Sentence examples for retained tight control from inspiring English sources

Feltrinelli was a revolutionary millionnaire who, even after going underground, retained tight control over his economic empire.

He retained tight control over Telmex until 2003, by which time he had turned over many of his business operations to his three sons.

Notoriously, James retained tight control over the dialogue and storyline, causing a rift with director Sam Tandor-Wood, and critics were united in their response to the adaptation, deemed by one "about as stimulating as a cold shower".

Although Beijing has retained tight control over its media properties, and continues to censor and force-feed them official Party news, analysts say those properties have come a long way from the days when they were simply state mouthpieces.

Politicians and officials retained tight control.

The presidency is traditionally a largely ceremonial position, and theoretically a non-partisan one — Erdogan officially left the AKP when he assumed office — but he has retained tight control of the party, working to solidify his influence and install his allies in senior positions.

The Chinese government retains tight control over the curriculum, which creates tricky problems for British educators.

He is known to retain tight control of details of Palestinian governance, from promotion of officers to adoption of babies to disbursement of funds.

They say that the American military will likely need to retain tight control over the country for longer than they anticipated.

The company has considered the possibility of two classes of stock, they say, a route that would permit the founders to retain tight control, but would also reduce the value of a public offering substantially.

Microsoft has decided to retain tight control of the Kin software, meaning that there is no applications marketplace for the products, and will determine which social networks have built-in support on the phones.