Sentence examples for control the island from inspiring English sources

"The more Congress keeps U.S. companies out, the more it allows Sherritt to control the island".

Mr. Minard, a part-time resident of Hen Island for 60 years, contends that Mr. Tartaglione would "like to control the island".

only continued to control the island of Taiwan after its expulsion from the mainland, it still considered itself the one true government of China.

For the first time, Jacob, who seems to control the island, is introduced, dressed in white, along with another man, in black, who wants to kill Jacob.

The officials in charge chose to accept the lowest, most favorable estimate; as it turned out, the reality has been worse than even the most pessimistic estimate, and despite expensive emergency measures -- and continual assurances from those officials that everything is under control -- the island is still sinking.

"It really is a couple of families that are trying to control the island," said Oren Alexander, a broker with Prudential Douglas Elliman who is co-listing 3 Indian Creek Drive, the home listed for $52 million that is now under contract.

Japanese forces, which control the islands, arrested 14 in the group, then deported them.

But this time, China is even challenging Japan's claim to control the islands.

The 19th century saw obsessive attempts by global powers to control the islands; Hawaii has always had an influence and lure greatly disproportionate to its size.

An effort by either country to forcibly control the islands could lead to an escalation of the conflict, analysts have warned.

Speaking of the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, Mr Abe said: "We own and actively control the islands, about this point there is no room to negotiate".