verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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over
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The Cabinet is appointed and presided over by the President.
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Devoted to public order and financial stability, he presided over and accelerated the collapse of both.
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Master Alexander makes his first recorded appearance as witness to a settlement presided over by Archbishop Langton in 1216.
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The Secretary of State has presided over the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the defence industry in recent years.
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Bell was appointed to preside over an abolition which, in the event, proved impossible.
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It is presided over by the prime minister.
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The key change suggested is the creation of a new court presided over by a district judge with two lay magistrates.
■ NOUN
cabinet
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Nevertheless, legislation still required his sanction, and he continued to preside over cabinet meetings.
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The head of the Office presides over the informal cabinet of state secretaries - the Ministerialbürokratie - which meets on Monday mornings.
case
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Inside, we still find great judges, men and women dedicated to the law, presiding over our cases .
council
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Under the 1961 Constitution executive power is vested in the President, who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers.
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Finally, he presided over the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325.
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The President appoints and presides over the Council of Ministers.
man
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But he is a man presiding over a collapsing economy and a discredited political system.
meeting
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Nevertheless, legislation still required his sanction, and he continued to preside over cabinet meetings .
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North died in London 5 May 1896, while presiding at a company meeting at Gracechurch Street.
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The author presiding at his last meeting as chairman of the Arts Council in 1972.
trial
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Marshal Konev is believed to have presided at his trial .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Judge Richter is presiding in the Poindexter case.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alison presided in a relaxed way, finding things for people to do, drawing them out, drawing them in.
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He presided over the beginning of a major build-up of agents, equipment and technology.
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In such ways Augustus changed his image to match the changing political regime over which he presided.
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It is said that no woman lost a case while Mary Slessor was presiding.
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The President appoints and presides over the Council of Ministers.
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They preside over the fastest increasing crime rate in our history.