Sentence examples for nominal control over from inspiring English sources

From the time of his accession, China retained only nominal control over Vietnam, which was launched as an independent state.

Give a company nominal control over programming, even if it does not exercise it, and two TV stations can be deemed independent even though they are operated jointly.

The following year the Della Torre family, lords of Milan, made Oberto captain general for five years, with nominal control over several neighbouring cities.

The Nguyen dynasty was, however, retained in Hue with nominal control over central Vietnam, called Annam by the French, and over northern Vietnam, called Tonkin.

Although Russian troops exercise nominal control over Chechnya, such incidents are almost daily occurrences as the war with separatist rebels enters its third year with no end in sight.

The Omani Arabs, who expelled the Portuguese from Muscat in 1650 and were the leading force against them in the entire region, gradually established at least nominal control over many settlements, including Zanzibar.

The memorandum of understanding officially hands over nominal control of detainees to an Afghan official immediately, but allows for a six-month period of transition to full Afghan control of the detainees, American officials said.

Analysts have suggested that the Kremlin may want to establish some kind of quasi-autonomous state in east Ukraine with nominal control from Kiev, in order to have leverage over the pro-European government in the city.

Iraqi officials say the militias will be placed under the nominal control of the Defense and Interior Ministries.

It meant he no longer had any great curiosity about seeing what it was like to be in nominal control.

With significant help from Pakistan, the Taliban seized Kabul in 1996 and extended their nominal control to 80% of Afghanistan.