Example sentences of "control over a [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The MDC was initially given control over a limited area of 865 acres of derelict and fragmented dockland which was geographically isolated from the rest of the city with little indigenous population or economic activity . |
| 2 | What will be the effect on other manufacturers who will have to commit substantial funds to developing new engines , or to buy-in new engines from other makers ( so losing control over a major item of added value in their profit creation process ) |
| 3 | On the ground Husayn worked to maintain the loyalty of the municipal structure , which remained in place after Israel 's occupation , through subsidies and through Israel 's open bridge policy , which in addition to relieving the pressures on the West Bank population , gave him considerable control over a large proportion of that population . |
| 4 | In the years following the Second World War the European colonial powers retained control over a large number of military and naval bases among their colonies . |
| 5 | With enormous gains in the white-collar suburbs , Labour became the party of bureaucrats , administrators and a progressive intelligentsia , all predisposed to seeing a greater share of public control over an increasing range of national affairs . |
| 6 | These two characteristics are control over an independent source of taxation and the legitimacy conveyed by popular election of the local council . |