Example sentences of "have the [noun] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , the committee , to be commended for having conducted its extensive researches and drawn its conclusions within a few months , has the advantage of immediacy over the Clark and Palmer committees , which sat over so long a period , in a rapidly changing environment , that eventually no one who was still able to recall the original brief was sure whether it was still relevant to the prevailing situation . |
| 2 | The MoD has the power of veto over all British arms exports . |
| 3 | He has had the players in stitches over the past few weeks when we have relaxed after our training sessions at Lilleshall by having a game of pool . |
| 4 | Dr. Glasser 's Control Theory holds that people can be shown that they do have the choice of control over their thoughts and actions even though awareness of that choice may initially elude them . |
| 5 | Authors should have the power of veto over blurbs — the book deserved a better one than this . |
| 6 | By definition a single currency means that this country would no longer have the levers of control over the interest rates or banking policy … the Delors proposal for a Stage 3 would involve transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom Parliament of a sort neither Government nor Parliament would find themselves able to accept . |