But the evolution of a free hand made it possible to dispense with protrusive lips and gripping teeth.
The fore-limb has become a free hand, and everyone who knows monkeys at all is aware of the zest with which they use their tool.
I should wish to have a free hand in the negotiations in the matter of connecting Belgium with Germany in a military and economic sense.
I said again that I was ready to stand by them and hold to their demands as far as ever possible, but in the event of Germany's breaking off the negotiations with Russia I must reserve the right to act with a free hand.
Waddington to understand that, so far as England was concerned, France would be allowed a free hand in the Regency of Tunis, which she had long coveted.
Castlereagh was prepared to leave Austria a free hand to deal with the risings in Naples and Piedmont, since she had treaty rights in the former case and her interests, as an Italian power, were threatened in both.
Two things at any rate were clear--one, that Gordon should faithfully adhere to the policy of evacuation and abandonment which he had formally accepted; the other, that the British government should leave him a free hand.
Mr. Gladstone gave the Round Table his blessing, his "general idea being that he had better meddle as little as possible with the conference, and retain a free hand.
General Buller's telegram, although it left him a free hand as to time and opportunity, had suggested that operation.
He has a very mixed lot, and their procedure is sketchy, but Lord Roberts wishes him to have a free hand.
A telegram just received says he has given you a free hand.
And she was giving Alois a free hand in planning surroundings of spontaneous beauty rather than of the kind that pleased the narrower and more precise fancy of a narrower age, to which the idea of freedom of any sort was unknown.
Illustration: "She was giving Alois a free hand in planning surroundings.
Had Obregon been given a free hand, he undoubtedly could have destroyed Salazar's force.
Another, Joseph, had the sense to give a free hand to an able, if despotic, minister, the Marquis of Pombal.
Nay more, Great Britain has, in return for the mere recognition of a fait accompli in Egypt, agreed to stand aside in Morocco, and to grant France a free hand in any attempt to create there a similar state of things.
But Austria was too alarmed at Prussian aggrandizement in Germany to offer any protest; and, indeed, procured some trifling gains by giving France a free hand in Switzerland.
Only by overthrowing Napoleon's supremacy in Germany could the Czar gain a free hand for a lasting settlement of the Polish Question.
It is to be hoped that Italy may also consent to hand over Rhodes and the neighbouring islands to Greece, in return for a free hand in Southern Asia Minor in the event of the Turkish Empire breaking up.
Serbia was tacitly given a free hand in her attempt to reach the sea in Northern Albania.
The result was that Luther had a free hand to spread his views notwithstanding the decree of Worms.
Pope the Lutheran princes had a free hand to do as they pleased, and, indeed, at one time they were not without hope that Charles might be induced to place himself at their head.
I'd resign to-morrow if it weren't for the fact that Marrineal still wants to cocker up the labor crowd for his political purposes, and so gives me a free hand in my own special line.
So we fixed up our little contract; I was to go through college and do my best, and after I graduated, I was to have a free hand and an income of my own, a nice one.
Die, then, my brother, as it becomes a Fulvius, bravely, and by a free hand!
But how shall I die by a free hand, bound as I am, and weaponless?
Noble I am, and free; and by a free hand will I die, and a noble weapon!
The organization of the vast numbers enrolled was excellent whenever experts were given a free hand.
The change from interference to control was made only just in time at Washington; for three days after Meade's free hand began to feel its way along the threatened front the armies met upon the unexpected battlefield of Gettysburg.
He interfered more than ever just when Lee most required a free hand.
Wherever there was an efficient worker she was given a free hand to get the votes in her locality in the most effective way.
They evidently feel, and wish the public to understand, that the National Republican Committee has given them a free hand to pursue their obstructionist course.
During the Legislature of 1919 other organizations seemed desirous of pushing the suffrage work and the association voted to give them a free hand.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "free hand" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
