Short was seen at the time as a "safe pair of hands."

This man has the safest pair of hands in the party.

In short, he was the Bank's safest pair of hands.

Europe's destiny is in an altogether safer pair of hands.

He did not earn his extraordinary reputation by being a safe pair of hands.

He is regarded as a "safe pair of hands" for the network following the controversy.

He was a fine slips fieldsman with a safe pair of hands.

I'll stay with a safe pair of hands, and help re-elect Obama.

Conservative Central Office described him as "a safe pair of hands".

As the British say, "a safe pair of hands".

I am delighted that the Commission has this safe pair of hands as its representative, with responsibility for regional development.

If this is a sign of stability and a safe pair of hands, why complain?

George 'no more boom' Osborne is not a safe pair of hands for our economy.

He is described as "a mandarin with a safe pair of hands", though some doubt his forensic skill.

They are the product of Maggie's "is he a safe pair of hands.

She claimed in 1996 that Tony Blair was "not a safe pair of hands for the economy".

On development issues he is one of the safest pairs of hands as far as I can see.

He is no safe pair of hands.

We could do wi' a safe pair of hands down there.'

But he's a safe pair of hands in a job where the definition of success is being able to keep out of trouble.

By naming a safe pair of hands as shadow chancellor, leader aimed to keep hold of economic policy.

He had a safe pair of hands, considerable pace, could punt the ball long as was solid in defence.

Regarded as a safe pair of hands, he could do with a charisma injection, but has made a strong start in his first top flight job.

Whereas those who look like a safe pair of hands for the established order, and say what they want to hear follow a gilded career path.

He did not earn his extraordinary reputation by being a safe pair of hands.

He was a fine slips fieldsman with a safe pair of hands.

I'll stay with a safe pair of hands, and help re-elect Obama.

Conservative Central Office described him as "a safe pair of hands".

As the British say, "a safe pair of hands".

If this is a sign of stability and a safe pair of hands, why complain?

George 'no more boom' Osborne is not a safe pair of hands for our economy.

He is described as "a mandarin with a safe pair of hands", though some doubt his forensic skill.

They are the product of Maggie's "is he a safe pair of hands.

She claimed in 1996 that Tony Blair was "not a safe pair of hands for the economy".

We could do wi' a safe pair of hands down there.'

But he's a safe pair of hands in a job where the definition of success is being able to keep out of trouble.

By naming a safe pair of hands as shadow chancellor, leader aimed to keep hold of economic policy.

He had a safe pair of hands, considerable pace, could punt the ball long as was solid in defence.

Regarded as a safe pair of hands, he could do with a charisma injection, but has made a strong start in his first top flight job.

Whereas those who look like a safe pair of hands for the established order, and say what they want to hear follow a gilded career path.

"He will be a safer pair of hands than Duisenberg proved to be."

His demise paved the way for Alexander Severus, a safer pair of hands.

"The centre-right is a safe pair of hands.

In spite of the sensitive nature of the portfolio, he was viewed as a safe pair of hands.

Hearn may not be a safe pair of hands, especially when decades of history are at stake.

A safe pair of hands for tory's friends but not for the rest of us.

Van der Veer - a safe pair of hands?

My compliments also to the two rapporteurs and the chairman of the budgetary committee, who proved a safe pair of hands.