Sentence examples for control over the area from inspiring English sources
Kosovo's government has no effective control over the area.
A military offensive broke the Taliban's control over the area in 2009 but attacks have continued.
Then 500 troops were sent in to take control over the area.
Security forces would extend "full control" over the area, he said, adding, "Sinai is safe".
The Siamese did not reassert control over the area until the 19th century.
During the next 40 years the British consolidated their control over the area.
"Fundamentally, China wants to have complete control over the areas where ethnic Koreans reside.
Still, the sides were far apart over the character of the new government, control over the areas liberated by the communists, and the size and degree of autonomy of the communist armies in a national military system.
Putin and Russia have called for an immediate ceasefire in the region, and for the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, to negotiate with the pro-Russia leaders in the east, but Kiev has branded them "terrorists" and wants to re-establish control over the areas rather than let a de facto independent statelet spring up.
People here are feeling squeezed -- between an army in which soldiers are rarely punished for harassing civilians, and a Tamil rebel force that has executed its Tamil critics, recruited Tamil children as fighters and exercised brutal control over the areas it holds.
His officials said Mr Arafat intended to assert the PA's control over the areas and "maintain the rule of law" in the face of the militant groups' rising influence.However, the PA's security forces are weak and ill-equipped, while the militants' popularity has risen among Palestinians, in line with resentment against Israeli attacks and blockades.
