91.   The story has been told and re-told a million times of Rice strengthening his hands catching bricks from his father, a bricklayer.

92.   The way we have behaved toward China, I fear, has strengthened the hand of the know-nothings.

93.   Their hand could be strengthened considerably by the new surplus estimates that the Congressional Budget Office will probably release later this month.

94.   Their hand has been strengthened by Palestinian terrorist attacks.

95.   The weakened position of the two partisan leaders, Gibson contended, will strengthen the hands of moderates in the Republican and Democratic ranks.

96.   The wine industry believes its hand is strengthened as the fight is prolonged and lawmakers learn more about the Prohibition-era liquor distribution system that remains in existence .

97.   This will please the moderate and conservative Democrats in the House, and it will also strengthen their hand.

98.   This has strengthened the hand of landlords, particularly in areas of the city where certain retailers feel they must have a presence.

99.   To strengthen its hand, the PUC has retained a prominent Los Angeles antitrust lawyer, Harvey Saferstein, to advise the commission on potential legal strategies.

100.   Though more women might have strengthened their hand, Vanessa and Virginia resisted female intruders into the circle.