Example sentences of "preside over [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He presided over far-reaching changes , including the abolition of censorship , in a programme which he described as aiming for " socialism with a human face " and which came to be known as the " Prague Spring " . |
| 2 | Walpole later described him as ‘ an able geometrician and an exquisite architect , and of the purest taste both in the Grecian and Gothic styles … my oracle in taste , the standard to whom I submitted my trifles , the genius that presided over poor Strawberry ’ ; and from c .1753 onwards he designed much of the exterior , as well as a number of the interiors . |
| 3 | In fact , Pilsudski came to power in a bloody putsch and presided over gross human-rights violations , the brutal crushing of strikes and virtual civil war with the national minorities . |
| 4 | If the shampoo-swilling celebrants of the City , or for that matter the likes of true-blue Sheppard , think for a moment that this man is likely to preside over unfettered mergers and acquisitions activity in the recalcitrant manner of his 12 predecessors since 1979 , they are hopelessly wide of the mark . |
| 5 | We will reform the Diplock system , so that three judges preside over non-jury trials , and encourage the use of juries wherever possible . |
| 6 | It is difficult to imagine any of the jargon-junkies who preside over American psychology writing , for example , that ‘ nothing filthy , disgusting , foul , loathsome , nauseous , offensive , revolting , vile , squalid , feculent , or obscene ’ seems to have escaped the attention of modern ‘ artists ’ . |
| 7 | That is why it is essential to have a single experienced investigator-in-charge to allocate tasks , coordinate the investigation and preside over daily meetings . |
| 8 | A parade through the town involving local youngsters , Middlesbrough FC stars Mark Proctor and Curtis Fleming , floats , fire engines and council vehicles will make its way to Central Gardens where TV presenter Paul Frost , will preside over open-air activities . |
| 9 | Some Urban Programme resources have been used for housing rehabilitation , the London Docklands Development Corporation has presided over substantial housing developments ( see below ) and , as discussed above , UDG has boosted inner-urban residential schemes . |
| 10 | The Yi dynasty presided over Korean affairs from 1392 to 1910 but the dynasty was in decline from the seventeenth century onwards ; and Yi ascendancy was distinguished by a combination of exploitation , corruption and brutality in which endemic factionalism predominated . |
| 11 | Medieval hierarchies survived into an epoch of industrial capitalism ; feudal military castes presided over national states and industrial societies whose needs they did not understand . |
| 12 | Elsewhere , Freeport managers ( generally private-sector companies ) have presided over enhanced property development . |
| 13 | Despite presiding over large-scale unemployment the Conservatives were returned to office by huge majorities . |
| 14 | After a year in office , the Thatcher government found itself presiding over mass de-industrialization , inflation of more than 20 per cent , a rise in public spending , and the prospects of a slump . |