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Meanings of in hand in English

Under control.

At issue.

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Examples for "at issue"
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Liability is seriously at issue in the case, the court previously heard.
The Irish Times
2
He said also at issue were workers who were not employed permanently.
The South African
3
The company did not specify the precise number of apps at issue.
Reuters
4
That, we have now decided, is not the question at issue here.
The darkest road
5
And it is not 'British' psychology that is at issue, but English.
The Irish Times
1
The number of permanent jobs the project would create is in dispute.
Reuters
2
They reduce to both the capital value of the subject in dispute.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
3
Those facts are not in dispute, company executives said in their letter.
Chicago sun times
4
The precise locality of his birth in that town is in dispute.
The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Y...
5
The boundaries between the United States and Canada were still in dispute.
This Country of Ours
1
Jtekt said it did not export to China the products in question.
Reuters
2
You question everything. Her hope, resolve and positivity were never in question.
The Irish Times
3
Got the latest information on cell-phone activity from that area in question.
Sacrifice
4
The government in question went through a process of burnout, says Renzi.
The Guardian
5
Our great public service broadcaster's seriousness and due impartiality is in question.
The Guardian
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This is particularly the case when clothes for work are under consideration.
The Irish Times
2
The company said the idea had been under consideration internally since July.
Reuters
3
An initial public offering is also under consideration, a third source said.
Reuters
4
All of the options under consideration would likely carry a heavy cost.
Reuters
5
The administration has previously said a carbon tax is not under consideration.
Reuters

In hand.

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Usage of in hand in English
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The rebound comes hand in hand with looser credit conditions this year.
Reuters
2
You have work in hand, and much time has been lost today.
Prince Caspian
3
Indeed, some shareholders are choosing cash in hand over future market uncertainties.
Reuters
4
We need to remember that power and paranoia go hand in hand.
Ecological intelligence: rediscovering ourselves in nature (easy...
5
Barcelona stand 10 points clear of Real, with a game in hand.
The Guardian
6
Northern Ireland politics and Christmas crises seem to go hand in hand.
The Irish Times
7
Money and religion, he thought, were likely to go hand in hand.
The Rains Came
8
To the task in hand: we will have to work closely together.
The Rhesus Chart
9
God need not trouble, he thinks: I shall take it in hand.
Wolf hall
10
Hand in hand went the pair in the direction of the cottage.
Marguerite Verne; Or, Scenes from Canadian Life
11
She couldn't help but wonder why they approached without weapons in hand.
Book Three: The Final Exodus
12
When we had finished the work in hand, he said to me:-
Dracula Unearthed
13
However, the time comes when William has to take things in hand.
The William Companion
14
As I have always said, haunting and history go hand in hand.
The ghost chronicles
15
He allowed it; but denied that it proved the matter in hand.
An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 17...
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The volume growth has come hand in hand with industry-defying profit improvements.
Reuters