Supervision

Examples

• He appointed officers for the supervision of charitable works. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Later, James was forbidden to publish the paper without submitting to the supervision of the Secretary of the Province. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• It was impossible for the English, therefore, to exert any effective supervision and control over the company's proceedings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• As stated, my action in sending Sherman back was expedited by a desire to get him in command of the forces separated from my direct supervision. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• These are divided into tracts of about the same size, each tract being under the supervision of one or more government officers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Not that it makes it wholly unavailable but that its applicability is restricted to routine activities carried on under the supervision of others. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• His heart was weak, it appears, and he needed constant medical supervision. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The afternoon of the next day had been selected for the Festival of the British-Ladies'-Servants'-Sunday-Sweetheart-Supervision Society. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• These bridges were all built by McClernand's command, under the supervision of Lieutenant Hains of the Engineer Corps. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• In her youth, girls had not been supposed to require close supervision. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Meade had the immediate command of the Army of the Potomac, from where I exercised general supervision of the movements of all our armies. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Our old chambers had been left unchanged through the supervision of Mycroft Holmes and the immediate care of Mrs. Hudson. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The filtration plants owned and operated by large cities are usually safe; there is careful supervision of the filters, and frequent and effective cleanings are made. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• I thought of the Sunday-Sweetheart-Supervision. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

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