Sentence examples for control took shape from inspiring English sources

The dukes (as they then came to be styled) allied with the ascendant duke Hugh Capet had little to lose from the latter's accession to the kingship in 987; it was at this time that a new Norman aristocracy in ducal control took shape.

In keeping with his fondness for repetition and episodic structures, "The Limits of Control" takes shape as a series of interactions and transactions.

From decoding brain activity with scanners to thought-controlled wheelchairs, from neural implants for pain to selective memory erasure for post-traumatic stress, ancient fantasies of mind reading and mind control are taking shape as medical realities.

Last week, another piece of the agenda took shape when the Port Authority took control of Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, N.Y., the agency's first major acquisition in nearly 40 years.

It took shape slowly.

A plan took shape.

Slowly an idea took shape.

The team took shape.

A routine took shape.

Then things took shape.

But neither of those took shape.