Verb (used with object), : He was hired to oversee the construction crews. ,We happened to oversee the burglar leaving the premises. He was overseen stealing the letters. From Dictionary.com.
The folks at Island / DefJam Records are mourning the loss of Shakir Stewart, the 34-year-old executive vice president of the label overseen by L.A. Reid. From Wordnik.com. [Alanat News] Reference
Three years later, on Sept. 11, 2001, Al Qaeda struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in an operation overseen from the base in Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [August 2005] Reference
Henriette Huldisch and Shamim M. M.min and "overseen" by. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
(k) no (w) here to accompany video projections 'overseen' by Long. From Wordnik.com. [The Tripwire] Reference
I've overseen over 150 presidentially declared disasters. From Wordnik.com. [PERSPECTIVES] Reference
The money is going into a "community fund" overseen by a civilian panel. From Wordnik.com. [Rebuilding From The Rubble] Reference
A weak national government is overseen by a U. N.-appointed High Representative. From Wordnik.com. [Bosnia Reborn] Reference
Italy's prime minister has overseen the toughest crackdown on the mob in decades. From Wordnik.com. [Berlusconi Is No Mobster] Reference
His home is filled with modern art, mostly Chagall lithographs, overseen by a curator. From Wordnik.com. [The Japanese Steve Jobs] Reference
In her decade on the federal bench, she has overseen cases that touched on border issues. From Wordnik.com. [Judge who ruled on Arizona law is well versed in immigration cases] Reference
Lindsey, a former economics professor, has overseen the Fed's enforcement of the CRA since 1991. From Wordnik.com. [More Bank Mergers: Bad Deals For The Poor?] Reference
And any sale of larger, more prominent sites will be managed and overseen by the Culture Ministry. From Wordnik.com. [Sale Of The Century] Reference
Names conjure images and mine was a quaint little farm stand overseen by, who else?, the farmer's daughter. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Poses: Farm Stands of Chester County, PA] Reference
Perhaps in big cities rentals are overseen by an impersonal realty company or an uninvolved resident manager. From Wordnik.com. [Landlord, Expert On Human Behavior?] Reference
We allow banks to fail — witness IndyMac — but there is an orderly system overseen by a strong regulator. From Wordnik.com. [What Should Uncle Sam Do?] Reference
It helped that Cheney served in three previous administrations, and Card has overseen two transitions himself. From Wordnik.com. [Plotting Bush Ii] Reference
Gimigliano added that Foggo had "overseen many contracts," all of which were "properly awarded and administered.". From Wordnik.com. [Investigation: The CIA's No. 3 Has a Friend in the Spotlight] Reference
"It's not something you can easily put in regulatory text that would be overseen by some sort of policing action.". From Wordnik.com. [Risk Assessment] Reference
Other new CEOs have a vastly different job: cleaning up the tech-related disasters overseen by their predecessors. From Wordnik.com. [The Ceo's Challenge] Reference
His predecessors had overseen an unprecedented deterioration of the once proud nation's social and economic fabric. From Wordnik.com. [Chaos In Caracas] Reference
He would claim, with pardonable hyperbole, that he had overseen changes of almost Biblical proportion in the world. From Wordnik.com. [America Changes The Guard] Reference
A team overseen by Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson identified the Reno regs as among the first items to alter. From Wordnik.com. [Fbi: Rules For Informants] Reference
The most successful volunteer research projects have been overseen by committed faculty members who work with students. From Wordnik.com. [Talk Transcript: Katrina and Public-Service Law] Reference
It takes place town by town, building by building, overseen by state and local authorities and driven by the profit motive. From Wordnik.com. [PUT 'EM IN A TREE MUSEUM] Reference
With enforcement overseen by the no-nonsense Commerce Department, it became even harder to trade with Syria than with Iran. From Wordnik.com. [In a Corner] Reference
One proposal would put IRA weapons "beyond use" in the Irish Republic and the procedure overseen by an international authority. From Wordnik.com. [A Future Without Losers] Reference
The allegedly false statements were made in earnings calls and periodic financial filings overseen by Crittenden and Tildesley. From Wordnik.com. [Citigroup agrees to $75 million SEC settlement on subprime mortgage investments] Reference
Newcomb has overseen Simon & Schuster's education and reference divisions, accounting for more than half the company's revenues. From Wordnik.com. [Simon Says, 'Out!'] Reference
The arrangement was overseen by none other than John Foster Dulles, a Sullivan partner who later became U.S. secretary of State. From Wordnik.com. [The Hunt Hits Home] Reference
Wednesday March 3All ballots are opened by four accountants overseen by two "balloting leaders" in a room with one door and no windows. From Wordnik.com. [May I Have the Envelopes, Please?] Reference
But the ethics committee, in its 40-page statement of "Alleged Violations," said all had interests in tax matters overseen by the panel. From Wordnik.com. [Rangel says colleagues who similarly sought donations were not punished] Reference
As a part-time editor, Jeff has also overseen covers on subjects ranging from the Beatles to Kurt Cobain's diary to the "Matrix" sequels. From Wordnik.com. [The Editor's Desk] Reference
Leave the new president to restore America's standing by his actions — actions hopefully overseen by a more vigilant legislative branch. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Vengeance] Reference
He has overseen unimaginable recoveries, including that of David Sanford, an editor at The Wall Street Journal, who wrote movingly about his rebirth. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of Aids?] Reference
Yesterday, Angolan Deputy Foreign Minister Georges Chicoty told a national radio program that his country would send troops to the Congo, overseen by the European Union and SADC. From Wordnik.com. [A Feckless Response] Reference
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