Sentence examples for determining control from inspiring English sources

Among the races that could be especially important in determining control of the House of Representatives is the race in Florida's 22nd Congressional District.

Given the importance of every Senate race in determining control of the chamber, Democrats poured in cash to avoid a situation in which the seat would not be decided until next month.

The state will almost certainly play a crucial role in determining control of the Senate and be a battleground in the presidential race.

The new maps to be drawn by the lower court could play a role in determining control of the House of Representatives.

The outcome of the races here in Washington could go a long way to determining control of the House, where the Republicans now hold a tenuous majority: 222 seats, to 210 for the Democrats and 2 for independents, one usually in the Democratic camp, the other in the Republican.

These voters are highly volatile and their shifting loyalties are a powerful factor in determining control of Congress and of the White House, according to recently re-analyzed exit poll data provided to the Times by Alan Abramowitz, a political scientist at Emory, and Sam Best, a political scientist at the University of Connecticut.

Voters could determine control of both chambers of Congress, and, indirectly, the fate of President Trump.

The runoff, which would not be held until Dec. 7, could conceivably determine control of the Senate.

Several close elections this year could be influenced by farm programs and, in turn, determine control of Congress.

The 2016 election has become a contest not only to determine control of the White House and the Congress but also to shape the future of the Supreme Court.

Senator Wellstone had been locked in a tight reelection race with Republican Norm Coleman, in a contest that could determine control of the Senate.