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Example sentences for "supervise"

Lexicographically close words:
supervened; supervenes; supervenient; supervening; supervention; supervised; supervises; supervising; supervision; supervisor
  1. These liberties were: 1) The weavers may elect bailiffs to supervise the work of the craft, to punish defaulters, and to collect the ferm.

  2. The mayor of London shall appoint householders to supervise watermen rowing people across the Thames River because so many people have been robbed and drowned by these rowers.

  3. I said,-- "I wish she would supervise my place into order.

  4. I finally settled down upon the supposition that she wished to supervise the prisoners' rooms at her convenience, and see if I kept them in order, and made the poor things as comfortable as possible.

  5. If she were of the middle class, she was to be a mother, to supervise this range of work, look after dependents, conserve social conditions and be the lady bountiful of her district.

  6. I would prefer not to write, but to suggest and supervise foreign news, and to work up the subjects of the leaders which others would write.

  7. In many states there are state commissions which have power to supervise the operations of all public service corporations and in some cases even to fix the rates which they shall be allowed to charge.

  8. The board is also to supervise common carriers engaged in transportation by water.

  9. He is authorized to adopt regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of contagious diseases, and it is his duty to supervise the medical examination of immigrants seeking admission to the United States.

  10. The magistrate has no legal powers to supervise juvenile offenders, nor when their actions show grave depravity, to segregate and cure them to prevent their developing into criminals.

  11. The officer is empowered to supervise the conduct of the probationer at home and in his place of employment, and to threaten him with legal proceedings should his conduct be unsatisfactory.

  12. A petition was therefore made that two drapers, a woader and a dyer, should be elected annually to supervise the trade.

  13. An encouraging sign for the future is the care that is now taken in all good libraries to supervise the reading of children and to provide for them special quarters and facilities.

  14. One of his first duties at Washington was to supervise the construction of the great 26-inch equatorial just authorized by Congress and to plan for mounting and housing it.

  15. Too heavy and too lazy to hunt, he was able to jog about his farm, and supervise the work that was going on, to the smallest detail.

  16. Dearest mother, you are going to supervise everything," exclaimed Vixen.

  17. It is dreadful to think that it may have to be made by a provincial dressmaker, and with no one to supervise and direct.

  18. Like the Sun shedding his rays upon everything below, the king should always look after his kingdom himself, and aided by his intelligence he should supervise all his spies and officers.

  19. Having spies for his eyes, he should always supervise the concerns of his subjects, and should be conversant in all matters connected with virtue and wealth.

  20. It is impossible, however, for one man to supervise all these matters at all times.

  21. The king should himself supervise his spies and counsels, his treasury, and the agencies for inflicting chastisements.

  22. The commission will also have to settle the further details of such exchange and to supervise their execution.

  23. Charles Piez in consequence ceased to be General Manager of the Corporation, remaining, however, as Vice President to supervise administrative details of construction and placing contracts.

  24. The two main purposes of the act are to provide credits for industries and enterprises necessary or contributory to the prosecution of the war and to supervise new issues of capital.

  25. His residence will be in his Superintendency, and he will be able to meet the Indians and supervise his deputies.

  26. The 4th Corps was thus temporarily broken up, Rawlinson being sent home to supervise the preparation of the 8th Division for France.

  27. The officers of this department supervise all arrangements for loading and unloading at stations, forwarding, feeding, and billeting.

  28. Senator Hoar thereupon abandoned that bill and prepared another which provided that, upon application to court showing reasonable grounds, the court should appoint officers from both parties to supervise the election.

  29. I was to be there to supervise the removal of the Oswald paraphernalia and to lock up the Hall residence.

  30. The new State received a provisional form of government after Marengo, a small council being appointed to supervise civil affairs at the capital, Milan.

  31. The British Cabinet had decided that, as none of our three envoys then at the allied headquarters had much diplomatic experience, our Minister should go in person to supervise the course of affairs.

  32. He was called upon to supervise the guns and stores for the Army of Italy, and also to inspect the fortifications and artillery of the coast.

  33. Bohemund remained with the Emperor, so that he might more easily supervise the carrying out of the imperial edict which ordered the people beyond Nicaea to bring food from everywhere to his army.

  34. Bohemund said, "If it please you, I promise to go with this count who has offered his services, to the Gate of Saint Simeon, where we shall both supervise those who do the work.

  35. It will not need to fear the interposition of the Imperial Ministry or the Imperial Parliament, for if the authorities in England are to supervise and correct the conduct of the Irish Cabinet, Home Rule is at an end.

  36. Depending on the size of the division in the field, we will have a supervisory staff in order to properly supervise the work of the agents in the field.

  37. Did you supervise or assist in the preparation of the information contained here?

  38. It has been suggested to the Commission that it might be helpful if the National Security Council or some Cabinet level committee would help to supervise in this area of Presidential protection.

  39. Did you supervise or assist in the preparation?

  40. Did you supervise the preparation of this letter?

  41. Did you supervise the preparation of this material?

  42. To complicate the situation the general was encumbered by a civil Commission, whose duty it was to supervise the governments of the Cisalpine Republic.


  43. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "supervise" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    administer; attend; boss; chair; chaperon; command; conduct; control; direct; discipline; dispense; dominate; govern; guide; handle; head; lead; manage; mind; moderate; monitor; officiate; overlook; oversee; police; preside; regulate; reign; rule; supervise; tend; track