Example sentences of "preside [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In A.D. 318 , the then Bishop of Rome ( now known as Pope Sylvester ) is said to have met personally with eight Desposyni leaders — each of whom presided over a branch of the Church — at the Lateran Palace .
2 The Empress Maria Theresa presided over a transformation of the Habsburg hereditary territories which was the greatest achievement of its kind anywhere in Europe during this period .
3 IN OUR June edition we wrongly stated that Sutton Coldfield RFC were bringing a £500,000 civil action against a referee who presided over a game in which the club 's colts captain , Ben Smolden , broke his neck .
4 Gooseneck presided over a table of thirty , one-third of whom were female .
5 Directors Jim Gray and David Duff presided over a set of financial manoeuvres that bewildered even the most money minded fans .
6 On 15 November Pope Paul presided over a gathering of those in charge of running the Council .
7 In September 1959 , at Woods Hole on Cape Cod in Massachusetts , Professor Jerome Bruner presided over a meeting of influential scientists and afterwards wrote The Process of Education .
8 This success lies behind his translation to Canterbury in the following year ; thereafter , until his death in 1381 , he presided over a period of taxation the scale of which exceeded even that of the early years of the reign .
9 Under the 1961 Constitution executive power is vested in the President , who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers .
10 The administration consists of an executive President who is directly elected by universal adult suffrage for a five-year term , and who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers .
11 The Constitution provides for an executive President who is directly elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term , and who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers .
12 At the first of these , Nikolai Gubyenko presided at a banquet for ex-colleagues from his former Ministry and the actors who at present occupy the building .
13 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
14 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
15 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
16 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
17 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues .
18 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
19 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
20 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
21 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues .
22 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
23 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
24 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
25 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
26 This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others .
27 Standing exactly where Mao Tse-tung proclaimed the People 's Republic of China on 1 October 1949 , paramount leader Deng Xiaoping joined other party leaders atop the Gate of Heavenly Peace to preside over a night of fireworks and martial music in Tiananmen Square .
28 Had some bold prophet told the King that he was one day to preside over a change of Government wearing a Chinese dressing-gown , he would scarcely have believed his ears .
29 The King added that he knew MacDonald could depend on Conservative and Liberal support , and he agreed to preside over a meeting of the three party leaders on the following day .
30 On the main street , running directly into central London , a Woolworths , a Marks and Spencer and several other department stores preside over a range of smaller shops .
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