hold the purse strings
control the purse strings

A future where we hold the purse strings on all those who matter.

She held the purse strings on a fat insurance policy.

Power usually ends up in the hands of those who hold the purse strings.

The other, until fairly recently, held the purse strings and the power.

Who's going to hold the purse strings, to whom can we go to challenge decisions?

But Republicans are also to blame, after all, we've held the purse strings.

The Government have no intention of giving power to anyone except those who hold the purse strings.

Parliament may hold the purse strings to the army, but after all this time, the men are mine.

How much longer are those that hold the purse strings going to keep falling for this myth?

His wife is a wealthy woman and dominates him by holding the purse strings.

The King held the purse strings and the armed forces were sworn to defend him.

So that's the one who holds the purse strings.

Whoever is holding the purse strings in Washington should get smart and loosen up.

But inside the family structure they are increasingly holding the purse strings and gaining authority.

Bear in mind, Amanda, you will always hold the purse strings."

"They can't go under while he holds the purse strings.

"In a religious order controlled by greed, the man who holds the purse strings rules."

"His wife holds the purse strings and he seems to resent it.

With Republicans holding the purse strings, it's the Democrats who are being taken.

I think I told you that she holds the purse strings."

Colonel James held the purse strings on all of Laura's research.

He holds the purse strings for stipends and committee chairmanships.

"I love this kind of work," she said between meetings with people who held the purse strings to grants for worthy causes.

Schools for whites and blacks may have been separate, but white hands held the purse strings for both.

It is you who hold the purse strings."

Thus the patient, rather than the insurance company, controls the purse strings.

Yet his wife, Marianne, continues to control the purse strings in the family.

After all, they'd fear being held accountable by passionate parents who control the purse strings.

The people who drive the policy are the ones who control the purse strings.

"If you control the purse strings, they pay attention."

"He controls the purse strings, so having him there can be very helpful.

The selectmen may control the purse strings, but the voters elect me.

After all, the Federal Government controls the purse strings.

It is the parents who control the purse strings and the ones who instill values.

The only way to stimulate the economy is to return real money to the people who control the purse strings, says Janet Daley.

But he does control the purse strings.

The rebate checks always go out just before an election, whether the Democrats or the Republicans control the purse strings.

He who controls the purse strings controls the enterprise.

Here, Congress controls the purse strings.

Harris, the chap she's marrying, got the idea he'd stand more chance of having a happy marriage if he controlled the purse strings."

"And we control the purse strings!"

Dr. Liebfreed, who controlled the purse strings, shared his alarm.

Those who arranged the sessions said they represented a new level of consultation between the military and those who controlled the purse strings.

Under a voucher plan, parents would have the ultimate say over curriculums because they would control the purse strings.

Between puffs, he said, "As long as she controls the purse strings, kiddo, be careful.

It might not always be easy to resist "pester power", but ultimately it's the parents who control the purse strings and make the major purchasing decisions.

"We need to make sure we get softer goods, because women control the purse strings," Mr. Davis said.

This movie production money comes with strings attached, and for the ordinary moviegoer the questions become: Do you know who's controlling the purse strings?

The House Ways and Means Committee controls the purse strings of government, giving its members unparalleled political clout.

(When it comes to $2,000 TV-purchasing decisions, surveys show men control the purse strings.)