Sentence examples for could keep control of from inspiring English sources

I started looking for a project I could keep control of.

Mr. Wagoner insisted that G.M. could keep control of intellectual property in China even while doing advanced research there.

The Duvaliers may have bankrupted the government, they may been brutal, but they could keep control of the place.

Kennedy could keep control of his own government, but one never knew whether the advocates of bombing and invasion might somehow gain the upper hand".

"I am certain the reason he married her was that he could keep control of her and the not unconsiderable earnings".

But as Republicans strategize for how they could keep control of the Senate — five Democrats have refused to rule out supporting a Republican as leader — Mr. Skelos has been on storm duty.

He simply couldn't run a campaign, couldn't keep control of his tongue or ego, couldn't do the hard work to grasp weighty matters of policy or background.

Republicans could still keep control of the House by a slim margin, but they would have to win the overwhelming majority of competitive races in order to hang on.

An initiative I spearheaded to create a school-wide discipline plan was read as both an act of aggression and weakness, a criticism of the principal's leadership style (or lack thereof) and an admission that I couldn't keep control of my classroom without outside help.

If scientists with no axes to grind could manage to keep control of the certification system, using it as a vehicle to apply stringent performance criteria to farming systems while turning the label into a global brand, the world might have a powerful new tool for improving the food supply — and the health of the planet.

If Democratic voters can be bothered to show up, they could very well keep control of the House.