have the upper hand

Now, at least, Mr Kan can claim to have the upper hand.(现在至少菅先生能声称自己占上风。)

As December begins, this partner will have the upper hand.(当十二月开始之时，这个合伙人将会有那上面的手。)

At half time, the Italian team seem to have the upper hand.(前半场意大利队似乎占据优势。)

Remember - you have the upper hand!(永远记住，主动权掌握在你手中！)

Our material circumstances, along with cultural inputs, determine whether the demons or the angels have the upper hand.(我们的物质环境，以及文化影响，决定了是恶魔还是天使占据上风。)

Now that the housing market has slowed down, the buyers HAVE the UPPER HAND. With fewer buyers in the market, the sellers are being forced to cut their prices.(这段话意思是：如今，房地产市场的成长速度开始放缓，买方开始占据优势，因为买房子的人比以前少了，所以卖房子的人不得不降价出售。)

I believe I have the upper hand over some others in certain fields for sure.(我坚定不移的认为在某些领域，我比其他人有优势。)

But those who are early to bed and early to rise do not always have the upper hand, researchers say.(但研究者称，那些早睡早起的人并不是总能占上风。)

These days the media conglomerates have the upper hand in most negotiations.(时下的传媒巨头在大多数谈判时都占有优势。)

In the world of financial stocks, fear and rumor have the upper hand.(传言和恐慌充斥着金融领域，大有一种山雨欲来风满楼的氛围。)