Example sentences of "control over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poulantzas identified the rise of authoritarian statism as the principal trend in contemporary liberal democratic politics , and defined it as ‘ intensified state control over every sphere of socio-economic life combined with a radical decline of the institutions of political democracy , and with draconian and multiform curtailment of so-called ‘ formal ’ liberties ' ( Poulantzas , 1978 , pp. 203 — 4 ) . |
| 2 | Nicholas wore himself out seeking to keep control over every conceivable decision in his own hands , so convinced was he that the sovereign alone could perceive the common good . |
| 3 | Through the emergence of the arts and crafts movement , Morris succeeded in establishing a craft tradition in which the individual could retain some control over every stage of manufacture from design to execution , and thereby gain a far more satisfactory relationship with the product . |
| 4 | The benefits of this method are that it can be easily understood and it gives total control over every element at all times . |
| 5 | The design and construction of manuals , parts lists , catalogues and so forth is an area that requires more control over the whole document than , say , a word processor but does n't require the control over every item that a page makeup program provides . |
| 6 | In the pre-Marcus days she 'd seemed to have greater control over every aspect of her nervous system than she did now . |
| 7 | it is an artists ' book of the first order , the making of which has been managed from beginning to end by the artist herself , thereby satisfying her desire for creative control over every aspect of its production . |
| 8 | However , these increasingly centralized and expensive units only enforce control over a very narrow range of public or ‘ street visible ’ acts of social disorder . |
| 9 | If the British system of policing is a social construction geared to the maintenance of élitist power and is primarily concerned to keep control over a materially disadvantaged underclass , then these same ‘ dangerous classes ’ seem to have willingly entered into this game of power-relations with their masters ; and by doing so they have deflected attention away from their own lack of privilege and power . |
| 10 | One result of this constant paradox is that while the police make statements welcoming research and applaud intellectual debate , they strive to impose rigid control over a system of preferred rules and regulations to negate open enquiry , so that systems are quietly but firmly deployed to deny the critical approach — as we shall see . |
| 11 | Whatever happens , family control over a newspaper that Punch 's grandfather , Adolph Ochs , bought in 1896 will be sustained . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It was in this period too that a club 's control over a player was first challenged in the law courts . |
| 14 | The details of this highly publicised scheme are well documented ( eg Challis , 1988 ) , its main features being : the employment of social workers as case managers , with case loads of 25 to 30 dependent elderly people , and with control over a decentralised budget to enable additional facilities or care ( in the shape of specially recruited local helpers ) to be purchased over and above the receipt of normal services . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Difficulty may also be experienced in obtaining reliable accounting information and thus in establishing control over a company 's activities . |
| 17 | But this did little to consolidate control over a country claimed but not subdued and when Duke Philip of Burgundy broke from his alliance with the English to pledge support for Charles VII at Arras in 1435 , the days of English rule in France were numbered . |
| 18 | For the uninitiated , a notch shift is a device which interacts with the mid-range response of the amplifier , in this case at either 250 or 550Hz , offering greater control over a particular frequency band . |
| 19 | This last feature is quite a nice touch , because it would enable control over a mono mix of your amp 's signal for monitoring purposes . |
| 20 | In practice the programme usually means exercising sovereign control over a , so far as possible , continuous stretch of territory with clearly defined borders , inhabited by a homogeneous population that forms its essential body of citizens . |
| 21 | It is an area where a woman may gain control over a man , for while he gaily assumes that the present is spontaneous , and the future an open book , she is quietly mapping out the course of future events and by the time he wakes up to this fact it is too late to do much about it . |
| 22 | The style , level of organization and the contents of the urban temples strongly imply control over a rural hinterland , although the precise nature of that control is a matter for speculation . |
| 23 | Such a council would benefit social work like nothing else : it is important that the public ( and the press ) knows there is regulatory control over a group of people who ( quite rightly ) hold substantial powers over some groups and who have a great influence over others . |
| 24 | The Administration , moreover , while having the greatest influence in both judicial and church appointments , had sole control over a number of academic posts , which were also attractive to some of the freeholders , several of whom succeeded in obtaining university chairs . |
| 25 | However , to say that the state is autonomous of external control does not imply that the personnel who staff key policy-making roles are guaranteed centralized , co-ordinated and hierarchical control over a ‘ machine ’ , let alone one capable of perfect administration with zero implementation failure . |
| 26 | Not only would the branch line locomotives be involved , but also The mainline workings , and it was envisaged that Chester ( Western ) shed would assume control over a new district and locomotives would carry copper-top chimneys wherever possible . |
| 27 | He was no good at games — " more long than stop " as he once remarked to my cricket-loving sons — but early on had remarkable control over a bicycle and later in life showed aptitude for skiing in spite of his great length of leg — and he was a beautiful ballroom dancer . |
| 28 | The General Medical Services Committee 's working party seems to have been unconcerned about how the public and politicians might view its proposals — otherwise it would not have proposed to increase professional control over a system already under challenge for partiality , lack of openness , and professional control . |
| 29 | First , there is the early Marxist approach of Ian Taylor which emphasises that hooligan behaviour is a symbolic attempt by working-class fans to restore some control over a game which they feel increasingly alienated from . |
| 30 | 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 ) |