Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [pos pn] control over the " in BNC.

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1 Direct expenditure by the federal government on investment has been virtually eliminated since the adoption of the 1974 Constitution , but , as we shall see below , the federal government continues to have an important indirect influence on investment through its control over the level of bank credits .
2 Governments have a direct influence over the process of national income determination through their control over the flows of public expenditure G and taxation T .
3 Though in the end his rights prevailed , the dispute had long repercussions on his control over the counts and castellans of the demesne .
4 Chinese leaders reportedly told Anh that they fully supported the outcome of the congress , which had stressed the maintenance of the party 's hold on political power whilst approving further loosening of its control over the economy .
5 In negotiations with management , union officials may feel compelled to resort to the threat of industrial action ( a strike , ‘ blacking ’ certain work practices , a work-to-rule or go-slow etc — to use resource power in the form of their control over the labour force , ie. the support of their members ) .
6 In reality , it is this power , rather than any other provision , that has been vital to the police in their control over the years of pickets , protesters , and political demonstrators .
7 ‘ But this also raises some doubt over her control over the department in that a highly contentious initiative like this can apparently proceed without her knowing anything about it . ’
8 The same legislation which stripped the pope of his control over the English church gave a range of new powers to Henry , authorizing him to reform the church , supervise canon law , lay down doctrine , and conduct visitations of monastic houses .
9 Unions have some degree of monopoly power in their control over the supply of labour .
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