Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] control [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was claimed that in developing an aggressive new foreign policy , he was disregarding nationalist dreams of recovering control of the mainland . |
| 2 | If the bidder is willing to accept minority shareholders , a takeover offer is the easier method of gaining control of the target . |
| 3 | For the employers , however , the ‘ new technology ’ was a means of re-establishing control over the industry and of driving it into profit . |
| 4 | This is a vital part of retaining control over the finances of the business . |
| 5 | I was in danger of losing control of the situation . |
| 6 | Central to this was a process of taking control of the workplace away from the operatives and placing it in the hands of management by providing the latter with the technical information that had formerly been monopolized by the former . |
| 7 | They swing to the top of the backswing and then practise with the left arm bouncing the club up and down a few times so that there is a feeling of taking control of the downswing and the right shoulder not wanting to push . |
| 8 | Point Three was the stumbling block , for the only significant alternative to the equitable Straits Convention of 1841 was completely to eliminate Russian naval power in the Black Sea , which would have had the effect of handing control of the region to the British . |
| 9 | The approach of classifying control on the basis of fixed percentages is , therefore , likely to produce misleading results in some cases . |
| 10 | As a non-disabled worker , or ‘ professional ’ , I have been learning about releasing control of the work . |
| 11 | Fortunately the low 85-knot rotation speed comes up in no time at all , providing a sense of relief at being airborne before losing control of the situation . |
| 12 | It can be argued that the English courts have concluded that the danger that the judgment of the directors might be swayed by their own personal interest in retaining control of the company takes the decision outside the province where we should defer to their skill and judgment . |
| 13 | Under the agreement , the Frankfurt-based metals and engineering company , Metallgesellschaft , will head a consortium of private companies interested in assuming control of the site in return for carrying out cleansing operations . |
| 14 | The Court of Auditors , composed of nine members , examines the accounts of the Community , watches over financial management and assists the EP and the Council in exercising control over the implementation of the budget by the Commission . |
| 15 | Ltd. , a powerful group controlling many tramway systems throughout the country , were thwarted by an injunction from obtaining control of the Croydon Tramway Co. at the turn of the century when electrification was first proposed . |
| 16 | But the Americans have only been able to perform this leadership role because other people are paying , without demanding control of the operation . |
| 17 | He gave enough encouragement to the army command without losing control of the situation altogether . |
| 18 | Mr Yeltsin and President Leonid Kravchuk agreed during two telephone calls to suspend their respective decrees on taking control of the fleet and to establish a joint conciliatory commission to look into the problem . |
| 19 | The physiotherapist controls the patient 's balance reactions by maintaining control of the patient 's hip and knee . |
| 20 | But it was also apparent that by taking control of the food supply the government had a powerful weapon against the movement — one that it used without hesitation . |