Sentence examples for control the territory from inspiring English sources

Palestinians became Israel's unskilled workers, and a few patrolling soldiers were enough to control the territory.

Galula's thesis is that one aim of war is to support the local population rather than control the territory.

Today the indexing by search engines is more important than the corresponding information: those who control the map control the territory.

"Unless that state and its institutions are there and control the territory, we will always have dark holes where al-Shabaab and others can go.

Motorcycle expositions like Saturday's Hellraiser Ball -- the Hells Angels' first on Long Island -- "are commonplace wherever they control the territory," Mr. Lavigne said.

He wanted his half-backs to control the territory and pace of the game against Bordeaux-Bègles and wanted Slade's big boot to fulfil that role.

It was tolerant when it controlled the territory and called the shots.

At that time Egypt controlled the territory; it was not occupied by Israel.

They also paid off various military units, tribal authorities, and ethnic militias, who controlled the territory along the way.

The attendants were working their turf, having divided the city in accordance to the borders set by the mafia bosses that controlled the territory.

Israel has enforced a strict naval blockade of Gaza, saying it is essential to stop weapons smuggling by Hamas, the Islamic militant group controlling the territory.