Example sentences of "[art] greater [noun] of control over " in BNC.

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1 Both family and part-time farmers felt that with the farm they had a greater degree of control over their future .
2 LDCs ' governments also insisted on domestically-generated funds being used to finance economic development programmes and thus sought a greater degree of control over the operations of British banks .
3 It is argued that this gives unions a greater degree of control over their members and greater bargaining strength .
4 The House of Commons was moving forward to assert a greater degree of control over the colonies than before ; partly to evade this , William created a Board of Trade and Plantations , made up of civil servants and privy councillors , that was unlikely to pay much more attention to the Commons than its predecessor , the Lords of Trade , had done .
5 Several former advocates of behaviourist approaches have since changed their stance significantly , and begun to argue that all pupils , including those who experience difficulties in learning , should have a greater degree of control over their own learning ( Ainscow 1989 ) .
6 There were strong pressures from still further national minorities for a greater degree of control over their own affairs .
7 Since this case law was developed in the context of the exercise of delegated powers by the Commission , it would seem highly unlikely that the Court would wish to exercise a greater degree of control over the exercise of original legislative power by the Council of Ministers .
8 For the French king , the opportunity of exercising a greater measure of control over Brittany , with its maritime outlets , was not to be missed .
9 All said they were experiencing a greater sense of control over their eating .
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