Example sentences of "have control " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem , Dr Sagdeev points out , is that in some cases government ministries and departments still have control . |
| 2 | He points out that sometimes we have control over our ideas , and sometimes not : often we can set ourselves to imagine what we want ; at other times , however , as in broad daylight , ‘ it is not in my power to … determine what particular objects shall present themselves to my view ’ . |
| 3 | Are they saying , they only have control up to a point ? |
| 4 | Schools have control of their own budgets , with the freedom that entails . |
| 5 | Under the Government 's fund-holding initiative , doctors have control over their own spending on behalf of patients for the first time . |
| 6 | This distinction , however , carries less weight , where managers of multinationals have control over much greater economic resources and far more people 's livelihoods than the owners of small local firms . |
| 7 | Apathy is an extreme feeling that we no longer have control over our lives or the things that sweep us along . |
| 8 | If the countries of the poor world are to escape from the most serious forms of dependence , and if they are to get the best social and economic benefit from their resources , it is essential that they have control over their resources . |
| 9 | And this is possible only if they have control over the processes that convert raw materials to products of value . |
| 10 | They have control mania ! |
| 11 | We have control of where we 're going . |
| 12 | We might believe we are helpless in the arms of fate/God/luck , or that we have control of our own destiny . |
| 13 | It is after all one of the few areas in our lives over which we have control . |
| 14 | But freedom presupposes the ability to make choices concerning those things over which persons have control . |
| 15 | What 's more , since we have control ( under British Standard 5750 ) of complete production , you can be assured of our quality . |
| 16 | It is understood , in Piaroa thought , that women have control over their own biological processes and must take responsibility for them . |
| 17 | Only a minority of women are in a position where they have control over substantial financial resources ; however , when they do have such control they give money to their children and grandchildren in the same way that men do . |
| 18 | ‘ You have control . ’ |
| 19 | Once you have control over the words you can concentrate all your efforts on their meaning . |
| 20 | This stance is premised on the view that effective change depends on the genuine commitment of those required to implement it , and that commitment can only be achieved if those involved feel that they have control of the process . |
| 21 | First , differing parts of the same premises may be covered by different ‘ occupiers ’ who have control over them , and secondly , certain parts may be jointly occupied . |
| 22 | Hdt ix 73 : Sparta honours Decelea ) two foreigners , Thebans , are granted preferential seats at the sanctuary spectacles and — a very interesting phrase — ‘ freedom from the taxes over which the Eleusinians have control ’ . |
| 23 | A separate source of unresponsiveness to the consumer ‘ electorate ’ derives from the fact that since companies have control over the goods and services made available to the public , consumers can not positively ‘ vote ’ for the production of goods with the particular characteristics that best suit their requirements , but can only ‘ veto ’ the products they are actually offered . |
| 24 | And where the members genuinely have control over the board it is legitimate to regard them as partly responsible for any losses that might result , and hence to view it as inappropriate for the court to come to their aid . |
| 25 | On the other hand , a number of studies ( Houghton , 1973 ; Evason , 1980 ; Pahl , 1985 ; Bradshaw and Millar , 1991 ) have found that some lone mothers , typically between a quarter and a third , say that they feel better-off as lone mothers than they did as married women because being alone means that they themselves have control over their ( albeit limited ) resources . |
| 26 | The next area in which you have control over the final quality is that of the software you choose . |
| 27 | Processes of hiving-off , privatization and contracting out are all based on the belief that ‘ public ’ services will be provided more efficiently if those providing them have control of their own budgets and compete for contracts . |
| 28 | Who should have control of the curriculum ; do those who have control have the education of all pupils as their first priority ? |
| 29 | Otherwise , you have control over the relative sizes of the top vs. bottom line , and have a number of pre-set shapes that the text can take . |
| 30 | Ultimately , you have control over your boxer 's weight , height , reach , skin colour , haircut , face , and numerous other considerations . |