Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj -er] control [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Many more parents became governors , governing bodies changed in their size and balance of membership and they were given at least a formal opportunity to exercise greater control over the conduct of a school . |
2 | President Bush on May 9 issued new travel rules designed to exercise greater control over the use of military aircraft by members of his administration , particularly the White House Chief of Staff , John Sununu . |
3 | In many of the Sussex levels pumped drainage schemes are being installed to give greater control over the water levels so that the water table can be gradually lowered , permitting the permanent pasture to be improved by ploughing and re-seeding and allowing a longer grazing season ; some will no doubt be converted to arable . |
4 | In the pre-Marcus days she 'd seemed to have greater control over every aspect of her nervous system than she did now . |
5 | in hot countries , the markets are dynamic , and a multinational company ought to seek greater control over the activities of the ‘ middleman ’ — ie over selling . |
6 | With careful modification of materials ( exploiting , for example , steric hindrance , charge effects , hydrophobic groups ) , it may be possible to control both solute partitioning and diffusion into a biolayer and to gain greater control over the behaviour of the biolayer . |