1.   Campbell believed he could strengthen his hand by making an example of a council member in order to demonstrate where power lay.

2.   My connection to a politically active national organization had strengthened my hand immeasurably.

3.   Others strengthened weak hands by molding clay.

4.   Patten promises to strengthen hand of pollution agency.

5.   The company plans to strengthen its hand in Europe by opening an office in Spain.

6.   The controversy has strengthened the hand of her critics.

7.   There are other ways too of strengthening the hand of governments.

8.   Up to a point, it is bound to strengthen the hand of reformers.

9.   The President has strengthened the hand of the gun lobby.