Example sentences of "of power over [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will have a wide range of powers over health , education and housing and over significant aspects of industrial and economic policy ’ . |
| 2 | This places men generally in a position of power over women , whether at home , at work or through the political , social and economic systems and institutions which govern our lives . |
| 3 | Further , some men play out their fantasies of power over women through their sexuality in the form of rape , sexual harassment and other forms of sexual molestation of women . |
| 4 | They therefore had a certain amount of power over others and were also known to receive ‘ perks ’ , for example extra food from the kitchen . |
| 5 | The locus of power over village decision-making has therefore receded from the Big House to County Hall and on , in many cases , to Whitehall . |
| 6 | The possession of power over employees is not unique to large companies ( though as just mentioned , size may create a position of dominance and hence accentuate power ) , but rather is inherent in the employment relationship itself . |
| 7 | A critical impulse and a dream of power over nature sprang in part from natural magic — a somewhat disparate constellation of beliefs and practices ( including forms of alchemy and astrology ) rooted in the conviction that there were hidden , natural powers in the cosmos that could be tapped and channeled to human advantage . |