Example sentences of "a sense [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would therefore ask for a sense of proportion over the future of general practice , along with some breadth of vision and tolerance for alternative types of general practice . |
| 2 | Joe 's behaviour can also be s\described as mildly odd : his fear of returning to prison shows in his encouragement of the local children to play policeman games , telling them he will put bad boys into his private jail , and a sense of contrition over the faulty aircraft parts means he can not bear having anything the house that ought to be thrown away . |
| 3 | It is an explicit sense of continuing self which includes a sense of responsibility over time ( ‘ 1 did that ’ ) and , beneath this , a deep sense of psychological continuity ( ‘ I remember having that experience ’ , ‘ I was there then ’ ) . |
| 4 | In both craft and continuous-flow production the worker has a sense of control over the work process , claims Blauner . |
| 5 | you may gain a sense of control over the ways in which HIV could affect you , your partner and your family |
| 6 | We will then look at some coping strategies such as muscle relaxation , breathing exercises , distraction techniques , and positive self-talk , which will help you to develop a sense of control over your symptoms . |
| 7 | It was a profound release of tension and in some hazy way gave her a sense of control over herself and a means of releasing the anger she felt . |
| 8 | Money does n't solve everything but it gives a sense of control over some of the options . |
| 9 | One of the most important gifts a teacher can pass on to pupils is a sense of control over one 's life . |
| 10 | To grasp the mystic significance of numbers — for instance , the two poles of Solomon 's litter , and the four struts that supported its canopy — was to acquire ( as some wielders of power in modern times have done through astrology ) a sense of control over the contemporary world : to explain the failure of some policies , to plan and time others more effectively . |
| 11 | ( 1986b ) for the link between childhood lack of care , premarital pregnancy and adult risk of depression , for instance , was that the early adversities militated against the child developing a sense of control over her life , and exercising it . |
| 12 | The shock and mystery of two tragic and violent deaths jostled for attention with a sense of uncertainty over her future relationship with Barney . |
| 13 | First , it will give the child a sense of power over the machine . |
| 14 | Many shy people find the role of the detached evaluator a useful one : it gives them a sense of power over those people who need a lot of obvious approval , yet the role does n't demand too much of a contribution from them . |