Sentence examples for the continued control from inspiring English sources

Mr Pickles said the failure in Manchester should be set against improvements in neighbouring Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Tameside and Wigan, and the continued control of Trafford.

For the current Moroccan government, he said, "one of the pillars of its legitimacy is the continued control over Western Sahara and the hope for the eventual legal annexation in the international community's eyes".

In private, Israeli officials have sounded sceptical about the chance of a deal this year, saying in particular that the continued control of Gaza by Hamas would effectively scupper any agreement.

Forrestal and Carpenter took the matter up with Truman, who issued his decision on 21 July 1948: "I regard the continued control of all aspects of the atomic energy program, including research, development and the custody of atomic weapons as the proper functions of the civil authorities".

The President was unhappy about the provocative actions of the Southern states, and about the continued control by the antebellum elite there, but made no statement publicly, believing that Southerners had a right to act as they did, even if it was unwise to do so.

The continued control over information is perhaps most evident each year in the run-up to the Tiananmen anniversary, when many Chinese activists are detained or put under house arrest.

While it might be difficult to imagine that a community would support the Islamic State, the group's continued control over parts of Syria and Iraq and the recruits flooding in from abroad demonstrate its appeal.

Moreover, as in Romania, an excessive focus on a particular person, usually the head of state, causes the appearance of regime change to mask the reality of continued control over the system as a whole.

Just two years ago, Democratic political strategists defended passage of a status-quo farm subsidy bill by claiming it was essential to the survival of freshmen members from farm districts and to the party's continued control of the House.

The plenary session communiqué minced few words about the nature of the challenges to the Communist Party's continued control of China, saying it faces "long-term, complicated and draconian tests" in a time of tumultuous change.

APNU-AFC's single-vote majority, combined with the PPP's continued control of the presidency, resulted in a period of legislative gridlock.