Example sentences of "[noun sg] over the [noun sg] of women " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Archbishop of Canterbury began a peace mission within the Church of England yesterday to prevent civil war over the ordination of women priests . |
| 2 | Witches were also often midwives and healers , and it is interesting that their persecution coincided with the beginning of a ‘ takeover ’ process in which the ( predominantly ) male medical profession acquired control over the care of women in childbirth — an area in which women were originally autonomous . |
| 3 | Here is the central issue in the debate over the ordination of women . |
| 4 | THE debate over the ordination of women has been the most heated the Church of England has seen since the Reformation . |
| 5 | Preparing for donkey work Bishop Sessford , right , may be at the centre of controversy over the ordination of women but he plans a quiet life when he retires , writes Tom Morton |
| 6 | The Independent has learnt that 1,800 American Roman Catholic nuns wrote last winter to Dr Runcie , urging him to defy the Pope over the ordination of women . |