Sentence examples for having secured control from inspiring English sources

In May 1991 the SNM, having secured control of the former British Somaliland northern region, declared that the 1960 federation was null and void and that henceforth the northern region would be independent and known as the Republic of Somaliland.

Having secured control of nuclear diplomacy, Mr Rouhani decided to go further.

Having secured control of Egypt, they proceeded to invade Syria and Cyprus while a large fleet under Heraclius the Younger, a son of the exarch, set sail for Constantinople.

For the first time, too, ISIS has secured control of actual territory.

The New Zealand brewer Lion Nathan Ltd. has secured control of New Zealand's largest wine producer, the Montana Group, brokers said.

Since Sunday night, Hezbollah forces have secured control of most of the former Israeli command posts in the central border region.

Sprint Nextel has secured control of Clearwire, the wireless network operator that holds valuable spectrum, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.

Corinth's political influence was increased through territorial expansion in the vicinity, and by the late 8th century it had secured control of the isthmus.

By early Thursday, the Afghan forces seemed to have secured control, officials said, safeguarding the family members in the district center.

By the eve of the Civil War, the firm had secured control of nearly one-fifth of the commercial exchanges between Cuba, the world's largest sugar exporter, and the United States.

He said that rebel fighters managed to hold on to the square but that Gaddafi's forces had secured control of several neighborhoods and positioned snipers on buildings on a main road leading through the city.