Sentences with phrase «safe pair of hands in»

She's got a safe pair of hands in Brian Beecraft (Finance Director since 1998), while Safetell & Grosvenor have traditionally operated on a fairly autonomous basis.

The shorthand caricature of the new chancellor of the exchequer is that he is the ultimate safe pair of hands in government: a hardworking, technocratic colleague who will happily and conscientiously take good care of tricky ministries.

Javid has been a fairly safe pair of hands in his previous positions.

A safe pair of hands in TV studios and the debate «spin rooms».

The leader is bad enough for the prime minister's highly - prized reputation as a safe pair of hands in tough times.

Maybe this could be the last straw for Wenger and it could be that he could be interested in one of the safest pair of hands in the Premier League.

Roberto Mancini obviously has one of the safest pair of hands in the Premier League in the form of Joe Hart but arguably not a great deal of talented back - ups keeping the England man on his toes, so a move for Jack Butland could be a wise one to consider.

The right - back has been a near ever - present this season and is one of the safest pairs of hands in the Premier League, while also having a knack for scoring important goals.

Former Middlesbrough, Fulham and Chelsea stopper now at Leicester City is probably one of the safest pairs of hands in the Premier League.

When it comes to no - nonsense arcade twitch gaming, Finnish studio Housemarque is the safest pair of hands in the business.

Not exact matches

U.S. - educated Yi, 60, a protege of respected predecessor Zhou Xiaochuan, is widely seen as a safe pair of hands, ensuring policy continuity as China persists with its crackdown on risks and a debt build - up in its increasingly complex financial system.

We know that we are in a safe pair of biographical hands when Lindop juxtaposes some of Williams's excruciating early poetry with that of his Aunty Alice, who earned an honest shilling or two composing rhymes for Christmas cards.

Ospina, on the other hand, has suffered a noticeable dip in form over the last couple of weeks but the biggest advantage with the Colombian is that he has a safe pair of hands.

We have Ospina who in my opinion is a much safer pair of hands minus the delusions of grandeur..

In Ospina, we have found a mature and safe pair of hands.

he'll bring a wealth of experience a true leader who's not only an improvement in goal he will use his experience to help improve the defence through organisation plus defenders always play better knowing there's a safe pair of hand behind them.

The goalkeeper is City's safest pair of hands and hasn't really put a foot wrong in his time on the pitch recently.

Ospina is my no 1 choice, certainly the more in form and safe pair of hands to have in goal!

Sometimes its great to be able to leave baby in a safe pair of hands whilst you eat or have a shower or grab a quick well deserved rest or bath.

Former Ghana safest pair of hands Sammy «Bamako» Adjei once invested his resources in public toilets usually known as KVIP.

Conservative politician regarded as a safe pair of hands who became deputy chief whip in the House of Lords

Cruddas concludes that voters backed the Tories because they were seen as a safe pair of hands, despite the underlying injustices many see in British economic life.

Davidson continued to speak for various government departments with authority and without slip - ups, and when Denham decided in 1991 to retire, Davidson, one of only two names in the frame for the job, was regarded as a safe pair of hands.

David Waddington was home secretary and chief whip in Thatcher's government, and regarded as a safe pair of hands.

Building on this, Team May will now look to stress the home secretary's credentials as a safe pair of hands who has thought through all of the issues relating to EU withdrawal - and has consulted with relevant figures in the world of business.

A quiet, unassuming, safe pair of hands he was — along with Gordon Brown and Jack Straw — one of only 3 MPs to serve in the cabinet continuously from 1997 to 2010 (more information at They work for you)

The most plausible explanation is that they are being won back by perceptions of Conservative party competence in running the economy and that Ukip is not a safe pair of hands.

It's meant somewhat pejoratively, but «safe pair of hands» turns out to mean sleek, tanned, straight - talking — and yes, safe, in that one can easily imagine panicking bankers and prime ministers turning to him for answers and calm.

«The obligatory description of the ex-chancellor is that he is a «safe pair of hands» (generally accompanied by reminders that a trucking magazine once awarded him the title of «most boring politician» two years in a row).

It was great knowing me and my baby were in a safe pair of hands

It's the classic example of a studio playing it safe, putting a potentially lucrative property in a safe pair of hands, who will in turn deliver something which will offend the least amount of people and thereby create the widest possible market.

Petersen has been eclectic when choosing composers in the past, but seemed to get a safe pair of hands here with James Newton Howard, who wasn't exactly the A-lister he is today, but had a solid enough body of work behind him on this kind of film.

Opening up the theatrical battle of wits with measured restraint to show the behind - the - scenes manoeuvring, director Ron Howard (Hollywood's definitive «safe pair of hands») invests everything in the strength of his practised leads, Michael Sheen and Frank Langella.

Ken Simons has been the safe pair of hands behind the scenes of some of the most popular exhibitions at Tate Liverpool since it opened in 1988.

We have a 99 % success rate so you're in a safe pair of hands.

«Tenacious» team head Emma Scourfield has «very good medical knowledge» and is a «safe pair of hands», particularly in relation to high - value clinical negligence matters.

You're in safe hands, accompanied by a keenly trained pair of eyes, on a property viewing with this former «Firefighter of the Year,» as honored by his peers and colleagues.