On Wednesday, Mr. Dolan said he was taking direct control of the company's prescription drug business.
Specifically, it would mean bringing foundation trusts back clearly under the direct control of government.
It was also the first time direct control of Viacom was at issue.
In the USSR, the KGB was under the direct control of the Communist party.
More worrisome, the mayor announced a plan to take direct control of the newspaper.
He wants direct control of the state education commissioner, now appointed by the regents.
By the 1998-99 season, Mr. Neufeld had direct control of four prime-time newsmagazines under the "20/20" banner.
Robert W. Pittman will become the sole chief operating officer with direct control of all operating units.
We are not arguing that the government must take direct control of the banks it invests in.
Ryszard Terlecki, head of PiS's parliamentary club, was forthright about why his party wants direct control of public media.
A traditional aeroplane gives the pilot direct control of the flaps on the plane – its rudder, elevators and ailerons.
