Example sentences of "[noun sg] of control of the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ or was likely to be caused to persons in or on that vehicle ( or trailer ) or on a road ’ 'Likely to be caused' means potentially dangerous such as sharp edges jutting out from the body of a motor vehicle ; a loose driver 's seat which could cause loss of control of the car ; projecting wheel wing nuts or mudguards that could strike a pedestrian ; and a loose rear bumper that might fall off and cause an accident etc .
2 The second risk area in abseiling is the loss of control of the rope .
3 Subjects began to feel a loss of control of the course of their thinking .
4 In 1662 the royal grant of control of the tapestry manufactory at Mortlake founded by Charles I brought disaster , even though coupled with an annual subsidy of £1,000 .
5 The agreement declares that the member is admitted to clearing membership ; this requires the member to notify LCH of such events as a petition for liquidation , loss of authorisation under the 1986 Act , the imposition of any disciplinary measure by a regulatory authority or a change of control of the member .
6 There are various ways in which this can be carried out depending on the age of the child and level of control of the parents .
7 What we do need is the equivalent of what we 've got in the documents which I 've given to you which is some sort of allowance for every bit of control of the thing .
8 Particularly controversial was the Slovak government 's demand for a division of control of the country 's oil and gas pipelines from the Soviet Union , which raised fears in the Czech republic over the supply of vital energy resources .
9 The military involvement of England in continental war meant an unusually high concern for achieving and maintaining some measure of control of the sea .
10 The very fact that the installation of a protective system is considered presupposes that some degree of control of the fire is desired , and if this is the case , the degree of control required must be capable of being quantified .
11 The selection of what are known as quince rootstocks by fruit researchers earlier this century changed the situation by bringing about a degree of control of the vigour of the grafted trees .
12 A UN mediation process to resolve the protracted dispute over control of Western Sahara began in June [ see pp.37628-29 ] ; the issue of control of the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melillia also remained to be resolved [ see p. 37222 ] .
13 The question of control of the trust income is a critical one when one comes to look at trustee expenses ( a point which did not arise in the Spens case ) .
14 The experience of the monetary authorities in carrying out a policy of control of the money supply has not , however , been a happy one ( Leigh-Pemberton 1986 ) .
15 the span of control of the chief executive widened with technical advance ;
16 ‘ The use of impeachment at law is a method of control of the Executive by the Commons has been replaced by the convention of ministerial responsibility to Parliament . ’
17 A less extreme example was the waning legitimacy and sense of control of the Sarney government in Brazil in the late 1980s , which undoubtedly stimulated some of the capital flight .
18 This represented a change from the noticeably cool US attitude towards Yeltsin in the immediate aftermath of the August coup , which had apparently been prompted in particular by his assumption of control of the armed forces [ see p. 38371 ] .
19 Anglo-Saxon glass displays a variety of colours , especially brown , ochre , yellow , blue and green , which are probably brought about by a lack of control of the furnace conditions rather than by deliberate colouring .
20 It emphasises the need for participation rather than representation ; a call in short for social and political structures which offer people the possibility of control of the resources of modern society to care for each other in an active , convivial manner .
21 Lord Scarman said : ‘ The principle is that parental right or power of control of the person and property of his child exists primarily to enable the parent to discharge his duty of maintenance , protection and education until he [ that is , the child ] reaches such an age as to be able to look after himself and make his own decisions . ’
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