Democrats have the upper hand and they should play the upper hand.
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But it is increasingly clear who has the upper hand. ■
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At first glance, Amazon appears to have the upper hand.
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By this measure, liberals may have won the upper hand.
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Manu gets the upper hand, as per his senior status.
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But the Parisian delegation thinks it has the upper hand.
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The bottom line: Republicans admit Democrats have the upper hand.
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We're so used to seeing Randall with the upper hand.
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Will China have the upper hand if Rajapaksa displaces Wickremesinghe?
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Ryan Kass : Yeah, that definitely gave them the upper hand.
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When one side gains the upper hand it usually overreaches.
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PEPSI'S HAD THE UPPER HAND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
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That could give Trump the upper hand, at least initially.
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Why do cities have the upper hand this time around?
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For now, Mr. Mirziyoyev seems to have the upper hand.
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For now, Mr. Sanders's progressive vision has the upper hand.
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Messianic Zionism, of Amir's variety, has gained the upper hand.
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But the U.S. still maintains the upper hand with sanctions.
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Need more help getting the UPPER HAND on this puzzle?
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As the season concluded, cooler colors took the upper hand.
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An assassin by trade, Villanelle always has the upper hand.
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All over the world, populists have been gaining the upper hand.
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Clinton, a former secretary of state, has had the upper hand.
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Both had chances to gain the upper hand much earlier Friday.
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The 2010 redistricting has already given Republicans the upper hand, politically.
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A decade of easy credit has given borrowers the upper hand.
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Moderates in favour of elections, however, now have the upper hand.
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Negan's cohorts think they have the upper hand as a result.
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Liberals in the cabinet may now be gaining the upper hand.
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Trump has the upper hand and the Democrats have no hand.
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With the amenders' momentum sapped, their opponents gained the upper hand.
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Despite all this worry, the bulls still have the upper hand.
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And third, lest we forget: We always have the upper hand.
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North Korea gains the upper hand if we lose our focus.
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The bulls have the upper hand, at least for the moment.
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With perseverance, and better weather, they gradually gained the upper hand.
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Ironically, low employment across the Midwest gives workers the upper hand.
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Possibly because he, and his character, have the upper hand anyway.
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And Mr. Kim seems convinced that he has the upper hand.
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One faction has the upper hand and then it does not.
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Democrats have the upper hand, but they aren't acting like it.
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It does seem like Disney has the upper hand right now.
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For now, clean-government forces have the upper hand in Slovakia.
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"They are trying to have the upper hand at the table".
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Second, the President's legal team has the upper hand by default.
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In the decisive penalty shootout, however, Montenegro got the upper hand.
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But the regulation could give universities the upper hand in negotiations.
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For the moment, the hard-liners have regained the upper hand.
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"The anti-immigrant folks really have the upper hand," he said.
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It's hard to imagine Putin not having the upper hand here.
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That means Republicans inherently have the upper hand in the gerrymandering game.
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If that's still not enough to give the Resistance the upper hand?
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But carmakers have looked to other means to gain the upper hand.
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"Fundamental traders up until now have had the upper hand," said Dusaniwsky.
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"The person creating the fake always has the upper hand," Farid said.
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But Rick, it turns out, has the upper hand — psychologically and physically.
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Cunning: Negan had the upper hand throughout "Wrath," no question about it.
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On a per-capita basis Taipei appears to have the upper hand.
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Most of the state's voters believe that Clinton has the upper hand.
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Whoever has the upper hand has no incentive to come to terms.
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To be sure, Kennedy has the upper-hand in deep-Red Louisiana.
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He had all the good students, so he had the upper hand.
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Despite these pockets of resistance, Pelosi seems to have the upper hand.
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But Juppe's camp frets this may give the upper hand to London.
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If what Leuschner says is true, Tier does have the upper hand.
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BEACH: Look I think he has to continue with the upper hand.
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" At school, "Leticia had the upper hand; proper dominance was turned around.
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And so far, it looks like technology companies have the upper hand.
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Whoever has the upper hand has less incentive to come to terms.
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Over time, who holds the upper hand has shifted back and forth.
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In both states, Republicans have the upper hand in the gubernatorial race.
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McVay might need a few changeups to gain the upper hand. 3.
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Democrats are seeking the upper hand on the issue after forcing Sen.
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Doesn't US President Donald Trump love negotiations where he has the upper hand?
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Now with the upper hand, it has no incentive to make a deal.
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The whistleblower complaint has turned the tables, giving the House the upper hand.
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Washington is used to having the upper hand in relations with the Philippines.
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For the first four seasons, fans of the books had the upper hand.
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More probably, the economic nationalists on his team will have the upper hand.
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Facing little competition from America, Russia and China will have the upper hand.
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In terms of numbers, hardliners are almost certain to have the upper hand.
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But like their Parthian forebears, Iran and its allies have the upper hand.
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Duffey engineered an offense that did just enough to gain the upper hand.
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Anderson says Amazon also has the upper hand on selection and delivery times.
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However, Trump sees himself with the upper hand given China's lagging economic growth.
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But Serena had the upper hand, capitalizing on Venus' second serves all day.
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And every time his mind returned to that, pain got the upper hand.
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We gotta say, Harden's got the upper hand on LBJ with this one.
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If liberal internationalism wants to get the upper hand, it must reform itself.
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That said, there were some moments where Hillary clearly had the upper hand.
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The knowledge I had attained gave me the upper hand in the conversation.
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Jamie gains the upper hand in the duel, stabbing Randall in the groin.
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Consumers simply don't have the upper hand when it comes to online transactions.
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The candidates with the most support would have the upper hand, of course.
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This should give the Creek Nation the upper hand, at least in theory.
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Trump would appear to have the upper hand going into the first debate.
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If demand is high but gasoline is plentiful, distributors have the upper hand.
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Conniff argues, though, that foreign fishermen get the upper hand on the catch.
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If so, ObamaCare wins and Sanders has the upper hand in the debate.
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Even if his body remains weak, he'll still have the upper hand again.
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But when it comes to making connections, introverts may have the upper hand.
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Only after that humiliation were the women able to gain the upper hand.
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In any event, Ethiopia always has had the upper hand in the relationship.
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Republicans for years owned the upper hand on patriotism as a political issue.
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Johnson continued to speak, struggling to gain the upper hand with the crowd.
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Varadkar said the EU would have the upper-hand when talks get underway.
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The upper hand relished by Gus here, in other words, will not last.
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Even as the economy booms, polls show Democratic candidates with the upper hand.
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You can use that lull to your advantage — and gain the upper hand.
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One conclusion is clear: Prosecutors have the upper hand in this epic battle.
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Republicans still believe the GOP has the upper hand in the general election.
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Mr. Trump, advisers said, still believes he has the upper hand with Democrats.
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The fighting eased in the afternoon as Saleh supporters gained the upper hand.
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Crist also has the upper hand when it comes to demographics and fundraising.
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Ramona and Destiny set out on a mission to gain back the upper hand.
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Standing firm on NetSuite will help keep the upper hand in any upcoming negotiations.
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South Korea has the upper hand in the dispute, since it controls the islands.
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At the time, Democrats had the upper hand and saw little reason to compromise.
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She has the upper hand, argument-wise, but definitely the lower hand, life-wise.
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As long as the new memory has the upper hand, his fear is suppressed.
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I think that gave me the upper hand in stringing some more points together.
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Nationalists within the party have long had the upper hand over progressives, she adds.
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"The U.S. administration probably has the upper hand in this currency war," he added.
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Coal could take the upper hand again when coal-fired plants resume normal operations.
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I would argue that, for the moment, robotic exploration should have the upper hand.
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But business groups feared it gave unions the upper hand at the bargaining table.
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The power struggle has given rise to uncertainty over who has the upper hand.
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And for now, Cruz and Rubio have the upper hand, according to the data.
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Memories preserved Now, with the horses, his ancestral instincts definitely got the upper hand.
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Still, he said, Monsanto made a mistake in thinking it had the upper hand.
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Bernie Sanders is seen as having the upper hand in West Virginia's Democratic contest.
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Joe Heck and Democratic Pennsylvania senate hopeful Katie McGinty all hold the upper hand.
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This gave Aviva, already a well-liked name among the buyside, the upper hand.
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Cornyn's campaign expressed confidence that its candidate would have the upper hand against Castro.
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On the sales side, being a woman felt like I had the upper hand.
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You have the upper hand in this situation, but you can avoid provoking aggression.
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This now gives Salvini the upper hand in determining the government's economic policy agenda.
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Ramona and Destiny set out on a mission to gain back the upper hand.
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The president of China may have the upper hand after a visit to Pyongyang.
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"It is definitely a buyer's market and they have the upper hand," she says.
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Standing firm on NetSuite will help keep the upper hand in any coming negotiations.
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It's hard to find anyone who says Putin didn't emerge with the upper hand.
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Mr. Putin has helped the dictator gain the upper hand in Syria's civil war.
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Recent polls suggest Democrats have the upper hand over Republicans going into the elections.
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SHODAN always has the upper hand, she anticipates your next move, and self-corrects.
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Nothing guarantees that Kim would negotiate after gaining the upper hand on South Korea.
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When it comes to relationships, who has the upper hand: the pumpkin or the thief?
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By the end, in whatever this struggle had been, she had secured the upper hand.
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While we gave the upper hand to Magic Leap, Microsoft ended up winning the contract.
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Kenya's government is gaining the upper hand over those who might hold it to account.
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IN HIS trade war with China, President Donald Trump appears to have the upper hand.
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Were Iranian Kurds to start a serious revolt, Iran's forces would have the upper hand.
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Were it just a tit-for-tat tariff battle, America would have the upper hand.
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The current one gives Renault, itself 143% owned by the French state, the upper hand.
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A religious exemption seems to have the upper hand for now, but that could change.
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The digital economy is changing the game, giving the upper hand to centralized data processing.
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On paper, Vladimir Putin should not have had the upper hand going into the meeting.
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"The administration recognizes that in the short run it has the upper hand," he continued.
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Civil rights groups believe they will have the upper hand in at least some cases.
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But while Ruiz is a familiar GOP target, he's so far had the upper hand.
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So Trump will continue to have the upper hand in confirming judges to lifetime posts.
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All this to gain the upper hand in ongoing negotiations to reopen the federal government.
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And based on the new trailer, it looks like Scarlet Witch has the upper hand.
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"The China hawks have the upper hand in Washington at the moment," Professor Curran said.
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But he noted that sellers still have the upper hand in some neighborhoods, particularly downtown.
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At one point, Sam was watching TV while Lang struggled to get the upper hand.
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To gain the upper hand, you can't just win states — you have to win big.
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She attacks Ben, but he promptly gets the upper hand and begins to choke her.
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"It's going to be a long battle, and Amazon's got the upper hand," he said.
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The bird-strike community can safely claim to have the upper hand at the moment.
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Indeed, Texas may have the upper-hand in this land duel with the Trump administration.
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Kendall finally has the upper hand, but does he know where to go from here?
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It's not entirely clear that Democrats or Republicans have the upper hand in the abortion debate.
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Perkowski still argued he holds the upper hand over Trump thanks to the voluntary cessation doctrine.
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Cynicism has the upper hand, after years of what many say were empty promises of improvement.
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In the peace efforts, Machar's former rebels are friendless and penniless, giving Kiir the upper hand.
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China's path has never been linear: reformists and conservatives have constantly jostled for the upper hand.
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If you're a member of the Beyhive, you're gonna have the upper hand in today's game!
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If the Houthis are driven out, the coalition could get the upper hand in the war.
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The majority said the incidents occurred in professional situations, where he clearly had the upper hand.
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That this Republican White House went along demonstrates how Pelosi and Democrats held the upper hand.
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On their first meeting, a first-to-10 exhibition, Kishida looked to have the upper hand.
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The upper hand The latest effort comes after previous ceasefire attempts by the international community crumbled.
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Campbell's campaign believes they have the upper hand with these voters, even in Fayard's own backyard.
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But Mr. Trump has plainly faltered in his attempts to seize the upper hand over Mrs.
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But it took Russian air power to break the stalemate and give Assad the upper hand.
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So, was this just two CEO's trading mutual insults and insinuations to gain the upper hand?
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After the second summit, Trump now has the upper hand with both North Korea and China.
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But the plan is to continue to improve lines and work toward keeping the upper hand.
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Last September, palladium gained the upper hand over platinum for the first time in 16 years.
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He had the upper hand back in January, when the court heard argument in Friedrichs v.
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Sansa delivers the troops that save Jon Snow's hide and gives their side the upper hand.
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For now, Khartoum has the upper hand in the online battle between between democracy and dictatorship.
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Several recent polls, both nationwide and in battleground states, have shown Clinton with the upper hand.
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But for now, that's not happening, Cramer said, arguing President Donald Trump has the upper hand.
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That faction has been in the minority, but appeared to win the upper hand on Thursday.
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A quiz for our country of the week (New Zealanders will obviously have the upper hand).
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My advice to gain the upper hand in this struggle is to demobilize the digital stream.
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Uncritically defending the status quo will just give Mr. Trump and his allies the upper hand.
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The lack of a stand-out GOP challenger gives Bennet the upper-hand in the race.
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However, we believe that price-supportive factors should gain the upper hand in the longer term.
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The ruling against him confirmed the right to be forgotten had the upper hand, he said.
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But GOP leaders felt they had the upper hand politically and refused to go any further.
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For the first time in years, apartment hunters and tenants renewing leases have the upper hand.
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One aide said Mr. Trump believes he has gained the upper hand in the public battle.
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As the second Trump-Kim meeting approaches, North Korea looks to have the upper hand again.
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Armed with sensitive information, Mr. Avenatti approached the meeting as though he had the upper hand.
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Visually, the upper hand already belonged to the U.S. president – and the summit hadn't even officially begun.
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Will the bears continue to gain the upper hand in Q2, or will the bulls charge again?
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The Pentagon has begun to publicly acknowledge that in missiles, at least, China has the upper hand.
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Microsoft could get the upper hand, though, given Sony has decided not to attend this year's expo.
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In both North Carolina and Nevada, Clinton appears to have the upper hand on those two issues.
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When it comes to metaphor and allusion, humans will always believe that they have the upper hand.
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Which has the upper hand will become clear only once he begins making appointments and proposing laws.
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The late night star will clearly have the upper hand, given his capacity as the Oscars emcee.
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In that brief moment, they're equals, and the villain usually holds the upper hand, at least temporarily.
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By Tuesday, the Madrid government had gained the upper hand in the protracted struggle over Catalonia's independence.
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Shazam doesn't have a hands-free option, giving SoundHound the upper hand while you're driving the car.
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Your fearless and courageous attitude will help you take the necessary risks to get the upper hand.
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Using money to get the upper hand over your partner is wrong, whether it's subtle or extreme.
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It is an indication that the group is confident that its favored candidate has the upper hand.
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When Mr. Ducasse got the upper hand in the fight, a third man approached and stabbed him.
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You should always be able to find a way to gain the upper hand in every situation.
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When you attempt to destroy a people you don't believe exists, fury may get the upper hand.
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What is clear is that Russia — and, by proxy, Assad — seems to have the upper hand here.
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Whatever the merits of approach #1, it has never gained the upper hand in the United States.
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The Wizards held the upper hand in rebounding, finishing with a 57-38 advantage on the boards.
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It may seem that the males are controlling the sperm, but the females have the upper hand.
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But Ghani denied that his offer signaled desperation or that his government had lost the upper hand.
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But in recent weeks, General Hifter's forces have gained the upper hand in the battle for Tripoli.
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And that prime minister will have the upper hand in forming the government and making domestic policy.
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However, we believe that the price-supportive factors should gain the upper hand in the longer term.
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Apple used this position to gain the upper-hand in partnerships — deal terms were often in their favor.
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These data points might suggest Democrats and abortion rights activists have the upper hand in the abortion debate.
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Taxify, as a European company battling a pair of US-based mobility startups, may have the upper hand.
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Brazil had the upper hand but France, who still threatened through Diani, held on to force extra time.
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" He also insisted that it's Trump who enters the meeting with the upper hand: "We're strong, they're not.
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She could think Democrats now have the upper hand politically, with polls showing support for the impeachment process.
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The degenerates who gamble on politics give Republicans the upper hand in keeping the Senate for a reason.
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As a commander, he comes equipped with powerful abilities that can give you the upper hand in battle.
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I noted on Monday morning that the bears had an opening to get the upper hand this month.
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One day, you have the upper hand, you're in control, and the next, you're totally at somebody's mercy.
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I was looking for strategies and prefab decks to get the upper hand when I stumbled upon Jinketi.net.
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Louisville appears to take the upper hand—Rice is from the Louisville area—but there's a plot twist!
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It's almost like the more cold and more unfazed you are, the more you have the upper hand.
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President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Thursday that the United States holds the upper hand in talks.
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It immediately spins the story in a different direction and gives her the upper hand over the Blossoms.
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The writers clearly needed to orchestrate a Negan arrival in which the Saviors' leader has the upper hand.
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We have had brief rallies but within a couple of days, bearish sentiment seizes the upper hand again.
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With the upper hand, Moscow does not appear inclined to give any ground — either in Syria or Munich.
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The two leaders appear to be testing one another, neither willing to lose face or the upper hand.
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VHS gained the upper hand the following decade; but Sony stopped producing Betamax cassette tapes only in 2016.
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At this point prayers are not enough, ignorance and hatred can not continue to have the upper hand.
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The vagina incident was a power play in her mind, giving her the upper hand in a negotiation.
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Democrats appear to have the upper hand in the national battle for control of the House of Representatives.
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Meanwhile, Trump signaled he supports both bills — leaving it unclear which piece of legislation has the upper hand.
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Mr. Kahn is letting his gifts as a sculptor and colorist, which are real, get the upper hand.
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It frustrated leaders of the European Union, who increasingly appear to have the upper hand in the discussions.
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Now, with climate deniers in Congress and in the White House, the oil industry has the upper hand.
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In the first of three rounds against Mr. Li, Mr. Yan initially appeared to have the upper hand.
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How does a man people are inclined to make fun of usually wind up with the upper hand?
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On the surface, the U.S. would appear to very much have the upper hand in any trade confrontation.
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This week's standoff between the president and Congress seemed to end with Mr. Vizcarra having the upper hand.
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The combination of high demand and limited inventory means that sellers have the upper hand at the moment.
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The agency's ample coffers gave Rockefeller the upper hand in taking over the subway system from the city.
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Democrats feel they have the upper hand after winning control of the House and seven governorships last month.
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And that means both parties have the chance to gain the upper hand by mounting effective public arguments.
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Progressive Democrats appeared to have the upper hand over moderates as the bill went through its final iterations.
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But with newer and smaller devices hitting the market, kids motivated to vape will have the upper hand.
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As ISIS' influence has waned and rebel-held locations reclaimed, Assad has regained the upper hand in Syria.
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For the time being, she said, commanders appeared to have concluded that Mr. Maduro has the upper hand.
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Mostly her scholarly work takes the upper hand in dictating what she tracks on Instagram, Ms. Frisa said.
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"We needed to become experts on addiction before we could get the upper hand on HIV," he said.
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The Piedmont region of northwestern Italy was one such place where pessimism seemed to have the upper hand.
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After Tuesday night's games — there are two more Wednesday night — Mexico still holds the upper hand in the rivalry.
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However, Anton gets the upper hand at one point, and violently slashes into Charlotte, nearly cutting her arm off.
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Aggressive private hackers and state-sponsored cyber-warriors appear to have the upper hand over beleaguered corporations and governments.
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"Constitutionally, the federal government might have the upper hand ... but the B.C. government could force significant delays," he said.
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If you haven't gotten the upper hand with your cash flow, revisit those basic elements of income versus spending.
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But more than anything else he is an America First deal-wrangler who knows he has the upper hand.
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Nonetheless, Republicans appeared to take the upper hand in a fight that stands to dominate Capitol Hill for months.
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Oh, how the tables have turned — if only Heidi knew she finally held the upper hand in all this.
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This is exactly what we should expect to happen when sellers have the upper hand over buyers, economists say.
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She seemed to have the upper hand and many people began to wonder if perhaps she had been underestimated.
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So long as that remains true, those that can put the bigger picture first will have the upper hand.
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So, I still maintain Chuck has the upper hand in this even if he is losing everything he loves.
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The Bruins had the upper hand in the third, outshooting Buffalo 13-7, on their way to the win.
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If you're worried that blocking them will somehow give them the upper hand, or show they've won, who cares?
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If you leave early because of the anxiety, you'll feel defeated, as if the anxiety has the upper hand.
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WRONG-FOOTED At the time of the Vilahur talks, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy seemed to hold the upper hand.
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Tatum, who currently stars in The Hateful Eight, does admit that his wife should have had the upper hand.
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We can just let them get the upper hand, or we can have artificial intelligence participate in protecting us.
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But for now a populist camp around Putin appeared to have the upper hand over those calling for reform.
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Almost from the start Murray berated himself and disputed several line calls, but he eventually gained the upper hand.
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In sopping conditions on Court 1, Stosur quickly gained the upper hand, beating Halep, 7-22 (22), 21-23.
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There will be optimism that his visit is a sign that White House moderates have gained the upper hand.
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But what's unsettling to me is that his side of the Democratic Party has gained the upper hand, ideologically.
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Analysis: Trump administration officials claim they have the upper hand as China's economy begins to buckle under U.S. tariffs.
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But long before he was forced out by the Supreme Court, the military had the upper hand yet again.
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The Taliban likely doesn't to make too many concessions because it currently has the upper hand in the war.
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But Renault is Nissan's largest shareholder, with a stake of more than 40 percent, giving it the upper hand.
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But with or against the wind, Ostapenko gained the upper hand with her superior power and fearless shot selection.
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Over the last few months, Uber and Waymo have traded barbs and legal maneuvers to gain the upper hand.
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Varadkar said "the reality of the situation" is that the EU will have the upper hand in trade talks.
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While it is unlikely he will regain control of all of Syria, he already has the upper hand generally.
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In fact, life insurers say that taking a direct-to-consumer genetic test may give them the upper hand.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Thursday that the United States holds the upper hand in talks.
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Overall, 22020 percent of respondents said male candidates have the upper hand, compared to 8 percent who thought otherwise.
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Most business leaders are, like many opinion polls, split over which side of the debate has the upper hand.
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The president took to Twitter on Thursday saying he had the upper hand in the trade war with China.
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So China clearly has the upper hand in this dynamic, which means that Russia has much weaker negotiating power.
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Some Democrats tacitly admitted that the White House currently has the upper hand -- but predicted the tables would turn.
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The Allies, who were in control of all the major landmasses that lined the ocean, had the upper hand.
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Once completely dependent upon imports for our critical energy needs, the United States is finally gaining the upper hand.
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That makes it harder for dealers to keep the upper hand when discussing typical prices, features or available inventory.
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Fear has the upper hand today, with equities falling and the dollar weakening against the yen and the euro.
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And when it seems as though there's not enough to go around, nature will always have the upper hand.
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Both China and the United States sought to gain the upper hand before the start of the G20 summit.
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Democrats believe they finally have the upper hand — and Donald Trump has made himself extremely vulnerable to their attacks.
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Apple's been wary to blur the lines between desktop and laptop too much, relinquishing the upper hand to Samsung here.
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El Marro, a proud local, told his gang that they had the upper hand on their own turf, Juan recalled.
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So Republicans will definitely have the upper hand regardless of who the Democrats nominate heading into November in this district.
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Though the woman has the upper hand in terms of age, she is often a conquest for the virile dude.
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Clearly, it seems to be working since Tyrion thought he had the upper hand after figuring out Cersei is pregnant.
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In their final confrontation, Walter has the upper hand over David, and David says Walter has to make a choice.
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The falling share of labour in the American economy shows that capital seems to have the upper hand over labour.
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The miracle of Two Small Bodies is Eileen's ability to maintain the upper hand in even the most humiliating scenarios.
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Clearly, Judalon is able to enact her revenge on Oziel because he never thought she could get the upper hand.
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GC: The message that market currently is running with is the hawks are in the upper hand at the moment.
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Jim Cramer understands the importance of doing homework and picking individual stocks, and wants investors to get the upper hand.
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Through a sneaky DNA swap, the hosts would have gotten the upper hand, and turned the virus' defenses against themselves.
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Overall, analysts believe the United States has the upper hand in its trade war with the world's second largest economy.
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"From a parliamentary standpoint, the military retains the upper hand because it controls the 250-seat upper house," said Zawacki.
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The absence of effective surveillance gives hackers the upper hand before, during and in the aftermath of a cyber attack.
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The pacing of the interruptions feels choreographed rather than each actor trying to get the upper hand in the conversation.
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"In the short term, neither bulls nor bears can get the upper hand," Min Lizheng, analyst at Eastmoney Securities wrote.
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China has appeared in recent months to be gaining the upper hand in the long-running South China Sea dispute.
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Plus there's Arya's vendetta against Cersei and, so far, no one has managed to get the upper hand on Cersei.
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Vying for power Until a few months ago, Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnam's two-term prime minister had the upper hand.
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Plumbing is a dog-eat-dog kind of business and those with the strongest truck decals have the upper hand.
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But administration officials, emboldened by a federal appeals court ruling in Virginia last month, think they have the upper hand.
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Yet the Thunder duo has gained the upper hand, carrying the team to a win away from the conference finals.
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But even most Republicans don't hold out much hope that Trump and the White House can get the upper hand.
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Her knowledge of sociology, as well as her ability to simply be a human being, give her the upper hand.
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And Mr. Trump, as the nominee and the fund-raising tent pole for the party, may have the upper hand.
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The lawyer for the drivers has said this would be disastrous for their case and give Uber the upper hand.
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Since then, the two sides have waged an all-out war in which Mr. Erdogan has had the upper hand.
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CBS took the upper hand in the takeover battle after winning a court challenge from the media moguls on Monday.
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The bottom line: The challenges give the upper hand to those moving forward with 7 nanometers — namely, TSMC and Samsung.
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The Jayhawks had the upper hand, though, with Ellis scoring eight points in the first half and Mason adding seven.
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Disney appears to have the upper hand, because the Fox assets it's buying include a 39 percent stake in Sky.
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With a flood of issues now hitting the market, investors are finally getting the upper hand — and can choose carefully.
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In recent weeks, many of those figures have deserted him as the demonstrations appear to have gained the upper hand.
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But while the Maduro government has the upper hand inside Venezuela, two external forces are putting pressure on the regime.
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While Mr. Erdogan has the upper hand, he faces his most serious competition ever and is, experts say, running scared.
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After the start-over, the Blues gained the upper hand in the first period while outshooting the Ducks 16-9.
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Trump understands the current opportunity for the United States to gain the upper hand on economic and national security matters.
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For the moment, Spain's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, armed with the country's Constitution, appeared to have taken the upper hand.
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These five cheap(ish) things will help give you the upper hand against closet clutter and streamline your overstuffed space.
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Several aerospace and trade experts believe Boeing has the upper hand because the ITC sides more frequently with U.S. companies.
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Russian forces stationed in Syria have helped Mr. Assad gain the upper hand in the country's seven-year civil war.
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Muller said he respected Tesla and it remains to be seen who will have the upper hand in the future.
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Samsung's market share in China has dwindled to near insignificance as competitors like Huawei and Xiaomi got the upper hand.
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As the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, Ellerbe, 54, appears to have the upper hand when it comes to talent identification.
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"So, whether you ... love President Trump or you hate him, he has definitive the upper hand here," the host said.
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A persistent supply glut and low spot prices have given Japan's utilities the upper hand in their negotiations with sellers.
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Thus, in the ongoing game of thrones between Raisi and Larijani, Raisi so far seems to have the upper hand.
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" Principal Global Investors' Seema Shah dubbed Trump's latest comments as a "ploy to regain the upper hand in these negotiations.
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When Captain Ghauri gained the upper hand over Mr. Reid, two other inmates are accused of joining in the assault.
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Since the beginning of this year's contest, it's been assumed that Hillary Clinton holds the upper hand with minority voters.
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Many of Mr. Bouteflika's erstwhile allies have deserted him in recent weeks as the demonstrations have gained the upper hand.
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Congressional Democrats feel they have the upper hand in negotiations and few incentives to give the president what he wants.
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Right now the state looks somewhat more competitive on the presidential level, but Clinton appears to have the upper hand.
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" The New York congressman added that he fears Trump's rhetoric on national security could hurt the public's broader perception of the GOP's ability to tackle terrorism: "Just from a political point of view, for Obama's policies get the upper hand at a time when we should have the upper hand even makes it more distressing.
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Previous ceasefires, however, have had a poor record of ending fighting in Syria, where Assad's forces have gained the upper hand.
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" That being said, the source says Jenner, 18, "likes Tyga's attention" – and the fact that she "has the upper hand now.
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Cities like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco might have the upper hand when it comes to foodie restaurant culture.
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President Trump should not lose sight of the fact that he doesn't owe Putin anything: Indeed, Trump holds the upper hand.
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Still, in the perennial struggle between hardliners and reformists, the reformists seem in some ways to be gaining the upper hand.
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With just one episode left in this season, it looks like the army of the dead is gaining the upper hand.
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Scissors said by putting out a time frame on the deal, the Trump administration has given the upper hand to China.
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"Carriers now have gained the upper hand in terms of the power of the relationship with the handset manufacturers," he continued.
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During his fight with his murderer, Gregor Clegane (known as the Mountain), Oberyn easily has the upper hand — until he doesn't.
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For now Mr Kabila, who has ruled Congo since inheriting the job from his dad in 2001, has the upper hand.
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They fell short of a parliamentary majority but won enough seats to ensure conservatives lost the upper hand in the house.
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Still, in the test of wills between civilians and the armed forces, it is the generals who retain the upper hand.
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However, Apple still probably has the upper hand in visibility, thanks to its long-running and recognizable "Shot on iPhone" campaign.
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Instead China wants the upper hand in peacetime, or in crises that fall in the grey zone between peace and war.
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It's hard to say who has the upper hand here, but I strongly suspect that all is not as it seems.
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That gave the upper hand to candidates favoured by the etablishment, even as the country as a whole became less conservative.
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Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, quit on Tuesday, giving free trade skeptics the upper hand in the White House.
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WILLIAMS: No. Just saying you&aposre going to -- you think you guys are the only ones with the upper hand here.
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A tool that a villain uses to gain the upper hand by turning his good guy opponent's traditional masculinity against him.
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The prime minister will attempt to regain the upper hand when he appears in the House of Commons later on Monday.
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In doing so, the federal government can finally gain the upper hand after suffering many decades of failure against gang violence.
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A wave of new issuance in May and June has given investors the upper hand with more deals to choose from.
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This then also gives some insight as to who has the upper hand in negotiating a fight between McGregor and Mayweather.
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No one is getting the upper hand in this argument and, if we are lucky, it won't end any time soon.
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But Bennet goes into the general with the upper-hand and a huge cash advantage of $5.7 million in the bank.
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"It's not such a scary time for boys, they're always had the upper hand, they've always had a choice," she sings.
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There, companies like Apple, which are rolling out cards in partnership with a bank like Goldman Sachs, have the upper hand.
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Even if neither of them get the upper hand over each other, they separated themselves from the rest of the field.
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Boise State University political science professor Dr. Stephen Utych researched whether moderates or progressives had the upper hand in general elections.
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I think the biggest risk is the hard-liners in Iran get the upper hand, and Iran resumes their nuclear program.
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That gave China the upper hand with overseas companies, which were increasingly dependent on profits from the country's growing consumer base.
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Apple has the upper hand here, so if data security and privacy matter to you, you'll want to buy a HomePod.
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But it faces competition from a medicine produced by rival Roche that some analysts say may already have the upper hand.
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The United States has the upper hand in any negotiations with North Korea, but North Korea is playing the long game.
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Cohn's resignation was widely seen as a sign that free trade skeptics were gaining the upper hand at the White House.
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Once feeling makes it out into the open, no disguises, the scholar appears to gain the upper hand: decorum overrides passion.
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But it's hard to say that the U.S. has the upper hand because China is not showing any signs of relenting.
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So as Sanders soars, Clinton attacks him, which gives Sanders the upper hand as Iowa and New Hampshire prepare to vote.
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"Our military officials there do not have the upper hand; they mostly only wait to respond to the Taliban," he said.
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Briefly the rebellion gains the upper hand; one soldier is publicly executed, and others are strangled after being intoxicated by women.
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She said the choice could affect which party faction — Mr. Trong's or that of his political rivals — gains the upper hand.
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With its superior military and financial resources, China seemingly holds the upper hand in the fight for the South China Sea.
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Instead, they saw it as a chance to gain the upper hand as polling shows Americans increasingly want a "fair" trial.
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A combined entity reduces competition, which could give it the upper hand in negotiations with commercial health insurers in its area.
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Buyers have gained the upper hand as growth in new supplies, mainly from Australia and the United States, has exceeded demand.
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It's also considering a third offer, with any final decision set to affect who gains the upper hand at the company.
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TPC Sawgrass and its greens have always had the upper hand on him, so this time around, he switched things up.
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General Khalifa Hifter, the militia leader, has the upper hand on the ground, and appears to be the biggest wild card.
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Nexstar appeared to have the upper hand, the person said, until Sinclair proposed $43.50 a share on Saturday, sealing the deal.
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Mr. Cayo said the fines were not worth negotiating now because the city has the upper hand in the coming trial.
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Republicans would still hold the upper hand in the chamber because Vice President Mike Pence would be available to break ties.
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Think about it: When you're standing and someone else is sitting, you feel more authoritative, like you have the upper hand.
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"Technology has got the upper hand and will stay well ahead of that and counter-balance" the effects of global warming.
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But if recent polls and Saturday's South Carolina results are any indication, Trump has gained the upper hand in the region.
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But they fear alienation and arrest if they return to areas of Iraq where Shi'ite paramilitaries now have the upper hand.
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A dearth of big tech IPOs has left Snap with the upper hand on Wall Street, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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But it's equally unlikely that either side will stop or slow in its efforts to gain the upper hand, if only temporarily.
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With the support of Russia and Iran, Assad has gained the upper hand militarily and opposition forces appear unable to dislodge him.
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Oil however has lost ground in the second quarter, hinting that worries over growth may be starting to gain the upper hand.
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Based on design, it depends on your preference or whatever, but I definitely think the iPhone XS has the upper hand here.
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"I thought it was a fantastic deal," said one investor, who sold out on fears White Tale was gaining the upper hand.
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On the north side of the building, Johnson now had the upper hand, shooting through windows down at officers on the street.
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"On the regime side, it is obvious that the Russians have the upper hand," said the Syrian Network for Human Rights's Aleji.
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After a brutal police crackdown failed to quell the unrest, reformers like Dubcek gained the upper hand in an internal party struggle.
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Splits within the PUK could give the KDP the upper hand in their power-sharing arrangement, which has been fraught with tensions.
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During that race in April 2014, Kate got the upper hand as she trounced her husband in the contest at Auckland Harbor.
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With the success of the recent North Korean missile tests, Pyongyang's diplomats could believe they have the upper hand at the moment.
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Most recently, Manning has had the upper hand; the last two times he faced New England in the playoffs, Manning emerged victorious.
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In the current political milieu, anti-trade proponents have the upper hand, relegating vocal champions of free trade to a tiny minority.
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When they can realize the "equality" in their national motto by addressing pervasive anti-Islamic sentiment, they will gain the upper hand.
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I'm careful not to overstate the case here, the United States still has the upper hand in a whole lot of ways.
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Regardless, Trump appears to believe he has the upper hand with Democrats and can force them to back to the negotiating table.
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Mr. Chung had the upper hand because it turned out he had a tiebreaker vote for Xfund's decisions, according to court documents.
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But residents say moneylenders have the upper hand in these deals and commonly use threats of violence to enforce the repayment schedule.
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But he insisted the U.S. has the upper hand with China, pointing to other strong economic indicators and China's sputtering stock market.
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In 2006, the players won what was widely perceived as the upper hand when the two sides renewed their collective bargaining agreement.
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The 24-year-old then sealed a decisive break to clinch the first set and gain the upper hand in the contest.
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Longer term, analysts also say the bigger issue is the schism in Iranian internal politics, and who ultimately gains the upper hand.
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He is currently locked in trade negotiations with China after vowing to get the upper hand in Washington's trade relationship with China.
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But there's still no denying that a competent player with a 9600 dpi mouse and better aiming skills has the upper hand.
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I have more power as a waitress to tell you that what you're doing is inappropriate because I have the upper hand.
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And yet, Yalta prevailed 2-1, seeming to gain the upper hand before playing host to the second leg of the playoff.
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After World War I, when the British Empire started to crack, some Hindu ideologues saw an opportunity to regain the upper hand.
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But Netflix may still have the upper hand: Governments are struggling to use old laws to regulate a "new" type of business.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Carmakers have the upper hand in a brewing fight with the U.S. Department of Justice over emissions standards.
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But if the effort was to shame the five justices who now hold the upper hand, I think it most likely backfired.
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Russia and Iran helped President Bashar al-Assad of Syria gain the upper hand in a civil war that began in 2011.
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High-end Xerox machines — essentially, complex paper-processing computers — became symbols of modern technology, sometimes getting the upper hand on hapless humans.
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"They absolutely have the upper hand as a matter of policy and as also as a matter of politics," said Mr. Israel.
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But Handel had the upper hand when it came out outside funding, with outside super PACs spending $18 million on her campaign.
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When it comes to raw power, a gaming laptop is almost always going to have the upper hand over a regular laptop.
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Victory in Al Hudaydah would give them the upper hand in a seemingly intractable war that has claimed thousands of civilian lives.
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Even at the wrong end of a gun, the spies took the upper hand, refusing Stan's order to lie on the ground.
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But just when they think they've got the upper hand, they realize they're not the only people playing characters to insinuate themselves.
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That was until she flipped out from underneath him in a backward somersault and quickly scooted around to regain the upper hand.
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Buhari won in 22011 of the 22018 states with Atiku gaining the upper hand in 2100 states and in the capital, Abuja.
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On July 25 of this year, when he spoke by telephone to President Zelensky of Ukraine, President Trump had the upper hand.
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Republican Senator Marco Rubio said he thought China had gotten the upper hand in recent negotiations on trade and North Korea denuclearization.
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His character now has the upper hand and puts him in solitary confinement, where Noah comes face to face with his demons.
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But some of the President's domestic policy aides, who have the upper hand on the issue, have fought against any such move.
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Normally, the Seattle Seahawks should have the upper hand in Week 17's biggest matchup, a rematch with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Cash buyers often have the upper hand, as sellers would rather not deal with appraisals that might not meet those higher prices.
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Ohio had the upper hand for one reason: It earned its statehood first, and therefore blocked Michigan's petition — which included the strip.
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Republican strategists in Ohio give Mandel the upper hand in the primary even as more Republican candidates are expected to launch bids.
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Experts see this back and forth as an effort by both sides to get the upper hand before the talks get underway.
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Renault, 15% owned by the French state, has the upper hand even though most of the revenues, volumes and profits come from Japan.
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The Falcons got the upper hand in the second quarter, when Falcons rookie linebacker Deion Jones ripped the ball away from LeGarrette Blount.
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So far FedEx still has the upper hand in terms of market share, but the "brown" company is putting up a good fight.
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Iraq is one of multiple proxy battlefields as Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia seek the upper hand in the Middle East.
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"It's a symbolic but important way of communicating that the anti-borders folks no longer have the upper hand," Krikorian told VICE News.
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Trump's operating with his hands somewhat tied — congressional Democrats continue to have the upper hand in both negotiations and in the public eye.
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Even so, Republicans retain the upper hand and should prevail in most cases, perhaps nailing down posts in national security by this weekend.
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One advantage over the Playbar is definitely low end response; the Playbase's flat, long design gives it the upper hand at boomy bass.
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Berlant said the Thomas Fire was 60% contained as of Wednesday afternoon, adding that cooler, calmer weather recently gave crews the upper hand.
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Another potential explanation is that businesses have gained bargaining power at the expense of workers, giving them the upper hand in wage negotiations.
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But Mr. Maduro eventually gained the upper hand, and when the protests ended, the opposition was left divided on what to do next.
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I made Dr. Ford show me all of my past deeds, while he let me think I had the upper hand on him.
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The campaign is likely to revolve around the terms of Brexit, an issue where the Conservatives seem to have the upper hand politically.
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And those demands are reflected formally as well, with the subject and brushstroke locked a constant struggle, with neither gaining the upper hand.
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Hong Kong has the upper hand over Singapore in terms of investment banking, particularly in corporate-finance businesses such as mergers and acquisitions.
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The company has been fined hundreds of millions of dollars over those practices, which initially suggested that Apple may have the upper hand.
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"If you're a member of the Beyhive, you're gonna have the upper hand in today's game," read a tweet from the official Jeopardy!
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Microsoft has had the upper hand, focusing primarily on enterprise markets, unlike Magic Leap, which has focused on the barely-existent consumer market.
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The Trump administration, which has in recent days referred to China as a "predatory economic government", reckons that it has the upper hand.
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A lot is likely to depend on whether the party's centrists will gain the upper hand, and perform well in the mid-terms.
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Peshmerga fighters, who swept in with the Americans in 2003, have the upper hand, but most of the province's officials are still Arabs.
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Although the insurance market is also highly consolidated at local level, that rarely gives insurers the upper hand in bargaining with medical providers.
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Former world number one Kerber made short work of Gavrilova, beating the Australian 26-24 26-24 to give Germany the upper hand.
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Forget verbal beat downs from personal trainers – ABC's new weight-loss series My Diet Is Better Than Yours gives contestants the upper hand.
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Though both sides are claiming victory, it looks like the union got the upper hand by quashing pension cuts and other Verizon proposals.
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Airlines based in those countries have the upper hand on numerous fronts, among them economies of scale, network synergies and more frequent flights.
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She met expectations, which was enough, and during some of the actual policy exchanges clearly had the upper hand on knowledge and background.
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You like knowing what makes other people tick and take special pleasure in knowing that you have the upper hand in most conversations.
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But Democrats say "Workflex" is a misnomer and would actually undercut the options available to employees — and give their bosses the upper hand.
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Where it stands: Holding the upper hand in Central Europe would better position the Trump administration to prevent Russian efforts to divide NATO.
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"A lot depends on the question of whether growth forces win the upper hand in the second half of this year," Altmaier said.
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Curtis' defense team argued that she had leveled a series of accusations against him only to gain the upper hand in their divorce.
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The change suggests the growing threat posed by North Korea has given proponents of a strike capability the upper hand in military planning.
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So, "while China lost the Maldives to India last month, it has gained back the upper hand in Sri Lanka," said Eurasia's Kumar.
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"If you're a member of the Beyhive, you're gonna have the upper hand in today's game!" they wrote, followed by the bee emoji.
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With Facebook's initial millimeter-wave patent yet to be granted, it's still unclear who would have the upper hand in such a fight.
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Uncertainty over which side has the upper hand lingers in the streets of Kunduz, where memories of last year's deadly rout are fresh.
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It isn't lions, sharks, cockroaches, or even us human flesh bags who'd have the upper hand in the event of a doomsday scenario.
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Meanwhile, his inner circle was tearing itself apart, with son-in-law Jared Kushner gaining the upper hand over bloated nationalist Steve Bannon.
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In at least one area, however, the Swedish capital will always have the upper hand: Silicon Valley will never get to host Eurovision.
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Both factors are "starting to give us the upper hand, allowing us to actually ... (get) some containment started in certain areas," he said.
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Detroit had the upper hand for most of overtime with plenty of possession in the Sabres zone before faltering late following Nielsen's penalty.
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During the time he spent with Mr. Trump, he said, the businessman would regularly exaggerate or outright lie to get the upper hand.
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Exactly how much global growth is slowing — if at all — is hotly debated, but the bears have the upper hand for the moment.
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He will try to rely on a bag of tricks to gain the upper hand in the negotiations and on the world stage.
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To give yourself the upper hand in any negotiation, go out of your way to show the opposition you understand how they feel.
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In this dynamic, Beijing has the upper hand if President Trump is solely focused on "out confronting" China instead of "out competing" it.
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But if the Democratic nominee spends too much effort placating the elite special interests and the Twitter mob, Trump has the upper hand.
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Yet Silverman, a professor of history at George Washington University, also notes that the tribes frequently held the upper hand over the colonists.
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And with Democrats losing their appetite for another shutdown over immigration, right now it looks like the inaction caucus has the upper hand.
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Higher rates mean those with cash to spare now have the upper hand and can demand a higher price to part with it.
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And at that price point, sellers had the upper hand, Ms. Owens said, with most properties snapped up in a matter of days.
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But if the Tigers can force some mistakes from Coker and put the Crimson Tide on their heels, they'll gain the upper hand.
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It sends a terrible message to our young people: Exploit every advantage to gain the upper hand, morality and fair play be damned.
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Similarly, in Kansas City, Mo., sellers still generally have the upper hand, said Bobbi Howe, an agent with Keller Williams Kansas City North.
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Success would mean that Congress could gain the upper hand over the Trump White House on spending issues for a third consecutive time.
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What to expect: While Comcast has arguably had the upper-hand in negotiations for Sky since July, the auction throws things wide open.
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But in the early 1990s, the Greens allied themselves with the left, which has had the upper hand on environmental issues ever since.
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But the deal was not so good at helping the Saudis gain the upper hand vis-a-vis Iran in regional power competition.
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Even when I lost the third set I just felt like 'if I am on the right level, I have the upper hand'.
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It is not clear at any point which man has the upper hand, and that sense of unease exacerbates the film's hallucinatory quality.
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So while bag bans in states like California and New York command media attention, industry groups say they still have the upper hand.
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For Moscow, it had signaled that it still has the upper hand in the war and in peace negotiations being pushed by Zelensky.
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The rat's rapid reproduction rate is a reason that the creatures are likely to have the upper hand in the competition for survival.
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An opportunity for firefighters and affected communities to consolidate and allow us to try and get the upper hand on all these fires.
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After Ford's attorneys told CNN Tuesday night that she wanted an FBI investigation before testifying, officials felt they had regained the upper hand.
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This is now a high-stakes game of chicken between two parties -- one each side believes they have the upper hand in politically.
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The Sabres held the upper hand for the entire game but missed several opportunities to increase their lead prior to Kane's late goal.
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China now has the upper hand on a strategic issue that will define East Asia's economic and political outlook for the foreseeable future.
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Democratic voter enthusiasm has helped deliver the party victories in some Republican strongholds, suggesting that Democrats will have the upper hand in November.
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The episode begins promisingly enough, as Negan mounts a counteroffensive just as it looked as if Rick's coalition was seizing the upper hand.
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Real estate analysts say it's the retailers, not the mall and shopping center owners, that still have the upper hand in most negotiations today.
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Those companies not only have the upper hand when it comes to research and development; they also have a more diverse base of customers.
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If he can trick Ramsay into being too brash, he can hopefully gain the upper hand, even though he has far fewer fighting men.
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Officials lifted most evacuation orders Thursday in the area surrounding California's Thomas Fire as crews increasingly gained the upper hand over the massive blaze.
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Maggie went in for a second meeting with Gregory to seal the deal, only this time, it was clear who had the upper hand.
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Palladium is usually used in gasoline-burning vehicles, which are currently gaining the upper hand over diesel vehicles, which tend to use more platinum.
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In each case, a group that used to have the upper hand is now angrily despondent at its place in society and future prospects.
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" Jenna & Jordan Jenna begins her Paradise journey by pointing out, "Being an alien on Earth is weird because you also have the upper hand.
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"The metal drifted lower throughout much of the debate, with many commentators affirming Clinton had taken the upper hand," MKS said in a note.
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Eventually, though, the supporters of civil rights gained the upper hand, pushing through important civil rights and voting rights laws in the mid-1960s.
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What he does have is the incentive to race to the bomb so that, if and when talks occur, he has the upper hand.
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Buyers have gained the upper hand as growth in new supplies, mainly from Australia and the United States, has exceeded demand and depressed prices.
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Getting bigger ultimately gives health care systems the upper hand in price negotiations with insurers, to compensate for taking on more publicly funded care.
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Steadfast commitment to the new technology and belief that it gives sophisticated criminals the upper hand mean that even some multimillion heists go unreported.
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Theresa thinks she has the upper hand through said moneymen, and points out that the board is sending a representative who will back her.
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Senate Democrats believe they have seized the upper hand with less than 72 hours left to get a funding bill to President Obama's desk.
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She's not the only one enjoying a little power trip; nearly every character is jockeying for position and trying to get the upper hand.
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A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Russia had gained the upper hand in Syria and the surrounding region through armed force.
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Overall it was O'Neill who got the upper hand this year, in the sense that the festival presented two terrific productions of significant works.
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After wresting away home-ice advantage, St. Louis looks to gain the upper hand in the series when it hosts Game 21 on Tuesday.
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But he stressed that the administration must make a decision "as soon as you can" to maintain an opportunity to gain the upper hand.
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Then there's what he gave away: A sloppy salute and the upper hand in what should have been the toughest negotiation of his life.
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Researchers have found that those who take more breaks and take on fewer responsibilities may actually have the upper hand in being more productive.
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There were moments when Trump did seem to have the upper hand, including when he pressed Clinton to defend her position on trade deals.
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And Republicans will have the upper hand in redistricting in 2021 in that trio of states -- which matters a whole hell of a lot.
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Arriving at a key strategy to successfully restrict the regime requires to first understand why the IRGC has the upper hand on the ground.
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But obviously, the fact that Qyburn verified some as-yet-unclear rumor to Cersei means that she may end up with the upper hand.
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She's a slippery, whip-smart thief who always gets the upper hand, and isn't afraid to get her own hands dirty on the job.
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He said that while Home Depot has the upper hand now, no one should give up on Lowe's — or its new CEO, Marvin Ellison.
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She still has the upper hand in most of the crucial swing states, such as Pennsylvania and Florida, that will likely decide the election.
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Obviously, someone who is more rested in that moment has the upper hand over someone who just put himself or herself through the wringer.
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But whichever country can convince the other that it is more willing to ride out the pain can gain the upper hand in negotiations.
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The kind of president Mr. Zelensky would be, they concluded, would be determined by who in his entourage ended up having the upper hand.
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The expensive goggles have given the group the upper hand in recent years when attacking far-flung Afghan checkpoints and outposts across the country.
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"The militants have got the upper hand," said Héni Nsaibia, a researcher at the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, a nonprofit organization.
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"I mean, it's opposition research, and, you know, anybody that's been in an election, you're always looking to get the upper hand," Yoho added.
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Qualcomm is confident it has the upper hand in its legal battle with Apple, which began with a $1 billion royalty dispute in January.
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Recent polling in general also suggests that Mueller has regained the upper hand in the public's perception of Trump's battle with the special counsel.
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Wealth and influence in the technology business have always been about gaining the upper hand in software or the machines that software ran on.
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The President is so wishy-washy about Khashoggi that he makes one wonder who really holds the upper hand in the US-Saudi relationship.
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By shifting our focus between the paint application and subject matter, with neither attaining the upper hand, Balke attains something his contemporaries never considered.
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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.
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At first, you play a pattern that gives you the upper hand, but then your opponent quickly catches on and turns things in her favor.
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Lawless actors thus have the upper hand in the fight and are free to manipulate fast-evolving technologies to spread fake or highly polarizing news.
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While strong, dry winds continued to blow, firefighters would be unable to gain the upper hand on the fire, LA Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas said.
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Americans, mesmerised by China, have held the upper hand, obsessively trying to reshape China in their own image and draw it out into the world.
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The big picture: Drilling advocates gained the upper hand in the decades-long battle over ANWR when Republicans enacted legislation last year to allow development.
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The big picture: Salama told CIDRAP that the myriad challenges facing health care workers is preventing them from getting the upper hand on the outbreak.
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In a world stricken by competing ideologies constantly jockeying for the upper hand, Pham's fantastical structures – at once inviting and off-putting – strike a chord.
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He begins slashing at her and seems to have the upper hand until Terra peddle kicks at her attacker, flinging his knife into the air.
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That has allowed it to help its ally, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, and the Hezbollah militias gain the upper hand in the Syrian war.
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Many battleground House races take place in moderate suburban districts, where opposition to Trump among college-educated white women has given Democrats the upper hand.
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Sellers in the right locations and price points will continue to have the upper hand as investors and first-time buyers fight for limited inventory.
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And the frontline, just on the outer edge of the Old City, is so fluid, it's often hard to tell who has the upper hand.
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It previously distinguished itself by giving women the upper hand, allowing them to select each date from a pool of matches who've already expressed interest.
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That would fit in with a push by Aramco to regain its dominance in supplying China, having lost the upper hand to Russia this year.
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How can his administration get off to a good start on openness and transparency issues, without conceding the upper-hand to those seeking greater access?
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This means buyers increasingly hold the upper hand, making it more likely that producers will have to accept lower prices in order to grow demand.
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Yet the attackers had come in force and quickly gained the upper hand—the shell cases strewn across the streets a testament to their ferocity.
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If you ever wondered who has the upper hand in the employment relationship, you don't need to think long to come up with the answer.
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Loans in turn drum up business for Chinese engineering firms and shipyards in LNG, and give state-backed companies the upper hand in supply negotiations.
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The Heat wasted little time getting the upper hand, as Nunn, Robinson and Meyers Leonard connected from 3-point range for a 9-0 lead.
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Clinton holds the upper hand in Pennsylvania and Florida, with margins ranging from just 1 point to 6900 points in a series of new polls.
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Assad's forces have secured the upper hand on the battlefield and are concentrating their efforts in clearing out remaining areas of opposition influence around Damascus.
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Translated into layman's terms, the report measures "control" -- in which one side runs an area -- and "influence" -- in which one side has the upper hand.
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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.
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Why it matters: Amazon and Walmart are fighting for the upper hand in India, which is the fastest-growing e-commerce market in the world.
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It's still an open question who will gain the upper hand in the long term, but Tufekci's book helps us understand the dynamics at work.
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The timetable would not be under its control, and the slow, grinding history of trade liberalisation shows that mercantilists tend to have the upper hand.
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Seeking the upper hand ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats were quick to pounce, saying Trump was backing down from a fight with the industry.
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If both teams advance to the championship series, Cleveland might actually have the upper hand, even if Las Vegas has Golden State as heavy favorites.
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Yigal Amir, Rabin's killer, uprooted the Oslo seeds of peace by assuring that Israeli Messianic-nationalist religious ideologues got the upper hand over secular pragmatists.
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"For now, Trump appears to have the upper hand ... and we know the Chinese are struggling, so he's got no incentive to deal," he said.
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Best of all, he thought he liked me more than I liked him, and that was perfect too, because it gave me the upper hand.
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Instead, as companies stay private longer, and with more access to private capital, companies have the upper hand in choosing what those exits look like.
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The advertising themes also show Republicans believe "they still have the upper hand when it comes to issues of national security and immigration," he said.
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In fact, Mr. Trump even faulted Mr. Obama for setting a timetable for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, saying it gave the Taliban the upper hand.
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House Democrats have already passed their drug pricing bill and plan to run on it in 85033, giving them the upper hand on this issue.
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D.A. Davidson's Tom Forte said in an email Tuesday that Amazon may have the upper hand on Apple, because it has more room to grow.
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Democrats already hold the upper hand in the race for control of the House; their chances in capturing the Senate are much smaller, but improving.
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That means employees willing to put time into developing tech skills may have the upper-hand in landing some of the most in-demand roles.
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DataCubes has the upper hand on its competitors in other states because of its proximity to many medium-size insurance companies in Illinois, Lee said.
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The greenback has the upper hand in a trade war scenario over emerging markets, analysts said, and tariffs may actually narrow the U.S. trade deficit.
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But with the military standing by Mr. Maduro, an analyst told us, commanders appear to have concluded Mr. Maduro has the upper hand for now.
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But Pence's new broadside, which he made while addressing American troops fighting the Islamic State, demonstrated that Republicans still think they have the upper hand.
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When I saw a manicure joint on 24th Street called THE UPPER HAND, the idea came to me to place HAND above some other terms.
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After Thompson gave the Warriors the lead, the Celtics took two shots at reclaiming the upper hand, but Smart and Al Horford both missed 212-pointers.
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Luckily, she's able to get the upper hand on the conversation by bragging about the success she's having in court — unfortunately, Seth cannot say the same.
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Or you use the different platforms ... Yeah, because they own the distributing, right, and they have the upper hand in everything because they're writing the check.
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Yet despite the array of options available to Chinese President Xi Jinping for retaliation to the American tariff hike, he doesn't necessarily have the upper hand.
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Even amid substantial bouts of market tumult, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari sees the U.S. as holding the upper hand in its trade showdown with China.
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Experts say Envision's stances deflect from the underlying issues, and its proposals to end surprise billing would give doctors the upper hand to charge higher prices.
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The company is launching with a number of content partners to give it the upper hand as it looks to tackle North America and Asian markets.
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Japan's Nikkei stock index ended up 234.20 percent as bulls got the upper hand as the yen moved away from its recent highs against the dollar.
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The rules of restricted free agency still give you the upper hand, but the damage can sometimes be too deep to overcome in a healthy way.
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Because Aimovig was the first in this class of migraine drugs to get FDA approval, it got the upper hand and controls 53% of the market.
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Ennis-Hill, who is rounding back into form, holds the upper hand, having won the 2012 Olympic gold medal and world titles in 2009 and 2015.
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Just as the EU sets the terms when countries apply to join the club, it also has the upper hand when a country decides to leave.
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When Joe later discovers that Kathleen is the woman with whom he's been emailing, his initial reaction is to use the upper hand to torment her.
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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.
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Some sources say Broadcom may have the upper hand as it has submitted a higher bid that is also likely to invite less anti-trust scrutiny.
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The euro edged down towards $1.12 as the dollar gained the upper hand, thanks mostly to safe-haven demand amid rising tensions in the Middle East.
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However, along with the advantages of healthy competition come the opportunists — those fueled by competition but seeking to cheat the system to gain the upper hand.
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Glassdoor combed through its vast database of job listings and discovered that job seekers still hold the upper hand as companies continue to compete for talent.
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South Sudanese forces gained the upper hand in 2015 and, in doing so, began carrying out an inordinate amount of travesties, according to the U.N. report.
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The Badgers did hit 50 percent of their field goals, however, to get the upper hand on Stanford, which shot just 31 percent in the half.
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The German financial hub is viewed as likely to have the upper hand as it already hosts the European Central Bank and the EU insurance agency.
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Some lawmakers believe it's unwise to take a no-deal scenario out of the equation as it could give the EU the upper hand in negotiations.
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The Billikens closed the half on a 17-3 run, scoring the final 12 points in a row before the break, to gain the upper hand.
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But starting in 22015, with the Second New Deal, Brandeis's faction gained the upper hand and began to take apart the centralized power of corporate monopolies.
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In 2017, autocracy — that is, government in which one person wields unlimited authority — seemed to have the upper hand against the troubled democracies of the West.
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A Syrian rebel familiar with the situation in Idlib but not part of either group said Tahrir al-Sham seemed to be gaining the upper hand.
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"We're in sort of a dangerous moment because both sides feel they have the upper hand," William Reinsch, a former senior U.S. Commerce official, told Reuters.
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In reality, driverless-car development will require alliances between automakers and technology companies, even though both sides will try to gain the upper hand in partnerships.
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The change suggests that the growing threat posed by North Korean ballistic missiles has given proponents of a strike capability the upper hand in military planning.
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Trump insisted Tuesday that he maintains the upper hand in his battle with China, arguing that Chinese President Xi Jinping is eager to make a deal.
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If the Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land, Democrats will have the upper hand as the protectors of those with pre-existing conditions.
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The Luxembourg-based court's ruling could determine who has the upper hand on competition policy in this issue, said Assimakis Komninos, a partner at White & Case.
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Still, the dollar could "retain the upper hand" if risk aversion abated in the 255.63 hours ahead, said OCBC Bank strategist Emmanuel Ng in a note.
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So Littlefinger and his knights of the Vale — and, by extension, Sansa — seem to have the upper hand here in determining the future of the North.
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At least when you're in the dungeon, you know you have the upper hand, the boundaries are clear, and there's an understanding that everything is fantasy.
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It's too soon to say, but for now, it looks like states that choose to fight back against the SALT rollback will have the upper hand.
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France has the upper hand (foot?) thanks in part to its captain and goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris, who helped the team go undefeated in the group stage.
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For most congressional Republicans, the blame-Pelosi playbook is a familiar comfort — an easy go-to as party leaders wrestle for the upper hand in negotiations.
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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.
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But hard-liners have seized the upper hand, playing into the government's portrayal of the region even as they create tensions with residents who oppose them.
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Either development, Mr. Yaari said, could create an opening for Hamas to try to gain the upper hand against the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.
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On the one hand, the president is deeply convinced that bilateral trade deficits are harmful and therefore aggressive "trade war" measures give him the upper hand.
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Capturing Hodeidah, the Houthis' only port, would give the coalition the upper hand in the war, in which neither side has made much progress for years.
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There is an intensely long battle in which the Enterprise (and the Discovery, in this case) are massively outgunned by an enemy with the upper hand.
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He thinks the U.S. has the upper hand against Beijing, because China relies on exports for growth, and might find it hard to replace its imports.
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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.
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McConnell and the Republicans believe they have the upper hand, since its been the Democrats to block the Senate bill twice in the last 48 hours.
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World Review Looking across the globe, it might appear at times that violence, chaos and fear are getting the upper hand over order, democracy and reason.
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We combed through 2503 Federal Election Commission filings to find which celebs keep cutting checks for Pete, Bernie and Liz ... and Buttigieg has the upper hand.
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"You have people with very divergent attitudes and ideas, and the minute they get the upper hand there's a sense of fear and apprehension," she said.
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The greenback has the upper hand over emerging market currencies in a trade war scenario, analysts said, and tariffs may actually narrow the U.S. trade deficit.
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DeRozan will try to get the upper hand in a battle of prolific scorers when the Raptors visit James Harden and the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
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"On the military part alone, I sense that Republicans have the upper hand tactically [and] rhetorically," said Michael O'Hanlon, a defense specialist at the Brookings Institution.
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But some residents said the violence in Juarez has ebbed in recent years only because one of the cartels—El Chapo's Sinaloa—gained the upper hand.
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North Korea appeared to have the upper hand in the talks to secure the return of Kim's body and the three nationals inside the embassy, experts said.
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On its most basic level, television is a long series of two-person scenes, intimate conversations where characters try to get the upper hand on each other.
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Later, when Fleabag convinces him to actually get into bed with her despite his commitment to love just "one thing," she's the partner with the upper hand.
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Diplomats said Haftar is trying gain the upper hand in the Tripoli war before the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan next week, when life slows down.
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While some investors are questioning the close relationship between private equity firms, their lawyers and lenders, a large supply-demand imbalance is giving sponsor the upper hand.
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What they're currently trying to figure out is how to lure customers away from competitors like Paypal-owned Venmo, and analysts think they have the upper hand.
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"I don't want you to sacrifice anything for me Dan, that would give you the upper hand and that's not how this marriage was built," she jokes.
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Haftar launched his "Operation Dignity" campaign in May 2014, slowly gaining the upper hand against Islamist militants and former rebels who fought Gaddafi in the 2011 uprising.
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"As president, I will never send our troops into a fair fight; I will always equip them with the upper hand and the technological edge," he said.
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"It looks like two camps have fought over whether or not to implement such measures and that one of the camps won the upper hand," she said.
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"New Hampshire Democratic preferences are getting baked in, with Sanders gaining the upper hand," Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said in a statement.
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Still, if Britain did not have the upper hand over China 1,000 years ago, it did soon after, at least in terms of real output per person.
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Nonetheless, they got one thing right: For the first 15 minutes of the debate, before he had an hourlong tantrum, Trump got the upper hand on trade.
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Last year, automakers regained some of the upper hand, as tech companies sought out manufacturing partners and as more driverless tests began popping up on public roads.
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So of course, unless you're reading this in an age when they've got the whole immortality thing on point, time will always have the upper hand. Duh.
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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.
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As long as the discussion was about software — how it works, how it can be improved, how users interact with it — Mr. Zuckerberg holds the upper hand.
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Previous ceasefire deals on the ground have had a poor record of ending fighting in Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad's military has gained the upper hand.
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In a game where both teams are shooting poorly from beyond the arc, as was the case in Kansas-Villanova, North Carolina will have the upper hand.
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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.
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Nawaz also said the terror cells seem to have the upper hand in Europe right now and the dynamic does not seem to be shifting that quickly.
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Some lawmakers believe it'll be unwise to take a no-deal scenario out of the equation as it could give the EU the upper hand in negotiations.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bulls have gained the upper hand in the U.S. stock market in recent weeks and strategists are cautiously optimistic the rebound will continue.
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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?
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Approaches by tech companies are inconsistent, largely unilateral and pursued in secret, often leaving pedophiles and other criminals who traffic in the material with the upper hand.
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Even though the corn lobby seemed to have the upper hand in early talks, the oil industry's efforts eventually gained more traction, industry sources have told Reuters.
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She is confident that if her state were to allow teachers to carry firearms, she would have the upper hand over any armed assailant at her school.
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The two groups were supposed to have equal weighting in the combined company's leadership, but they now accuse each other of trying to gain the upper hand.
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The upper hand startup companies have is that they have a chance to do it right the first time… but the reality is that many do not.
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Conversely, whenever it has seemed that Eve has irretrievably gained the upper hand, Alice and Bob have found a clever way to get back in the game.
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"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.
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Several ceasefires have unraveled quickly during the seven-year war in Syria, where Assad's military has gained the upper hand with the help of Iran and Russia.
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Hustlers follows Ramona as she aims to get the upper hand on her Wall Street clients with the help of her crew, including Wu's new stripper Destiny.
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President Trump, betting with real currency — American strength — apparently has the upper hand, and the concessions President Xi Jinping is likely to make won't be mere tokens.
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Another possibility is that the regime will use its nuclear weapons to gain the upper hand in any future negotiations with the United States and its allies.
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Rising 21-year-old Humbert regained the upper hand to take a 1-0 lead but looked nervy in the second set, allowing Paire to draw level.
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Fearing that the Taliban will have the upper hand in those talks, some wondered whether two decades of gains, even if only modest ones, would be lost.
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Mr. Erdogan said the aim of the deployment, which he said would last for one year, was to help the Libyan government forces gain the upper hand.
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But the latest re-certification indicates that, despite the views of some hawkish Trump aides, those who favor upholding the deal have the upper hand for now.
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Joycelyn was booked for misdemeanor battery in the altercation, although the video seems to show Azriel getting the upper hand when the fight spilled into a hallway.
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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.
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But after Hamilton's impressive streak of victories, Rosberg again took the upper hand, with four victories in the first five races after the summer break in August.
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Meantime, the perpetuation of Republican dominance at the state level through 2020 would grant the G.O.P. the upper hand in redrawing congressional districts after the next census.
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It remains to be seen how the Senate sets up its impeachment trial — but for now, it looks like the majority Republicans will have the upper hand.
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Paffrath knew that having an in-depth, all-encompassing knowledge of the industry would give him the upper hand when it came time to make an investment.
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China was seen as a track where Ferrari would have the upper hand but it was Mercedes whose drivers lined up first and second on the grid.
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One thing is certain: truly confident people always have the upper hand over the doubtful and the skittish because they inspire others and they make things happen.
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Health care is the one area where the Democrats have gained the upper hand and have a coherent message about protecting the working poor from losing coverage.
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The U.S. has the upper hand in pivotal emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing, in part because American universities and companies boast world-class talent.
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In both narrative match-ups, Democrats hold the upper hand by 8 points, 54 – 46 percent, which is a 4-point gain over the generic congressional ballot.
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Through paranoia, mistrust, and the quixotic quest for the Survivor resume, the Kamas have given the Lesus the upper hand, and the underdogs have become the top dogs.
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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.
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As the consumer, you now have the upper hand when it comes to scoring the good goods at a fraction of the original price — if you move fast.
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Trump promised to give the U.S. the upper hand again, even though China since mid-2014 has struggled to keep its currency higher against the dollar, not lower.
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I went there – SORKIN: And where this trade war and tariff war starts and where you think it ends, and who has the upper hand at this point?
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Every time one of the wrestlers gets the upper hand, someone in the row behind me makes a sound like a sleeping dog; a low, almost wistful growl.
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After video of the officer brutally subduing the girl went viral, Prime reversed the situation, imagining a world in which Becton was able to have the upper hand.
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Instead of tensing up with each parry, wondering if she'll escape, we blithely speculate on how the gloved killer will eventually gain the upper hand and murder her.
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Last month's Italian election gave the upper hand to populist, Euroskeptic parties that want to abandon pension changes and expand Italy's worrisome national debt, adding to German jitters.
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Crucially, both the U.K. and EU are keen to maintain the upper-hand in the ensuing talks and, as such, a stand-off could be on the cards.
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Job seekers have the upper hand in today's labor market — so much so that employers are beginning to be more flexible in order to bring on new talent.
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So, you know, another gold medal would be kind of a secondary victory to becoming a Pokémon master and getting the upper hand over a cell phone company.
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In an interview with CNBC earlier in the day, Trump said the central bank raised interest rates too fast, giving the Chinese the upper hand in trade negotiations.
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The Democratic response was swift, reflecting an apparent belief among party leaders that they have the upper hand over the administration in the early stage of the probe.
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The Warriors held the upper hand through most of the first half after a 2.53-22.5 flurry that broke a 23-21 tie late in the first quarter.
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However, while there have been calls from some to break up the industry titans, Warner said that could give Chinese companies the upper hand in the competitive industry.
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"But if more and more investors return from holidays, other issues will gain the upper hand again, at the expense of the zloty and the forint," she said.
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The fact that it was Mr Pompeo who visited, rather than Robert Lighthizer, America's top trade negotiator, suggests that the administration's geopoliticians have the upper hand for now.
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The barrage is a late effort to keep their team afloat as support for Donald Trump wanes and Democrats appear to have the upper-hand in Senate battlegrounds.
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After Trump touted 88 retired military figures backing his campaign earlier this week, Clinton's campaign has sought to keep the upper hand, noting her growing list of endorsements.
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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.
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With drones flying over the sets, and some high-tech spy networks, the spoiler community will have the upper hand, because they have more time to collect secrets.
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However, the sense of immersion you get in VR is so overwhelming, in a sense, that in that respect it kind of has the upper hand to [me].
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If his boxing were a little more serviceable he could maneuver himself into the fence positions where he has the upper hand without taking half as much punishment.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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After the 2001 American invasion, Mr. Basir gained the upper hand, but he forgave Mawlawi Hafiz on the condition that he give up his links to the Taliban.
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While Biden still has the upper hand on the rest of the field, his poor debate performance showed he is vulnerable, making each debate all the more important.
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German lenders, equally, resent instructions from Frankfurt and many hope that maintaining German as the language for communication will give them the upper hand in dealing with supervisors.
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COURTING HISPANICS: The Hill's Rafael Bernal reports: Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are hoping Hispanic voters will give them the upper hand in today's Democratic primary in Arizona.
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According to Chick-fil-A, the chain has the upper hand when it comes to customer service because it invests more than other companies in training its employees.
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For the time being, oil industry buyers will continue to hold the upper hand in negotiations, but the balance will shift as the industry returns to expansion mode.
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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.
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Moore understood his limitations in this area, and opted for cunning rather than grit in gaining the upper hand on his opponents in hand-to-hand combat scenes.
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The Nigerian military has struggled to gain the upper hand against fighters now armed with drones, machinery and weapons they have stolen from raiding military encampments and convoys.
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Iran and Hezbollah, both archenemies of Israel, together with Russia, have helped Mr. Assad of Syria gain the upper hand in a civil war that began in 2011.
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No doubt, the "grand débat" has already had major political effects — above all of giving Mr. Macron a chance to steady himself and then regain the upper hand.
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Thankfully at the VERY LAST MINUTE, we got the Meek Mill and Drake beef back on and popping again, but does Meek have the upper hand this time?
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It tracks the turbulent and sometimes amoral world of New York high finance, with two rivals (played by Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti) angling for the upper hand.
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New York arguably has the upper hand when it comes to high fashion, but the arrival of these new shops and labels will have more fashionistas looking west.
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"If the central government keeps ignoring Zabul Province the way they have been doing, the Taliban will get the upper hand in several more districts," Mr. Haqbayan said.
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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.
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To gain the upper hand in both regions, the U.S. must reassert the real—rather than the perceived—balance of military and economic might between itself and Russia.
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The last time reformers won the upper hand in parliament, under former President Mohammad Khatami, the Guardian Council vetoed several laws it passed as contrary to Islamic principles.
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Canada undeniably has the upper hand, with no imminent elections or impending political deadlines, and a new trade deal with the EU entering into force just weeks ago.
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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.
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The administration of President Donald Trump has the upper hand as it's "wielding the threat of automobile tariffs pretty effectively," said Tobias Harris, vice president at Teneo Intelligence.
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But even though job seekers have the upper hand right now, keep in mind that how you leave your current job can affect your career in the future.
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Hayman Capital Management founder Kyle Bass said the U.S. has the upper hand during trade negotiations with China and doesn't see the depreciation of China's currency as problematic.
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Tim Ryan over foreign policy — and eventually won the upper hand when she corrected Ryan for saying the Taliban, not al-Qaeda, was behind the 9/11 attacks.
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One byproduct of the techlash: After years of frustration that Silicon Valley companies seemed to get special treatment in Washington, telecom giants are finally gaining the upper hand.
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They also give Democrats the upper hand going into a presidential election cycle during a slowing economy and with the president's approval ratings hovering in the low 30s.
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Sergei Mironov, a senior lawmaker from the pro-Kremlin Just Russia party, said in another political talk show that Putin would definitely have the upper hand in Helsinki.
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In the Democratic coalition of policy demanders, professional politicians, and the formal party apparatus, party-oriented thinkers (among all these types of coalition members) still have the upper hand.
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After both were found to have received illegal subsidies, each side wants to gain the upper hand by winning the right to trade sanctions to compensate for economic damage.
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Simon Creak, a Laos expert at the University of Melbourne, said there were mixed signals about the top spot, but Bounnhang's military background could give him the upper hand.
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Simply put, connected cars with OTA-embedded updates operate with a higher level of safety and security throughout the automotive lifespan, giving automotive manufacturers — not hackers — the upper hand.
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When it comes to vertical flight, however, birds still have the upper hand: In 1999, a peregrine falcon named "Frightful" was recorded dive-bombing at 242 miles per hour.
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In cases where they aren't shooting the lights out and don't have the upper hand, they plod along and keep it close until they can start shooting well again.
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The vice president and his allies in the government fear that the president's silence means his sons and fellow hardliners may be gaining the upper hand, according to sources.
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But the bloc's role in international peace efforts has been largely marginal as it lacks influence on the ground, where Russia's military intervention has given Assad the upper hand.
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The real reason coaches get so upset about transfers, and about decommitments, is that it's the sole area of the college sports system where athletes have the upper hand.
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In the end an opposing party faction loosely grouped around Mr Trong gained the upper hand, in part through skilful management of voting procedures that baffle even some insiders.
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President Trump got a chance to finally size up North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un ... and he didn't miss the opportunity to get the upper hand in the situation.
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But it's clear there has been heavy fighting and that ISIS has gained the upper hand, taking a number of districts as well as high ground around the city.
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Which reminds me: let's not forget that possibility that you've hurt a lot of people while you were the one maintaining the upper hand in all your other relationships.
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Propped up by Russia's increasing military involvement, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears to have the upper hand in the war, which has also allowed radical Islamists to flourish.
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A "good" yield rise would indicate faith in economic growth while a "bad" rise on the other hand could reflect the view that inflation is gaining the upper hand.
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The last time reformers won the upper hand in parliament under President Mohammad Khatami in 2000, the Guardian Council vetoed several laws it passed as contrary to Islamic principles.
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The complex political system in the European Union could give the upper hand to U.K.'s Prime Minister Theresa May as both sides prepare for exit negotiations next year.
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But fears of a global oil supply glut gained the upper hand, kindled by forecasts of milder U.S. weather, higher inventories and Iran's plans to boost exports from March.
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"If you can stay on your feet and get the upper hand on your opponent, it allows you to throw them and toss them around," competitor Joel Hicks said.
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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.
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That created some competition among these new entrants, but as there are only so many major car manufacturers on which to deploy these technologies, Detroit got the upper hand.
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Republicans now have the upper hand, largely due to a strategy of taking state houses in 2010 specifically so that they would control redistricting after the census that year.
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By defeating and marginalizing Steve Bannon, the elites believe they have defeated and marginalized the entire movement that Bannon channeled and therefore regained the upper hand in American politics.
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As the partial government shutdown stretches nearly a month, the back-and-forth reflects a West Wing angling for the upper hand in a stalemate with newly powerful Democrats.
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But even with a snap election, it isn't clear that any political factions have the upper hand to secure a decisive win to form a strong government, analysts said.
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Before the Republicans gained the upper hand, North Carolina was "a leader in really thoughtful coastal management," said Geoffrey R. Gisler, a lawyer with the Southern Environmental Law Center.
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There are three big reasons — above and beyond the fact that Democrats know they have the upper hand on timing — why this deal is unlikely to appeal to them.
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But analysts said the attack in Kabul showed that the Taliban do not want a cease-fire because they are convinced they have the upper hand in the war.
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The 2-1 appeals court decision reversed that opinion, and now the House is seeking full "en banc" appeals court review to try to wrest back the upper hand.
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"We will see more and more friction between the parties, given that we are seeing more and more this sense that Assad has the upper hand" against Syrian rebels.
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This week's episode, titled "Abandoned," watches in almost horrified awe at Crawford's attempts to gain not just the upper hand, but any hand at all in the filming process.
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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.
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During the 19th century, Congress maintained the upper hand, and that's why, with a few exceptions, we rarely pay much mind to presidents like Franklin Pierce and Millard Fillmore.
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Sacramento held the upper hand most of the first half and retained a 65-58 advantage in the fourth minute of the third period before the Nuggets took charge.
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JOHN Ad buyers don't like to jump out of their seats at these things — ad prices could go up if the network senses that it has the upper hand.
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The President leveraged voters' economic anxiety during his campaign, regularly rails against "unfair" trade arrangements and touts the benefits of bilateral pacts that give the US the upper hand.
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"Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran is missing nearly $400,000 Wednesday morning after her office was victimized by email scammers who used a tiny typo to gain the upper hand.
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But brands increasingly have the upper hand, and plenty of agencies agree to the clausesClients have been able to enforce IP clauses because plenty of agencies agree to them.
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Reformers are pushing to hold a vote on the proposal in the next few months, before it's apparent which party might have the upper hand in the November elections.
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Dallas took the upper hand for good with a 19-2 run that featured four 213-pointers, two by Porzingis and one apiece by Seth Curry and Delon Wright.
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Mind you, one that seems to be capitalizing on PT's adoration, but that game doesn't exist anymore, giving Resident Evil 7, a game that does exist, the upper hand.
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Read: Putin still has the upper hand in Syria, and Trump's team probably knows it The U.S. and its allies launched airstrikes on Syrian chemical weapons facilities Friday evening.
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Death got the upper hand of the old warrior early in the morning, and at half-past five the change was so marked that messengers were hastily sent for Drs.
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Tech's best engineers haven't yet figured out how to equip an AI with intuition; as long as that remains the case, humans will have the upper hand in the workplace.
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The events of this week, including an open corporate rebellion over Trump's refusal to decisively condemn white supremacists, should prove this to America's CEOs: They have the upper hand now.
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Facebook is considering appealing on the data protection issues to the European Court of Justice, but here the Cartel Office may also have the upper hand, said Vinje, the lawyer.
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Eric Franchi, co-founder of ad tech firm Undertone, likens the struggle to a losing game of whack-a-mole, in which advertisers will never quite have the upper hand.
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Across the country, local leaders have struggled to gain the upper hand against new measles infections — now the worst in decades — and which experts believe will become a new normal.
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The French and the Italian groups were supposed to have equal weighting in the combined company's leadership, but they now accuse each other of trying to gain the upper hand.
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Minority Leader Chuck Schumer insisted Democrats have the upper hand because Republicans control both chambers of Congress and the White House, saying a shutdown would be seen as their responsibility.
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This means that firefighters will have only relatively narrow windows of beneficial weather conditions in which to gain the upper hand of these fires, which are far from under control.
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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.
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Several previous ceasefires have unraveled quickly in the seven-year war in Syria, where government forces have gained the upper hand with the help of key allies Iran and Russia.
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Senate Republicans have the upper hand Thanks to $21.5 million from the Adelsons, groups backing Senate Republicans have more to spend in the homestretch than do those backing Senate Democrats.
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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.
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Capturing Hodeidah would give the Arab coalition the upper hand in the war, in which it has fought since 2015 to restore an exiled government driven out by the Houthis.
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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.
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This steely temperament was again evident this week, as Mr Wang gained the upper hand in his battle against a corporate raider attempting to seize control of his listed company.
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President Obama on Wednesday claimed the upper hand in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) during a rare visit to the headquarters of the CIA.
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Nishikori, who has never flourished on grass and is yet to go past the fourth round at Wimbledon, did briefly gain the upper hand as he took the third set.
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The law's individual cuts expire after 2628, and Democrats will have the upper hand in letting them go because deficits will be running $28500 trillion or more at that time.
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The 14th-ranked Serbian team roared back from a weak second quarter that left the game level 27-27 at halftime to get the upper hand on fourth-ranked France.
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Some legal experts argue the administration will have the upper hand because the high court has traditionally given wide latitude to the executive branch when it comes to immigration law.
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The bottom line: This is a large victory for UnitedHealthcare, which terminated its contract with Envision and now has the upper hand in negotiating rates for Envision's health care services.
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Turns out that she's something of a serial hat-knocker-offer (her hypos must be getting the upper hand of her): She is the Robspierre of be-cheese-heading. Ruthless.
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A bonanza is far from assured: competition to help with the restructuring of the Middle East's largest economy is fierce, and Riyadh has the upper hand in negotiations over fees.
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Experts say that in the first year of Trump's presidency, the drug industry has gained the upper hand in the lobbying campaign against its foes in the health care industry.
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"There is a struggle within the government, and the pro-reform wing is having the upper hand," said Mr. Lata, who heads a political organization called the Oromo Democratic Front.
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In 2020, if you live on the coasts, follow politics intensely and hang around college-educated people, it's easy to think that the disruptive Democratic forces have the upper hand.
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After Brazil's economy plunged into recession in 21990, politicians and industry leaders who favor loosening environmental protections gained the upper hand in a long-running contest over the rain forest.
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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.
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Later, Mr. Avenatti appeared to exult on Twitter about what he suggested were undisciplined comments by Mr. Trump that would give Ms. Clifford the upper hand in the legal dispute.
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President Donald Trump has the upper hand in the China trade war because tariffs are hurting the Chinese economy way more than the U.S. economy, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday.
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Of the many things Chuck and Axe have in common, this episode emphasizes their willingness to minimize or exploit their own partners to get the upper hand on each other.
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The February jobs report showed average earnings grew by 220% over the last year — a strong number that could indicate workers have the upper hand in a strong job market.
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"Or they're going to say — especially if Iran's influence were to gain the upper hand here — let's do it the Iran way and let's crackdown on the protesters," he added.
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Analysts told CNBC that the restrictions, first reported by Bloomberg on Friday, could be an effort by President Donald Trump's administration to gain the upper hand in forthcoming trade talks.
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The Russians, however, blew away the twice former winners after taking a 19-point halftime lead and gained the upper hand in a tight race to reach the last eight.
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It's the latest twist in one of the fiercest recent jet market battles, pitting Boeing's 787 against the latest type of A330, with Boeing so far holding the upper hand.
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Critics have countered that denying Congress recourse in the courts would give the White House the upper hand to hide information needed for an impeachment investigation or other legislative inquiries.
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"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," said Commerzbank analyst Eugen Weinberg.
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But it could unveil a number of deals favouring widebody jets where it has the upper hand against Airbus, including at least a dozen 787 aircraft for Korean Air Lines.
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But Trump's decision to withdraw from the agreement has given their more hardline opponents, including the leaders of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, the upper hand in the domestic political argument.
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In the final days of his campaign, he struggled to fill events and seemed to be more focused on rehabilitating his image than gaining the upper hand in the Republican race.
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Voters in Taiwan delivered a crushing blow to President Tsai Ing-wen and her independence-leaning ruling party during the weekend's local elections, leaving China with the upper hand, analysts say.
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"There is no way the two of you work," says Maggie, who is dismissive of Fred, part of an interesting conversation about unequal power relationships when women hold the upper hand.
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He said if the United States terminated the deal or if sanctions were reimposed on Tehran, it would give Iranian hardliners, who are against negotiations with the West, the upper hand.
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This also gave Uber a wealth of data to use to target riders and drivers in an attempt to get the upper-hand on Lyft as that service continued to expand.
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President Donald Trump has the upper hand in trade talks with China despite false claims that he made at a Wednesday rally with supporters in Florida, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday.
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As Bryant, 40, got the upper hand, Johnson — who won five championships with the Lakers in the 1980s and is now the team's president — began to fudge his points a bit.
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In Syria, it sided with the government against the protesters and was instrumental in helping President Bashar al-Assad gain the upper hand against rebels in Syria's eight-year civil war.
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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.
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The New York Mets had no trouble tearing through the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series last October and still seem to have the upper hand in the series.
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She has already tried to use religious fundamentalists to get the upper hand, and now has made an unholy alliance with one of the realm's most despicable figures in Euron Greyjoy.
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"I hope that, at the end, reason has the upper hand and that we are in a position in the home straight to be able to seal a deal," he continued.
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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.
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White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow told CNBC on Tuesday the United States holds the upper hand in trade negotiations with China due to the comparative strength of the U.S. economy.
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"For some political parties having the upper hand in Basra is a key objective to expand their power," said Baghdad-based analyst Jasim al-Bahadli, an expert on Shi'ite armed groups.
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Both Sprint majority owner SoftBank and Deutsche Telekom, which owns a controlling stake in T-Mobile US, wanted to be the one to hold the upper hand in the combined entity.
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"The hardliners have the upper hand, people, especially after today's statement from the Federal Reserve that inflation is negligible and the economy's fine—not too hot, not too cold, " Cramer said.
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After splitting two decisions following 33 spirited minutes of hockey, the Capitals look to gain the upper hand as the first-round series shifts to Toronto for Game 23 on Monday.
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Washington (CNN)Philadelphia Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is getting the upper hand on the National Football League in a manufactured fight with his hometown Eagles.
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Naming Mr. Xi as core leader suggested that he has gained the upper hand ahead of a potentially contentious year when he and his colleagues must decide the next leadership lineup.
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Moscow is playing a double game in Syria by giving lip service to diplomatic efforts while conducting airstrikes that have allowed Mr. Assad to regain the upper hand on the battlefield.
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Other shoe brands may still have the upper hand in terms of sales and cultural cachet, but there's no doubt that more athletes and customers are taking notice of New Balance.
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Recently, Nguyen and her colleagues at Rise wrote a civil rights bill to spotlight current laws that seem to give the upper hand to perpetrators of sexual assault, rather than victims.
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Both sides believe they have the upper hand, making the election a litmus test for public opinion that could shape the messaging of both parties heading into the 2020 presidential election.
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The finale will likely feature Cersei's trial—her nude walk through the city was apparently just the High Sparrow's idea of a bail bond—and the Faith has the upper hand.
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Since there are 53 Republican senators and 47 Democrats, the GOP will have the upper hand in making those decisions — so long as they can keep their moderate members in line.
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Political observers in Utah said there are at least a handful of state legislators would could run against Hatch in the Republican primary, though Hatch would likely have the upper hand.
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But the argument that gained the upper hand, especially as the debate escalated in the weeks after the walkout, held that those approaches would be futile, according to two people involved.
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And in a nation that escaped the grip of dictatorship only in 1985, it is unclear whether democracy will survive or whether supporters of authoritarian government will gain the upper hand.
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In a post-apocalyptic future, be it nuclear wasteland or Anthropocene nightmare, a common sci-fi trope is that those able to harness old world technology will have the upper hand.
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But the profit motive and the iron grip of special interest groups who believe in shooting the most treasured mammals on Earth for prestige, most unfortunately, still has the upper hand.
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In Syria, Libya and Yemen – but also Iraq and elsewhere – regional powers are becoming locked in sometimes bloody rivalry, pushing in more resources as they struggle to gain the upper hand.
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They are armed by Iran with everything from rifles to rockets to drones, the DIA says, and according to some analysts, they give Tehran the upper hand in any regional conflict.
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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.
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Johnson also said the West should do more to put pressure on Russia, which has helped the Syrian government gain the upper hand against rebels on many frontlines in the conflict.
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He believes the U.S. has the upper hand in negotiations, because China depends on the U.S. as an export market and its domestic economy is slowing more than official statistics indicate.
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In a bid to regain the upper hand, the Riksbank is planning a not-for-profit system for the instant settlement of payments, in a litmus test for other central banks.
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The global oversupply is not only giving buyers the upper hand but is also pushing the LNG market away from its traditional reliance on oil-linked pricing and long-term contracts.
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Proof of Iranian military action or attacks by its proxies in the region could also indicate that forces inside Iranian politics that are hostile to any dialogue have the upper hand.
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What was pressing, following the Iran-Russia alliance with Bashar al-Assad gaining the upper hand in Syria's civil war in 2016-17, was to roll back Tehran's growing regional hegemony.
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"The standoff 'shale versus sheikh' continues to frame the oil market, with the former again gaining the upper hand," said Norbert Ruecker, head of macro and commodity research at Julius Baer.
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"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," said Eugen Weinberg, analyst at Commerzbank.
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Snap and the 'Gram have been dueling for a few years now, but SC's best feature -- posting "stories" -- finally made its way to IG, which has since gotten the upper hand.
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And this is a classic strategy Trump uses, where he frequently tries to get the upper hand to some extent by changing the story when it doesn't work out his way.
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Soccer players often toe the line on fouling opponents to get the upper hand in a given moment, but usually that means holding someone back or grabbing their jersey, not biting them.
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And instead of talking about that, because of these stunts, and also calling for the abolishment of ICE, now the Democrats once again have given the upper hand back to the Republicans.
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I wonder if - are you giving Russian President Vladimir Putin the upper hand heading into your talks given that you are challenging these alliances that he seeks to break up and destroy.
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And I wonder, are you giving Russian President Vladimir Putin the upper hand heading into your talks given that you are challenging these alliances that he seeks to break up and destroy?
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The agreement sets the GOP-controlled Congress up for a showdown in December, and many Republicans argue that Trump has sold them out and given Democrats the upper-hand in those negotiations.
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Here's where the airlines have the upper hand: It comes down to the "contract of carriage," a legal document that spells out the rights and responsibilities of the airline and its passengers.
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National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Friday the strength of the U.S. economy gives it the upper hand over China as the two countries try to iron out a trade deal.
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He has the confidence of a man who's rarely challenged but always has the upper hand when he is; he's used to others agreeing that he's the smartest person in the room.
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I assume that Arya had been training herself to fight in that room in the darkness, and that that training helped her get the upper hand on the Waif and kill her.
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GUTs, on the other hand, posit various mechanisms by which subatomic particles (of both matter and antimatter) can fall apart and thus, in some way, allow matter to gain the upper hand.
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Olsen, the fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center, said that as a result it could take decades for the Republican Party to define itself, yielding Democrats the upper hand for years.
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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.
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True, Russia may feel that the Assad regime, with its help, is now in strong enough a position to hammer out a longer-term deal that will give it the upper hand.
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There's several reasons bulls still have the upper hand, for the moment: Bottom line: a lot is riding on the commentary of a couple dozen bank CEOs in the next few weeks.
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Hart has consistently refused to take back the $300 Haddish reportedly owed him from her time as a struggling, homeless standup comic, and Haddish thought she had finally gotten the upper hand.
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Tahrir al-Sham appeared to have gained the upper hand in some areas of Idlib, ousting Ahrar al-Sham from a string of villages along the border with Turkey, rebel officials said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British bookmakers are backing Lewis Hamilton to come good in this season's Formula One title chase, despite Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg having the upper hand with six races remaining.
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The show is forever switching which of these two men has the upper hand, on both a moral and tactical level, so that rigid definitions of right and wrong no longer apply.
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He and his Democratic colleagues want to keep the pressure on Republicans to hold hearings on the nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, believing they have the upper hand in the public relations battle.
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The White House needs something to happen that would change the politics of the situation, and would put the onus on Democrats, who think they have the upper hand, to solve it.
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Although monetary divergence between the Fed and BOJ gives the dollar the upper hand versus the yen in the medium term, some analysts believe the yen may actually strengthen in coming months.
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If Trump fails to conceptualize the North Korean negotiations as multilateral, by instead continuing to view this conflict merely as him versus the dictator, Kim will keep on having the upper hand.
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Reports of a truck-driver shortage and an industry boom theoretically gave truckers the upper hand in 23, but detention time actually worsened that year compared with 2014, a new study found.
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Turkey's offensive in Syria has ground to a halt at al-Bab and after Erdoğan's apology to Putin for shooting down the Russian plane, it is clear Russia has the upper hand.
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In 2015 it beat its arch-rival The New York Times in terms of readership (though the Times has since regained the upper hand), and it has been profitable for two years.
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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.
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Donald Trump's tweets targeting Boeing and Lockheed Martin won't lower defense costs much but may give the president-elect the upper hand in procurement talks, two military analysts told CNBC on Friday.
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Riyadh is worried that a landmark nuclear deal reached between Iran, the United States and five other major powers in 2015 will help Tehran gain the upper hand in their regional standoff.
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"He's actually the kind of negotiator that as a hostage negotiator I had to learn how to get the upper hand on, without making them mad, without making it worse," he explains.
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As the Zuffa-era UFC revised the image of MMA in North America and pushed forward with a sport-first mentality, PRIDE held the upper hand through better purses and sheer audacity.
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Polling data as recently as December show that Republicans have the upper hand on the politics of ObamaCare, with 48 percent of people opposing the law and only 85033 percent supporting it.
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The waves at Shidashita, on the Chiba coastline east of Tokyo, are significantly smaller and more inconsistent than those in Tahiti, so surfers with strong aerial skills will have the upper hand.
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Brazen even by today's standards, the bill was a porkfest of new spending, unpopular mandates, and election interference designed to give Democrats the upper hand rather than giving Americans a hand up.
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Even if a pokémon and its trainer truly collaborate, the pokéball — a red, black, and white cage that is used to capture and contain new monsters — gives the humans the upper hand.
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When the poor family gains the illusion of the upper hand, havoc ensues, and it becomes clear that Parasite is a dark indictment of the upper class and the damage they cause.
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With U.S. demand for Saudi bonds still strong and its American partners remaining invested in their projects, Riyadh will hold the upper hand should China force a geoeconomic race for the Gulf.
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" Embracing the necessity of lynching, one propagandist wrote: "What is lynch justice, if not the natural resistance of the Volk to an alien race that is attempting to gain the upper hand?
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He also cited what he called "a huge gap" between the promises of Russia, which intervened militarily in 2015 on Assad's side and gave him back the upper hand in the conflict.
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While both sides are furiously playing the blame game, McConnell thinks he has the upper hand and plans to raise pressure on Democrats by forcing votes on resolutions to reopen the government.
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