Example sentences of "able to control the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Put another way , given the Government 's unequivocal control of nationalized industries in the 1980s , being able to control the industries ' current cost profit provides the best financial control of their behaviour . |
| 2 | ‘ I think so , ’ she replied , hardly able to control the excitement in her voice . |
| 3 | Finally , a life history which encourages people to expect to be able to control the sources of suffering and nurturance in their lives should be protective against depression ( Abramson et al. , 1978 ) . |
| 4 | A bidder who acquires over 50 per cent of a company 's voting rights will be able to control the composition of its board of directors and hence the management of the company . |
| 5 | No limits are placed on what the participants can say , and the experimenter is able to control the complexity of the stimulus array in terms of the size and number of varying attributes . |
| 6 | And I think I , I would just needed to say the word and I could have been Provost myself but I did n't really feel that I would be able to control the council , I think that was my impression at this . |
| 7 | Though this project is principally concerned with the city of Edinburgh its relevance is much wider , to British cities in general and it is expected that it will demonstrate how land-owners , builders , house factors and other interests in property were able to control the pace and pattern of urban development largely to their own ends without recognising the long term consequences for the physical shape and quality of the housing and building stock and its long term impact on modern society in terms of street lay outs , maintenance and repairs , and the availability of open spaces . |
| 8 | For we may not be able to control the behaviour or attitudes of others , but we can modify our own responses . |
| 9 | But in practice he found himself able to control the Residents only by appointing men he deemed to be sufficiently compliant , an expedient to which he resorted when Temple retired prematurely from the service in 1917 . |
| 10 | The nerves become damaged and are no longer able to control the functions of bladder and bowels . |
| 11 | ‘ That 's an area they have improved on dramatically this season and they are able to control the game through their dominance on the touchline . |
| 12 | The body is normally able to control the balance of cholesterol , by producing more if the intake is low or less if the intake is increased . |
| 13 | Young puppies do not always have full control of their sphincter muscles and so at first are not able to control the passing of urine and faeces . |
| 14 | I have no control over the length of speeches , but I am perfectly able to control the debate . |
| 15 | If a design right monopoly were to be granted to spare parts , manufacturers of cars , washing machines , computers , etc. would be able to control the supply and price of spare parts and might be tempted to charge exorbitant prices . |
| 16 | In this instance , by establishing a relationship of immediacy with our unconscious , one object is able to control the nature of our consciousness , making it appropriate to the context within which that object is working . |
| 17 | They learn to feel that they are able to control the asthma , which reduces their feeling of helplessness and panic . |
| 18 | Ataturk was able to control the mullahs and to find a place for them as well as for merchants and intellectuals in the new Turkey . |
| 19 | Your speed should not be too great otherwise you will not be able to control the flight of the board in the air . |
| 20 | I saw David shovelling more and more , he was getting more tired , more irritable , more run-down and less able to control the madness that was going on around him . |
| 21 | The specialist managerial expertise involved in running complex public utilities ensures that public enterprises are able to control the data upon which assessments are made . |
| 22 | On the other hand , a lot of bodies could make it too hot for comfort , so you need to be able to control the temperature with a room thermostat . |
| 23 | Emily hated travelling by train , the noise and the steam and the cinders made her head ache and the feeling of not being able to control the iron monster frightened her . |
| 24 | Now , however , four days later , having escaped into Austria himself , Loehr was making a final attempt to surrender his forces to the British , saying that he was not longer able to control the movement northwards into Austria either of his own German troops , or of a huge column of Croat troops and civilian refugees advancing from Zagreb on the frontier town of Dravograd , south-east of Klagenfurt . |
| 25 | The current situation in which the government , through party discipline , is able to control the House of Commons and absorb its powers unto itself is regarded as undesirable . |