Sentence examples for control of the rich from inspiring English sources

Many historians stress that in reality the contest was for control of the rich Witwatersrand gold-mining complex located in the SAR.

Oil has long been the heart of Iraq's wealth, and the invasion threw control of the rich reserves into question, exacerbating longstanding enmity between the Kurds and other Iraqis.

Iraq wanted to seize control of the rich oil-producing Iranian border region of Khūzestān, a territory inhabited largely by ethnic Arabs over which Iraq sought to extend some form of suzerainty.

He also commanded troops accused of having killed, because of their ethnicity, at least 800 civilians in the town of Mongbwalu, in Ituri district in 2002, after his troops took control of the rich gold mines in the area.

The king's power was linked to his control of the rich province of Île-de-France Île-de-France Île-de-Francen's home county of Blois.

A political party that "does not capitalize on its successes by mobilizing the whole power of the government is a monstrosity reflecting the stupidity of professional politicians who are more interested in the petty spoils of office than they are in the control of the richest and most powerful government in the world," Schattschneider had written.

If Mr. Hussein is ousted, the report says, any effort by the Kurds or other ethnic groups to regain control of the fertile, oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk could set off conflict.

The law will implement the 2010 Nagoya Protocol, which complements the international Convention on Biological Diversity and aims to guarantee a greater control of the states rich in biodiversity, and their indigenous populations, over how their biodiversity resources are used and an equitable sharing of the benefits.

Assad and the Kurds now jointly administer the city of Qamishli, and share control of the oil rich region of Hasakah.

A Kurdish minister survived a bomb blast as the regional government's forces assumed control of the oil-rich city.

June, 2014 Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Kurdish peshmerga forces have "filled the vacuum" of the Iraqi army and claimed control of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.