In other words, his fiery stump speeches look designed to get him elected safely enough to give him a free hand for peace talks.

ECONOMIST: Palestine's election

Al Hayat, an often astute pan-Arab newspaper, suggests that Russia is preparing to give America a free hand in Iraq as a trade-off for indulgence over the Chechnya war.

ECONOMIST: Iraq

It's highly unlikely that the Whitehall mandarinate is going to be willing to give Carwyn Jones a free hand in appointing Dame Gillian's successor anyway, which means there is always the potential for the UK Civil Service to install one of their own to keep the First Minister in order, as they might see it, in terms of his attacks on the UK Government.

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However, diplomats said, this doesn't mean that the military would easily give Mr. Sharif a free hand to dramatically improve trade and political ties.

WSJ: Pakistan's Newly Elected Leader Seeks Better India Ties

However, they add, this doesn't mean that the military would easily give Mr. Sharif a free hand to dramatically improve trade and political ties.

WSJ: Pakistan's Newly Elected Leader Seeks Better India Ties

The chancellor will plainly want to give himself as free a hand as possible during the downturn while insisting on his determination to make amends when the economy recovers.

ECONOMIST: Public finances

She will get there courtesy of the Bureau of Prisons who will give her a free ride, shackled and hand-cuffed again, on Con-Air.

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