cersei is pregnant.
Vying for power Until a few months ago, Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnam's two-term prime minister had the upper hand.
Since then, the two sides have waged an all-out war in which Mr. Erdogan has had the upper hand.
The Jayhawks had the upper hand, though, with Ellis scoring eight points in the first half and Mason adding seven.
"It's not such a scary time for boys, they're always had the upper hand, they've always had a choice," she sings.
Boise State University political science professor Dr. Stephen Utych researched whether moderates or progressives had the upper hand in general elections.
TPC Sawgrass and its greens have always had the upper hand on him, so this time around, he switched things up.
On the north side of the building, Johnson now had the upper hand, shooting through windows down at officers on the street.
Most recently, Manning has had the upper hand; the last two times he faced New England in the playoffs, Manning emerged victorious.
Mr. Chung had the upper hand because it turned out he had a tiebreaker vote for Xfund's decisions, according to court documents.
But Handel had the upper hand when it came out outside funding, with outside super PACs spending $18 million on her campaign.
On July 25 of this year, when he spoke by telephone to President Zelensky of Ukraine, President Trump had the upper hand.
Ohio had the upper hand for one reason: It earned its statehood first, and therefore blocked Michigan's petition — which included the strip.
I made Dr. Ford show me all of my past deeds, while he let me think I had the upper hand on him.
Microsoft has had the upper hand, focusing primarily on enterprise markets, unlike Magic Leap, which has focused on the barely-existent consumer market.
She met expectations, which was enough, and during some of the actual policy exchanges clearly had the upper hand on knowledge and background.
Detroit had the upper hand for most of overtime with plenty of possession in the Sabres zone before faltering late following Nielsen's penalty.
And at that price point, sellers had the upper hand, Ms. Owens said, with most properties snapped up in a matter of days.
What to expect: While Comcast has arguably had the upper-hand in negotiations for Sky since July, the auction throws things wide open.
But in the early 1990s, the Greens allied themselves with the left, which has had the upper hand on environmental issues ever since.
Maggie went in for a second meeting with Gregory to seal the deal, only this time, it was clear who had the upper hand.
There was no leader or anything like that, although once in a while if there was violence, the stronger person usually had the upper hand.
He said that it was a clear loss on his part, and that he never felt like he had the upper hand in the game.
With too few listings to satisfy buyer demand, sellers had the upper hand in 2015, but there were signs that a shift was beginning to emerge.
And polling data published on Thursday showed strong advantages for the Democrats, in a swing state where Republicans have had the upper hand in recent years.
Chinese officials boasted that they now had the upper hand, citing the sell-off as evidence that America's trade war was a type of self-harm.
Societe Generale said the risk bounce was being countered by the steeper U.S. bond curve but the soft dollar showed the former currently had the upper hand.
President Donald Trump tweeted earlier this morning that the United States had the upper hand in negotiations because it buys fewer goods from China than vice versa.
In others, DT has had the upper hand, and has danced a little in celebration: Young bullies steal lunch money, old bullies steal brand colors, right #Randall?
"I think a lot of people thought about how well he was pitching up to this point and that Chris Sale had the upper hand," Tanaka said.
While monied interests have always had the upper hand in influencing government, their domination jumped leaps and bounds with the decision by the justices in Citizens United.
But within a flash Nadal had the upper hand again, winning 16 of the next 17 points to lead 4-0 before Thiem could even register any objection.
Madonna let the music take control and found herself in a dance-off ... but she had the upper hand because she was grooving to her own hit track.
Khrushchev even half-joked that there was an angel and a devil in him, and as long as the angel had the upper hand, they could get along.
North America and South America experienced relatively small declines in comparison — perhaps an indication that the US and President Donald Trump had the upper hand in trade negotiations.
And since losing the Champions League final two years ago, Atlético has had the upper hand on Real, winning five and drawing four of their last 10 games.
Towards the beginning, the father had the upper hand; Kaddoura couldn't get the food that he loved in Germany, and his father made fun of him for that.
Even Republicans highly critical of Democratic tactics acknowledge the majority has had the upper hand in the way the story is being seen by the public so far.
William Westmoreland, that nearly a half-million United States troops and the South Vietnamese Army had the upper hand and that victory was only a matter of time.
That night, we'd be eating Ancient White Park for dinner—short ribs—but hanging out with the cows in the field, it felt like they had the upper hand.
Leadership analysis might give clues Russian defense minister: 'We won't do anything' in Europe unless US places missiles there MORE, saying Putin had the upper hand in the meeting.
Spanish stocks, bonds and the euro all suffered in early trade, but recovered, a bounce some strategists attributed to a sense that Madrid had the upper hand in the standoff.
The old "weapon triangle" dictated that axe users had the upper hand against lance units, who in turn dealt extra damage against sword wielders, who were then best against axes.
Societe Generale analysts said the risk sentiment bounce was being countered by the steeper U.S. Treasury curve but the soft dollar showed the former had the upper hand at present.
But CBS officials always felt they had the upper hand to retain Romo thanks to his tight relationship with play-by-play partner Jim Nantz, whom he considers a mentor.
They also disagreed on which group had the upper hand: Gregory thought his crew was big shit because they had corn or whatever and Maggie reminded him that they have ammo.
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The market for higher-end, pre-owned business jets is beginning to favor sellers, after years where buyers had the upper hand because of elevated supply, Bombardier Inc's (BBDb.
In the mid-19th century, Congress had the upper hand as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun were ones critical to keeping the nation from devolving into civil war.
Prosecutor Jules Johnson told jurors during his opening statement Wednesday that 42-year-old Terry Thompson had the upper hand "within seconds" of the confrontation and quickly placed Hernandez in a chokehold.
Before Trump's victory in November, many Democrats were sure they had the upper hand on national security in the 2016 campaign with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton facing off against Trump.
Although it appears as though Bisping has had the upper hand in the mental battle due to his outspoken manner, we have seen Silva utilize the same unenthusiastic approach on many occasions.
His supporters claim that he has been set up to prevent his imminent pursuit of a full merger between Nissan and Renault in which the French firm would have had the upper hand.
For most of the two years prior to that, Assad appeared to have had the upper hand on the rebels — who, in turn, had looked likely to win for much of 2011 and 2012.
Sabatini said third-party mediation could be the best way forward ahead of new elections, but he saw the prospects for compromise as "pretty slim," because both sides believed they had the upper hand.
It has been assumed that the Republicans followed this pattern due to their inability to recapture the majority, but it has clearly continued even when the Republicans had the upper hand in the House.
For most of the two years prior to that, he appeared to have had the upper hand on the rebels — who, in turn, had looked likely to win for much of 2011 and 2012.
Not only did he walk away from last season's showdown naively thinking he still had the upper hand, he seemingly did not anticipate his biggest rivals planning a first strike and marching to his doorstep.
Sources said that going into this morning, after Immelt withdrew his name from contention when it was clear he would not win the job, Whitman had the upper hand in the race for the job.
Konta seems to have the Indian sign over the American, who had the upper hand for much of their encounter at the All England Club but was still beaten 3-6 6-4 6-1.
"This is the first time that the voters have had the upper hand in a long time," said Marc Veasey, a Texas congressman and Democrat who is a plaintiff in the suit challenging the law.
"As a consumer, just a regular college student that uses bank accounts [with] the major banks, I thought the banks had the upper hand, and they could just charge whatever they want," he told me.
Humans may have had the upper hand in knowing how to get from there to here, but computers are quickly gaining that native intuition and providing the right advice on how to realistically navigate complex cities.
MONTREAL, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The market for higher-end, pre-owned business jets is beginning to favor sellers, after years where buyers had the upper hand because of elevated supply, Bombardier Inc's chief financial officer said on Thursday.
Buzarnescu had the upper hand initially as the two went toe-to-toe from the baseline, and the Romanian fourth seed controlled the opening points with ease, moving her opponent around the court and using the drop shot to devastating effect.
After she and others in Democratic leadership had made assurances to their base and rank-and-file members that they had the upper hand, it was clear that they simply couldn't (or wouldn't) tie the budget negotiations to DACA once again.
Sure, the environment was fucked and we'd been at war for nearly twenty years (since I was a teenager and since my teenagers were babies), but there was a palpable momentum, an undeniable feeling that progress had the upper hand.
Besides trying to make an impact on state policy, 230 congressional redistricting is weighing heavily on Democrats' minds; state legislatures have the power to redraw congressional maps every 224 years, and Republicans had the upper hand the last time around.
At one point, it seemed as if Mr. Guaidó had the upper hand; the number of countries recognizing him over Mr. Maduro as the country's rightful president was growing, and the opposition said it was courting the country's military to take its side.
The government and Exxon both argue favorable fiscal terms were needed to attract investment into an unproven oil play, but the PPP and Global Witness say the government had the upper hand during the 2016 re-negotiation given that Exxon made commercial discoveries in 2015.
By the end, though, just as Sharon Stone had the upper hand, gripping the ice pick that was used to slay her last lover, Meg Ryan also finds herself in physical control of the situation—she, too, with a phallic weapon of her own.
In addition to Apple deploying $1 billion of its cash stockpile to invest in Didi Chuxing, which already had the upper hand on Uber in China, Lyft got a $500 million investment from General Motors last year, as well as $100 million from famed investor Carl Icahn.
Cruz has had the upper hand in most public polls of Texas, though Trump's strength there has raised the possibility that Cruz could lose his own turf, a blow that would strike at the core of his southern strategy and raise questions about his path forward.
At this point, a gambler's sense would say that McGregor had the upper hand, that as the undisputed moneymaking superstar of the UFC he had the promotion where he wanted it, free to leverage his power position into even stronger demands, be they individual or collective.
Last year, Mr. Robot had the upper hand, but this time around — with Elliot and Darlene on one side, and Angela and Mr. Robot on the other, the board has been reset, and the chess game has real-world stakes (and, thankfully, is back to being metaphorical).
The Bloomberg Billionaire Index that tracks the wealth of the richest 500 people is updated after US markets close, so Gates briefly had the upper hand last month after Amazon posted a profit drop, but the company's shares "pared the decline," according to the Bloomberg report.
In retrospect, the meta-drama surrounding the interview — the debate over who was using whom, and which side had the upper hand — taught us far more about both Jones and Kelly, as well as the tectonic shifts in television news, which is increasingly driven by personality and spin.
But in the grimy settlement of some 2,800 people where authorities say the eponymous Santa Rosa de Lima gang paid residents to obstruct marines and federal police with blockades and burning vehicles and by informing on their movements, some were less certain the government had the upper hand.
Under the political dominance of the country's generals in recent decades, Rakhine Buddhists like Aung Thein Mya have had the upper hand in the state, filling most local administrative positions and lording over the Rohingya, who over the decades have been stripped of their citizenship and freedom of movement.
Look, it was probably a little bit of a simplistic remark on my part, and I'm not walking it back, but I will add a little detail to it, which is: I like the fact that, sexually, she had the upper hand with the male character, which I thought was fun.
Clinton had the upper-hand for most of the debate because she was able to bait Trump into proving her point for her: She got him to admit to housing discrimination when she accused him of racism, and to say Rosie O'Donnell had it coming when she accused him of sexism.
The perception among Martin Bouygues' rivals that they had the upper hand proved decisive on March 24 when a stand-off between the 63-year-old businessman and 38-year-old Macron came to a head and Bouygues stormed out of a meeting at the economy ministry, according to two of the sources.
In the film We Live In Public, which came out in 2009, acclaimed documentarian Ondi Timoner charts Harris' fall from grace, which culminated in him livestreaming himself and his partner's 24/7 arguments and falling-outs, awaiting the reaction of the viewers to see who they thought had the upper hand in the fight.
Issuers have had the upper hand when it comes to lining up loans this year as money has poured into retail loan funds, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) have been booming and investors from foreign countries have scurried for floating rate assets in the US. "You've had interest from just about every place you can," said an institutional loan buyer.
But as with [Harvey] Weinstein allegedly going after women who wanted to work for Miramax or get parts in a film, Lauer knew he had the upper hand in terms of the power dynamic when it came to these women and their futures at NBC, and to now attempt to play ignorant about that fact is beyond stupid, it's infuriating, insulting and deeply disappointing to those who thought maybe he'd have learned something.
It's no longer a candidate's market — expect lower compensation packages and more competitionOver the last few years it's been a candidate-driven market where job seekers have had the upper hand, but now those looking for new opportunities should mentally prepare for an employer-driven market, said Bob Prather, the former CFO and current general manager of the accounting and finance recruiting division for Lucas Group who transitioned to recruiting after working in finance roles for Ernst & Young, Spectrum Brands, and more.

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