- (the) dead hand of
- the dead hand of (something)
something that stops progress from being made.
Economic development has been held back by the dead hand of bureaucracy.
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Dead hand — can refer to: Dead Hand (nuclear war), a nuclear deterrent in the Cold War. The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy Dead Hand, a sub boss in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The Dead Hand, original… … Wikipedia
The Gripping Hand — Author(s) Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle Country … Wikipedia
Dead Hand (nuclear war) — This article is about the Cold War nuclear control system. For the non fiction book, see The Dead Hand. Dead Hand (Russian: Система Периметр, Systema Perimetr)[1], known also as Perimeter,[2] is a Cold War era nuclear control system used by the… … Wikipedia
Dead Hand Provision — A stipulation on a defense mechanism (or poison pill) used by companies in order to protect against a merger or takeover by another company. The dead hand provision prevents the removal of the poison pill, a strategy used to discourage a hostile… … Investment dictionary
The Fourth Hand — infobox Book | name = The Fourth Hand title orig = translator = image caption = Paperback cover author = John Irving illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Fiction publisher = Random House release … Wikipedia
The Crawling Hand — Infobox Film name = The Crawling Hand image size = caption = One sheet for The Crawling Hand director = Herbert L. Strock producer = Joseph F. Robertson writer = Joseph Cranston Bill Idelson Herbert L. Strock Robert M. Young narrator = starring … Wikipedia
Dead hand — Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Dead (Higson novel) — The Dead (The Enemy 2) Author(s) Charlie Higson … Wikipedia
dead hand — n: mortmain Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. dead hand … Law dictionary
Dead Hand — can refer to: Dead Hand (nuclear war), a Soviet weapons control system during the Cold War Mortmain, a legal term, literally Dead Hand in French This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
The Dead Dog Café Comedy Hour — was a radio comedy show on CBC Radio One for four seasons, running from 1997 to 2000. The show was set in a fictional café of the same name, in the equally fictional town of Blossom, Alberta. Both Blossom and the café were originally described in … Wikipedia
