Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] of [v-ing] control over " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are the circumstances under which successive Nigerian governments have attempted to indigenize , in the hope of gaining control over their economic and ultimately their developmental destinies . |
| 2 | You will be able to enjoy the process of acquiring control over your eating and exercise behaviour and the success you gain by losing weight will be long-lasting . |
| 3 | The process of gaining control over your health-related habits should be easy and fun . |
| 4 | Part of the process of gaining control over our lives involves us in resisting their attempts to box us in the pigeonhole of ‘ client ’ — and to expose their self-styled , self-seeking efforts to elevate their second-hand knowledge about disability into a ‘ profession ’ . |
| 5 | Alarmed by the sense of losing control over the sprawling Empire , the government moved further and further away from the spirit of the ‘ enlightened ’ bureaucrats . |
| 6 | Faced with economic problems caused by rising fuel prices , the managerial staff of organisations and institutions housed in non-domestic buildings may welcome the possibility of gaining control over energy consumption which seems to be offered by technological developments that are comparatively cheap . |