Example sentences of "[det] measure [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had developed some measure of showmanship over the years , I felt it was not much use to me or anyone else while I sat in my office and let junior producers have all the fun . |
| 2 | For the first time , it appeared , Mrs Thatcher had some measure of command over her own Cabinet . |
| 3 | While all disciplines have disputes over what constitutes worthwhile and well-founded knowledge , what holds each together is some measure of agreement over the boundaries in which such disagreements arise . |
| 4 | The state was forced to assume some measure of control over distribution of food and levels of profits , and thus intervene in the market . |
| 5 | A court must be able to exercise some measure of control over the cases which are brought before it , to prevent injustice to either party and to ensure that the various issues can be fully and effectively dealt with . |
| 6 | Other authors give a micro perspective , from the community level ; Hester van der Walt and Janet Pelly give examples of efforts to allow given populations some measure of control over local health services . |
| 7 | Many writers in this issue and many community health workers in general would readily admit the importance of the political setting of health care and the importance of the political will of states to encourage/allow their citizens some measure of control over their health , another constant factor in this question of control . |
| 8 | Fourth , the holder of a floating charge will have some measure of control over the company even without taking any steps to enforce it . |
| 9 | She wanted to have some measure of control over her own productivity — which she could exercise by walking more quickly or slowly . |
| 10 | Effective study does not mean reading twice as fast ( one measure of efficiency ) or writing twice as much in a given time period ( another measure of output over input ) . |