Example sentences of "have presided over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government has bombarded savers with opportunities to buy shares — generally on the cheap — in recognisable and profitable enterprises , it has tempted them with a succession of tax breaks designed to promote share ownership , and it has presided over the most sustained equity bull market of modern times . |
| 2 | As Dunleavy and Rhodes ( 1987 , p. 23 ) argue , the government ‘ has presided over the proliferation of single-function quasi-government agencies ’ . |
| 3 | The Secretary of State has presided over the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the defence industry in recent years . |
| 4 | TONY Greener , who took over as chairman of Guinness last year , has presided over the first fall in its annual profits for more than a decade , reflecting the effects of the recession on sales and margins and the high marketing spending necessary to support the group 's premium brands . |
| 5 | He was regarded as the architect of the PLO 's security and counterintelligence apparatus and was frequently assumed to have presided over the creation of the Black September organization , which was active from 1971-73 and whose actions included the attack at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972 . |
| 6 | Sir John had been a Conservative councillor and had presided over the National Industrial Relations Court for the two and a half years of its existence during the Heath administration . |
| 7 | The day before his election Kim had presided over the 18th plenary session of the sixth Korean Workers ' Party central committee which approved the appointment of Choe Kwang and Han Song Yong to the politburo . |
| 8 | García had presided over the distribution of semi-automatic rifles and ammunition to the self-defence groups during a visit to the area in early December 1989 . |
| 9 | On Dec. 2 , as a result of the first all-German general election since November 1932 , Helmut Kohl of CDU , who over the preceding months had presided over the unification of Germany [ see pp. 37761-63 ] , was returned to office as Federal Chancellor . |
| 10 | Superior Court Judge Stanley M. Weisberg , who had presided over the King trial , on May 15 ruled that the principal assailant , Officer Laurence M. Powell , should be retried on a felony assault charge . |
| 11 | Appeals by defence lawyers for the charges to be dropped were rejected by the prosecution , and federal judge Royce Lamberth , who had presided over the initial trial , set Oct. 19 as the date for George 's re-trial . |
| 12 | At both the Annual General Meeting , and the Council Meeting earlier that day , tributes were paid to Mr Flemington for the energy and commitment with which he had presided over the Institute and promoted its work . |
| 13 | As chairman of the 1848 committee on the peasant question Alexander had presided over the cancellation of the one statute enacted between 1825 and 1855 which allowed serfs to buy their freedom irrespective of the wishes of serf-owners . |
| 14 | Mr McGregor says he 'll be sorry to leave his old job where he 's presided over the education reforms . |
| 15 | His successors , who have presided over the past year 's changes , hoped they too could massage their way to keeping power . |
| 16 | Four men have presided over the Fifth Republic created in 1958 : its founder , Charles de Gaulle ( born 1890 , President 1958 — 69 ) ; Georges Pompidou ( 1911 ; 1969–74 ) ; Valery Giscard d'Estaing ( 1926 ; 1974–8 1 ) ; Francois Mitterrand ( 1916 ; 1981- ) . |
| 17 | The Minister of State turns away , but she and the Home Secretary have presided over the worst crime figures that the country has ever known . |