Example sentences of "[noun sg] for control of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good example is a recent struggle for control of the Sophonpanich empire . |
| 2 | Bourgeois individualism has a long history of subversive bohemian variants ; and the struggle for control of the elements of counter cultural musical style was a struggle between different aspects of the same principle . |
| 3 | One of the features which noticeably emerged in the 1980s was a struggle for control of the past , a confrontation primarily between those who perceive contemporary western civilisation as a triumph and those who question such a perspective . |
| 4 | Simpsons ' directors yesterday recommended that shareholders accept Baldwin 's offer in what is expected to be the conclusion of a bitter struggle for control of the group . |
| 5 | Today 's move is expected to be the conclusion of a bitter struggle for control of the group . |
| 6 | As we have witnessed in the preceding chapter , the ideological contest for control of the past is largely predicated on the basis of the Renaissance being a phenomenon , something that can be discovered and controlled by accurate descriptions of what it is . |
| 7 | THE head of French cosmetics giant L'Oreal yesterday ruled out any bid for control of the company by shareholder Nestle before 1994 . |
| 8 | Although relations between Dimitrov and Ludzhev were strained , some commentators suggested that Dimitrov 's threat was the visible sign of a larger battle for control of the UDF . |
| 9 | The battle for control of the territory , although short , was brutal ; press reports detailed a number of massacres and atrocities . |
| 10 | TODAY will see the opening shots in a fierce £130million battle for control of the Norfolk Capital hotels group , best known for its St James Club in London . |
| 11 | West Germany 's Daimler-Benz looks set to win its long battle for control of the country 's aerospace industry . |
| 12 | The allegations came as Spurs chairman Sugar met the club 's chief executive Terry Venables in court in the latest round of their battle for control of the club . |
| 13 | The allegations came as Spurs chairman Sugar met the club 's chief executive Terry Venables in court in the latest round of their battle for control of the club . |
| 14 | At the heart of attempts by firms in Britain to introduce modern technology is a battle for control of the shopfloor between management and factory worker . |
| 15 | If that is true , Mr Robertson 's proposal can be seen as part of a grander drama : the battle for control of the Forest Service 's soul . |
| 16 | This rhetoric needs to be understood in terms of the battle for control of the party , as rival factions take up distinctive stances . |
| 17 | Humberto Ortega Saavedra as interim Chief of the Armed Forces provoked the immediate resignation of the newly appointed Ministers of Construction and of Agriculture , Gilberto Cuadra and Jaime Cuadra , and led to a contest between rival factions in the 14-party ruling National Opposition Union ( UNO ) coalition government for control of the directorate of the 90-seat National Assembly . |
| 18 | A new symbolism of the body , and a concern for control of the body in terms of health , are key concerns for several artists , with the strongest pieces rooted in their own lives . |