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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Under The Hand of
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/25/travel/seattle-the-art-of-living.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
"The Seattle Repertory Theater, under the hand of its artistic director, Daniel Sullivan, won a recent Tony award for best regional theater and is perhaps the best-loved stagehouse in town. "
I cannot find in the dictionaries below which senses of "hand" apply to the example.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/hand
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/hand
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/hand
"The Seattle Repertory Theater, under the hand of its artistic director, Daniel Sullivan, won a recent Tony award for best regional theater and is perhaps the best-loved stagehouse in town. "
I cannot find in the dictionaries below which senses of "hand" apply to the example.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/hand
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/hand
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/hand
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" The idiom is often applied to orchestras but can, as is the case here, be used to describe the action of directing a theatrical production. The conductor of an orchestra usually holds a baton in his hand while conducting - some do not. Since the conductor also stands on a raised platform slightly above the orchestra (so that all the musicians can clearly see him) this is why " under " is employed.
- " The idiom is often applied to orchestras but can, as is the case here, be used to describe the action of directing a theatrical production.
- The conductor of an orchestra usually holds a baton in his hand while conducting - some do not.
- Since the conductor also stands on a raised platform slightly above the orchestra (so that all the musicians can clearly see him) this is why " under " is employed.
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In your example, "under the hand of" means "under the direction of."
The idiom is often applied to orchestras but can, as is the case here, be used to describe the action of directing a theatrical production.
The conductor of an orchestra usually holds a baton in his hand while conducting - some do not. Since the conductor also stands on a raised platform slightl
The idiom is often applied to orchestras but can, as is the case here, be used to describe the action of directing a theatrical production.
The conductor of an orchestra usually holds a baton in his hand while conducting - some do not. Since the conductor also stands on a raised platform slightl
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"There is good reason to hope that the Dominican people will not again fall under the hand of
"There is good reason to hope that the Dominican people will not again fall under the hand of
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