Example sentences of "a considerable [noun sg] of [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | In early 1656 she secured a considerable degree of influence over James Nayler [ q.v. ] , whose works were published first by Calvert and then by Thomas Simmonds . |
| 2 | Barbuda , the smaller of the country 's two inhabited constituent islands , maintains a considerable degree of control over its internal affairs . |
| 3 | Barbuda maintains a considerable degree of control over its internal affairs . |
| 4 | Interestingly , the date of the building is roughly contemporary with the Combe Down inscription , coinciding with a considerable tightening of control over imperial estates under the emperor Severus , when the liberality which had been introduced first by Hadrian and later by Pertinax was largely cancelled . |
| 5 | A House of Commons Select Committee found that local authorities had a considerable amount of discretion over what to include in or exclude from the secular curriculum . |
| 6 | She had taken a considerable amount of trouble over her appearance , she realized now , waiting for him to open the door . |
| 7 | Successful completion of a complex exercise such as this upgrade requires team work and a project team consisting of people from Services Delivery , Technical Services Systems Development and IBM have spent a considerable amount of time over the last few weeks to ensure that the upgrade when ahead without impact on Technology 's customers . |