(1) Alan took the reins and the small horse started trotting.

(2) SunSelect general manager, Carl Ledbetter, takes the reins of the combined unit.

(3) He gave me the backbone to take the reins and be assertive and a little more aggressive.

(4) If Eriksson says yes[Sentence dictionary], it will see him take the reins in the Koreans' first World Cup finals since reaching the last eight in 1966.

(5) In fact, anyone can learn to take the reins from the subconscious and alter dream situations.

(6) Unless you truly don't care how things transpire, take the reins this week.

(7) It may be time for someone else to take the reins and let you step back permanently into either a creator role or another project altogether.

(8) And when you take the reins, you remove the pressure men often feel to perform, which can be hugely stressful for them.

(9) So, think you may have to take the reins on this one.

(10) Ron had to take the reins of the family business after his father died.

(11) When Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) disclosed in January that Page would take the reins, the company's co-founder said it would be his top priority as CEO to clarify Google's focus areas.

(12) This veritable change in how we compute provides immense opportunities for IT personnel to take the reins of change and use them to their individual and institutional advantage.

(13) When West finally stepped aside in 2000, Kupchak felt he was qualified to take the reins from the front-office legend.

(14) If you turn to passive aggression when you're uncomfortable with what's expected of you, it's important to do something to take the reins of your situation.

(15) And we need strong, smart, confident young women to stand up and take the reins.

(16) Economist Nicholas Spiro, of Spiro Sovereign Strategy, said: "The fact that investors have to wait another month for Mr Rajoy's cabinet to take the reins only adds to the uncertainty.

(17) He warned that Iraqi security forces may not be prepared to take the reins for at least another decade.

(18) My sensibilities are slightly different than theirs and, also, there's a lot to focus on with just the kind of acting – I just sort of let them take the reins I guess.

(19) The room was filled with unacknowledged tensions and questions: Why had Rosenberg called for Vice-President Espada to take the reins of the country?