• Morsi will not have a free hand to govern, at least not in the short term.

    CNN: Can we trust Egypt's new president?

  • It is the prospect that the new owners will have a free hand to manage their properties, unhindered by politics.

    CNN: The Revolution Continues

  • State governments, universities and agencies would now seem to have a free hand to violate patents and trademarks with impunity, even when operating commercially.

    ECONOMIST: The Supreme Court

  • Of course, Mr Badawi did not have a free hand.

    ECONOMIST: The prime minister fights for survival

  • With no president to meddle in government and mock his bullying ways, as Mr Kovac did, Mr Meciar will now have a free hand to improve his electoral fortunes.

    ECONOMIST: Slovakia

  • Asked if Mr Kiley will have a free hand to take on the unions, the mayor says that Mr Kiley would not have taken the job without such freedom.

    ECONOMIST: A talk with London��s mayor

  • Iraq's ambassador to the United States said Tuesday that the United States has to keep its forces in his country unless it wants Iran to have a free hand in Iraq.

    CNN: Iraq hearings highlight differences between McCain, Democrats

  • Wisconsin law prohibits more than 25% out-of-state undergrads (but add in the 10% Minnesota reciprocity students) but with a new financial structure, Chancellor Martin could have a free hand making the UW-Madison the semi-private school she envisions.

    FORBES: Recall In Wisconsin?

  • Harriet Miers, the president's former White House counsel, exploring with high-ranking officials of the Justice Department, the removal of all federal prosecutors so that the White House could have a free hand filling those ranks with nothing but political loyalists.

    NPR: Bush's White House, Built on Partisanship?

  • Under the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme, branded-drug companies are allowed to make a profit of up to 21 per cent on any medicines they sell to the NHS. They have a free hand to set the prices when they are introduced but, every five years, the government and the companies agree an across-the-board cut on all drugs.

    FORBES: Drugs: Fixing Prices and Supply Shortages

  • If elected he would not take any party whip in parliament and would have a "free hand", he pledged.

    BBC: Lib Dems bow out of key seat

  • Environment Minister Roseanna Cunnigham said it was important to remember the Scottish government did not have "a free hand" as EU rules had to be complied with.

    BBC: Member's debate: Penalties for farmers

  • In fact, we have a pretty free hand.

    NPR: Turkey Rattles Sabers at Kurdish Iraq

  • As Canada's provinces have discovered painfully, there is no such thing as a free federal hand-out.

    ECONOMIST: Canada's provinces

  • These trusts (also called megatrusts) have been promoted as a way for a family to hand down wealth for generations, free from both estate taxes and all creditors' claims.

    FORBES: Money & Investing

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