govern

Example Sentences

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International organizations work only if member states generally agree on core governing principles and are willing to put their military forces behind such principles.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The big question for me is how to teach students to govern their own attention, judgment and thought in a society that increasingly treats them as extractable resources,” Senk said.

From Los Angeles Times

For a household on a tariff governed by regulator Ofgem's price cap, and using a typical amount of gas and electricity, the annual bill will drop to £1,641.

From BBC

The sooner policymakers treat that as a governing problem instead of a political one, the more options they will have.

From Barron's

The race was overseen by a local organising committee in conjunction with world governing body the UCI, which BBC Sport has contacted for comment.

From BBC