Sentences with 'preside'
Example sentences and phrases with the word preside and other words derived from it.
• « The Roman Republic had a fairly complex system of government and representation, but it was one that would last some 500 years and preside over the vast expansion of Roman power. »
• « Selim set the stage for his son, Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520 - 1566) to preside over the golden age of Ottoman power in precisely this way: Suleiman overtook his brothers when Selim died and promptly had his brothers killed. »
• « The deputies from the provinces met in the Buenos Aires consulate building (located on the site now occupied by the main building of the Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, three blocks from the Plaza de Mayo) and elected Carlos de Alvear, deputy for Corrientes, to preside over the deliberations during the month of February. »
• « In July the deputy Francisco Narciso de Laprida began to preside over the sessions of Congress. »