at the helm

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Lam has implemented dramatic changes in nearly two years at the helm, slashing bureaucratic red tape and pushing major infrastructure investments as he aims to boost economic growth.

From Barron's

With Xi Jinping firmly at the helm, the National People's Congress, which concluded on Thursday, is an annual statement on where China is headed - and how it plans to get there.

From BBC

Saunders, who led the Villans out of the old second division, twice won the League Cup, delivered the club's first top-flight title for 71 years in 1980-81 and was at the helm at the start of a memorable 1981-82 campaign that ended with European Cup glory.

From BBC

Joe Mercer, who won promotion back to the top flight and oversaw a League Cup triumph between 1958-64, was manager for four-and-a-half years before clocking up the 100th of his 119 wins at the helm.

From BBC

He also said the Los Angeles project would be maintained but without him at the helm.

From Barron's