Sentence examples for have held control from inspiring English sources

Since then, the Republicans have held control of both the Assembly and the Senate.

Balderson's margin of less than 1percentt came in a district that Trump won by 11 points in 2016 and where Republicans have held control since 1983.

Some critics argue that the aggressive posture – and often violent record – of the sheriff's deputies is a direct consequence of a rightwing ideological zeal shown by the officials who have held control of the criminal justice apparatus in recent times.

— Robert F. McDonnell, a Republican and a former state attorney general, won a decisive victory in Virginia's governor's race Tuesday, a stark reversal of fortune for Democrats who have held control in Richmond for the past eight years.

The Qaddafi troops may also be moving away from Misurata to join an escalating battle on the mountainous western border with Tunisia, where for three days rebels have held control of the strategic crossing of Wazen.

While much attention has been focused on rebel efforts in eastern Libya and in the city of Misurata, rebels have held control of most of the Nafusah Mountain region since the unrest began in February.

Indian paramilitary policemen, stepping up the battle against Sikh radicals, swept through the Golden Temple at Amritsar Wednesday and arrested 200 militants who had held control of the shrine for the last three months, according to reports received here.

Labour has held control of Hartlepool Council following Thursday's elections.

In August, Iraqi soldiers and Kurdish forces known as Peshmerga began advancing toward Mosul, Iraq, where ISIS has held control for the past two years.

It has held controlling interests in 105 companies and has invested $15 billion since it started in 1985.

And, in the past thirty years, the only time a party has held or controlled sixty votes outright was in 2009, when the Democrats did for just six months.