Example sentences of "[noun sg] power over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Thus bodies like the Church exercise power over the individual on the basis of the knowledge they possess of that person . |
| 2 | The main obstacles to an agreement appeared to be the desire of the Guam government to retain veto powers over the application within the territory of US federal legislation , and the issue of self-determination for the indigenous Chamorros , who constituted some 45 per cent of the population . |
| 3 | Kaiser Wilhelm II had effective veto power over the awarding of prizes at the annual Berlin Salon . |
| 4 | Teesside Development Corporation , which has planning powers over the site , said it had considered doing something with the site but had been deterred from making a bid because of site access problems . |
| 5 | He argues that the role of government in distributing ‘ largesse ’ ( in the form of licences , social welfare , subsidies , government contracts and the like ) , has increased government power over the individual . |
| 6 | Microsoft has used its monopoly power over the PC makers as the main supplier of operating systems to help give Windows an explosive start . |