Sentence examples for controlling land from inspiring English sources

Rules controlling land purchases by interests based overseas have been debated here several times.

The Board of Estimate (a city body controlling land use decisions) was prevailed upon to drop the plan.

"Until we've sorted out land tenure in a way that allows for everyone – government, civil society, companies and the Indonesian people – to know who's actually responsible for controlling land," says George, "you are always going to have this buck passing".

Zoning, the legislative method of controlling land use by regulating such considerations as the type of buildings (e.g., commercial or residential) that may be erected and the population density.

As a spatial concept, density is a useful tool in predicting and controlling land use.

"The Endangered Species Act has become not so much about saving species as it has been about controlling land and water," Simspon said in floor debate.

A more sustainable scenario for the region requires a major reduction of deforestation activities, implementing the "permanent preservation area" policy along riversides, and controlling land-use transitions at balanced levels.

Throughout 1843 and 1844, no attempts were made at controlling lands north of the Columbia River, then under the influence of the Hudson's Bay Company through Fort Vancouver.

They don't control land in Iraq: they were defeated.

Three-quarters of this is under federally controlled land.

Fortress also controls land around the track, where it is developing rental housing.