61.   There is also a need for a firm guiding hand at the top.

62.   Transferring his powers temporarily to Chernomyrdin, Yeltsin assured the Russian nation that the government was in firm hands and there was no need for concern.

63.   Under the firm hand of military ruler Gen. Sani Abacha, carjackings and armed gangs storming houses have decreased recently, expatriates and Nigerian journalists say.

64.   When Wolf hired Rhodes one year ago to replace Mike Holmgren, he thought Rhodes would apply a firm hand to the Packers.

65.   He has shown a firm hand ever since, not least to the Ivorian press.

66.   And on the Israeli side, the government had to show a firm hand in public to assuage the right and those opposed to Palestinian self-rule.

67.   Thanks tncy after the election, but will keep a firm hand on the reigns of power.