Example sentences of "no control over the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of the sanctity of the self-management system , any enterprise that makes a direct investment in another enterprise ( through so-called ‘ pooling labour and resources ’ ) has no control over the activities of the recipient organization and can expect no return other than interest on its investment ( at a sharply negative rate ) . |
| 2 | The government of the Virgin Islands was accused of mismanagement and having almost no control over the activities of DC personnel working on the project . |
| 3 | It is elicited by being ‘ pushed around ’ and yields the feeling that one 's self exercises no control over the circumstances surrounding it and the destiny awaiting it ’ . |
| 4 | Similarly , there may be no control over the consequences of changing the different variables and there may be unforeseen consequences . |
| 5 | The council 's Labour leadership , who have been in control since 1986 , have argued that they had no control over the transactions as the day to day running of the finance department is in the hands of expert financial staff . |
| 6 | As indicated above the teachers and schools have no control over the criteria and methods , nor indeed the report . |
| 7 | As I 'm sure you know , the majority of girls seeking such posts can neither read nor write and are of such low intelligence that they have no control over the children ; in fact , the children soon take advantage of them . |
| 8 | Teachers in schools being tested are thus powerless , since they have no control over the measures used and are not in a position to dispute the findings ( although this depends on how the results are used , and if , for example , they are published ) . |
| 9 | It had never counted for anything that she 'd been the innocent victim , that she 'd had no control over the events which had shaped her life — she 'd carried the burden with her , locked into her soul , and at least that way she 'd felt relatively safe . |
| 10 | She added : ‘ We have no control over the skinheads and other neo-fascist activists . ’ |