Example sentences of "[to-vb] control [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In taking steps to tighten control over the peasantry and the zemstvos , the government saw itself consolidating the alliance between State and nobility . |
| 2 | If Tanzania 's ban fails to secure the required two-thirds majority , the Cites secretariat is ready to propose a range of measures to tighten control on the trade . |
| 3 | This led to involvement in a wide range of speculative projects throughout Europe , North America , and the West Indies , and the huge resources at his disposal enabled him to embark on a vigorous attempt to secure control over the affairs of the East India Company . |
| 4 | The NPFL 's advance had enabled it to secure control of the port of Buchanan , 100 km south-east of Monrovia , after fierce fighting on May 23 . |
| 5 | His ‘ deepest motive was the drive for personal power ’ , and he worked tirelessly to concentrate control of the party into his own hands . |
| 6 | There were fears that the army and military police would now move quickly to impose control on the Miguel Castro Castro prison in Lima , where an estimated 900 Sendero inmates had created no-go areas to emphasize their political status . |
| 7 | In both the serial and parallel interface some extra wires are needed to provide control over the sending of the information . |
| 8 | This broader definition of community empowerment has been referred to as communities having equity and capacity to solve problems ( Naparstek et al , 1982 ) ; having abilities to identify their own problems and solutions ( Braithwaite and Lythcott , 1989 ) ; having increased participation in community activities ( Chavis and Wandersman , 1990 ) ; and enabling individuals and communities to increase control over the determinants of health ( Health Promotion , 1986 ) . |
| 9 | An attempt to regain control over the peasants ' movement |
| 10 | With the torn sail he was powerless to regain control of the glider . |
| 11 | Now this is the time when you must watch them , because it can take from two to two days , two hours from two , two hours to two days to regain control of the brain , depending on the person and if it 's , happens outside and they want to get away , stress the fact you get up and run under a bus and they do n't mean to obviously |
| 12 | As recently as 1949 a Dutch officer had committed some appalling massacres here in a misguided attempt to regain control of the colonies for Holland . |
| 13 | After years of frustrated attempts to regain control of the site , Hindu extremists brought the issue to an explosive head this year by threatening to tear down the crumbling mosque and build a temple devoted to Lord Rama . |
| 14 | I found it difficult to regain control of the beast . |
| 15 | The Pennsylvania contest was seen as crucial to the Republican Party 's efforts to regain control of the Senate in 1992 . |
| 16 | The authorities failed to regain control of the situation . |
| 17 | Over the next few hours , however , the latter were able to regain control of the situation and turn it to their advantage . |
| 18 | In 1922 , following a brief period of Home Rule Party — Sinn Féin rule , the abolition of proportional representation in Northern Ireland in local government elections and a readjustment of the ward boundaries enabled the Unionists to regain control of the corporation . |
| 19 | Treatment may include helping the person to regain control of the bladder with help from a community nurse or continence adviser . |
| 20 | The fighting between the UVF and UDA , and the struggles for power within the UDA , did much to damage the reputation of the working-class loyalist organizations and to permit the professional politicians to regain control after the UWC strike . |
| 21 | In order that the system can meet the required standard of availability , and to simplify control of the archive , lexicographers are only presented with a sub-set of dictionary entries at any one time . |
| 22 | By 1987/88 the overall army head-count was 642,500 , including 6 armoured divisions , 4 mountain divisions ( to strengthen control of the north ) and 15 People 's Army brigades . |
| 23 | It urges countries to assert control over the exploitation of their genetic resources through legislation and levies of royalties , fees and taxes on their use . |
| 24 | But Innocent recovered and immediately began to exert control over the bishops . |
| 25 | Women are more likely to exercise control over the household budget . |
| 26 | According to their arguments , shareholdings have become too fragmented for individuals to exercise control over the companies in which they have a stake . |
| 27 | The governing body therefore now has much greater potential to exercise control over the life and work of the school . |
| 28 | It is for the organist , or some other responsible person , to exercise control over the use of the organ by other people , and to specify any conditions attached . |
| 29 | Kennan echoed MacArthur 's fears that the Russians were well placed to assume control of the whole of Korea . |
| 30 | This might be taken to imply that the surgery had prevented one side of the brain from attempting to assume control of the mechanisms for speech output . |