Sentence examples for they exercised over from inspiring English sources

Rollo's Christianized successors to the dukedom of Normandy acquired neighboring territories in a series of wars, becoming so powerful that the control they exercised over their domains was practically independent of the French crown.

A characteristic common to all these centres of civilization was the control that they exercised over vast areas and the opportunity that they enjoyed through their soldiers, merchants, pilgrims, and missionaries to gather observations on a wide variety of populations.

The Control Group was instructed to keep track of how often they exercised over the course of two weeks, and given a few lines of a neutral book to read.

92% reported that they exercised over the past 7 days to a moderate or high level of physical activity.

Today, he went further, criticizing them for "the evil influence that they exercise over the Republican Party".

It's great that men are becoming sensitive to the power they exercise over women, and hold it in check.

But I am nonetheless bothered by the disproportionate importance that the Academy Awards have taken on, and by the distorting influence they exercise over the way we make, market and see movies in this country.

Their true worth should mainly be judged not by the eloquence of their set-piece contributions on the floor of the House nor even by such influence as they exercise over great national policies.

The general's tirade was one of a series of events this year that have fueled concerns among Communist Party leaders over the level of control they exercise over military officials, who are growing more outspoken and desire greater influence over policy and politics.

But for all the control they exercise over Gucci's products and image, De Sole and Ford cannot control the price of Gucci's stock.

For all the control they exercise over Gucci's products and image, De Sole and Ford cannot control the price of Gucci's stock.