position of control
Example Sentences
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Cardiff-based Yolk Recruitment said candidates were in a "position of control and power".
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2021
“Mr. Spears cannot be permitted to hold a position of control over his daughter for another day,” the document says.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021
Prosecutors say Bishop’s cellphone records paint a different narrative, one that depicts his wife and son as eager accomplices and puts Bishop in a position of control over the illicit work.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2018
“I think he is very comfortable in a position of control and that puts people around him at ease.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2017
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The movement of labor in this direction is now looked upon with suspicion even by people who are not in a position of control.
From Creative Impulse in Industry A Proposition for Educators by Marot, Helen