Sentence examples for passing control from inspiring English sources

Dr. Schuller retired, passing control to his son.

British troops today formally ended their mission in Afghanistan's deadly Sangin area by passing control of the district to US forces.

Direct democracy should have a place in our constitutional arrangements, but it can also be a recipe for passing control of our democracy to the wealthy and ­powerful.

On the contrary, "privatization" means, in effect, passing control of property down deeper and deeper into civil society, eventually to stockholders.

Both the Afghan government and its Western allies have made passing control of security to Afghans a centerpiece of the strategy here.

After the death of the older Pietro Ferrero, his brother, Giovanni, took over before passing control to Michele, the son of the founder and the father of the younger Pietro.

In 2006, ailing, he passed control of the government to his brother Raúl.

Soon after, his father passed control of the entire Shapoorji Pallonji Group to Shapoor Mistry.

Queeny passed control of the company to his son, Edgar M. Queeny (1897 1968), in 1928.

When CP Scott retired from managing and editing the paper in July 1929, he passed control to his two sons.

Just last week, the Government took over ailing Union Bank of Hong Kong and passed control to Jardine Fleming & Company, a prominent merchant bank.