oversee

Example Sentences

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McSweeney said he did not oversee the vetting but wanted to take "full responsibility" for advising the prime minister to appoint him.

From BBC

Jonathan Cheng is the China bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, overseeing the Journal's coverage of the world's second-largest economy across a range of areas including politics, economics, business, technology and society.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also oversaw the deployment of money and teams into marginal constituencies, often to the detriment of senior Labour figures in safe seats.

From BBC

It means head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Harry Brook, who scored 53 in England's 184-7, begin their World Cup without the ignominy of overseeing one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.

From BBC

Botswana has perhaps been the most ardent in its ambition to acquire a controlling stake in the company that oversees the world trade in the stones on which its economy depends.

From Barron's