Sentence examples for control of a piece from inspiring English sources

For the first time anyone could remember, Syria's government had peacefully ceded control of a piece of national territory.

"The opposition has effectively seized control of a piece of land in northern Syria," The Associated Press reported Mr. Lieberman as saying.

They seemed exhilarated to be in control of a piece of high-performance equipment, and being under the tutelage of athletic college students.

The local Baathist government reduced its presence to a few buildings at the edge of town, and the F.S.A. declared Zabadani "liberated". For the first time anyone could remember, Syria's government had peacefully ceded control of a piece of national territory.

In a video posted online showing the destruction of ruins at the Iraqi city of Nimrud earlier this year, an Isis militant explains: "Whenever we take control of a piece of land, we remove the symbols of polytheism and spread monotheism in it".

In a misbegotten effort to promote peace, the Colombian government three years ago gave the FARC control of a piece of territory the size of Switzerland.

The crews are fraternities whose members watch out for one another even as they tease and play pranks, like greasing the controls of a piece of machinery when the operator is not looking.

Traditional three-piece balata-covered balls were still popular, but golfers could also choose from two-piece balls (with a solid core and a hard Surlyn cover), two-piece "performance" balls (with thicker cores and thinner covers, allowing for the feel and control of a three-piece ball), and three-piece double-cover balls (consisting of an inner core covered by two layers of varying hardness).

The crackle of gunfire echoes across the valley as opposition fighters and the army struggle for control of a key piece of turf.

I think there will always be an aspect of controlling a piece of machinery, of two or three thousand pounds of machinery being controlled by very minute movements of your hand… Taking yourself to the limit, taking the machine to the limit; there's something in our brain wired to enjoy that, so hopefully that's always a part of it.

Before changing its policy, Swissair, like other carriers, simply gave out-of-control passengers a piece of paper detailing possible legal consequences; upon landing, most kickers and screamers were allowed to go their merry ways.