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  • Hands-off Dave remains earnestly concerned in public and the minor players of Hammond,Hunt,May,Maude,Hague and Clark will be eager to join in although their contribution will probably piss-off their supporters more than us proles.

    Martin Rowson on Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms 2011

  • And I dutifully, dotingly, and reluctantly let you go, while galloping breathless at your side, as you let rip one wicked, “Hands-off!”

    Manifesting Change Mike Dooley 2010

  • Cons: Hands-off approach takes some getting used to early on.

    YetiReview: Moxyland Patrick 2009

  • Having relieved the Spanish islands from the dominion of Spain, we should declare concerning them a policy of "Hands-off," both on our own part and on the part of other powers.

    "Imperialism" and "The Tracks of Our Forefathers" Charles Francis Adams 1875

  • We interfered under a most questionable extension of the Monroe Doctrine, and asserted the principle of "Hands-off."

    "Imperialism" and "The Tracks of Our Forefathers" Charles Francis Adams 1875

  • So far as foreign powers are concerned, we have laid down the principle of "Hands-off."

    "Imperialism" and "The Tracks of Our Forefathers" Charles Francis Adams 1875

  • Fredericton man is collecting discarded coffee cups Chafic Haddad is collecting and taking pictures of used coffee cups Hands-off parenting Should more people embrace the 'slow parenting' movement?

    CBC | Top Stories News 2012

  • Hands-off parenting Should more people embrace the 'slow parenting' movement?

    CBC | Top Stories News 2012

  • Hands-off parenting Should more people embrace the 'slow parenting' movement?

    CBC | Top Stories News 2012

  • Hands-off parenting Should more people embrace the 'slow parenting' movement?

    CBC | Top Stories News 2012

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