31.   Israeli officials recently proposed withdrawal in exchange for a commitment by Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah and take a firm hand against cross-border guerrilla attacks.

32.   Nickerson presided with a firm hand over the Louima cases, in which several of the indicted police officers insisted they were being made scapegoats.

33.   Since then, he has run meetings with a firm hand.

34.   The control board also kept a firm hand on the composition of the new D.C. Emergency Transitional Education Board of Trustees.

35.   The federation, under the firm hand of its president, Julian Nunez, bordered on dictatorial at times, telling Barrios when and where to compete.

36.   The hawks called for a firm hand, the doves for concessions, the pragmatists for both.

37.   The policy of the firm hand will be vindicated.

38.   This executive insisted that Goldberg had kept a firm hand on the management of Warner Brothers.

39.   This team needs somebody who will nurture our young players and this team needs a firm hand where rules will be set and rules will be followed.