"It was impossible for him to exercise control over subordinates and contractors," Mr. O'Neill said.
Rulers struggled to exercise control over scattered populations, the theory goes.
That is making it harder for the old elite to exercise control over public opinion.
This view, that Prince William is seeking to exercise control over journalists, particularly photographers, is not confined to the Sun.
Kayani's military runs Pakistan's security policy and has resisted all attempts by civilians to exercise control over it.
"These authorities include the ability to hire and fire, as well as the ability to exercise control over the budgets".
A totalitarian regime might have the strongest instinct and best resources to exercise control over a piece of information like its leader's medical condition.
Rejecting this argument, a panel of seven supreme court judges ruled that the UK did not need to have actual custody to exercise control over his release.
The mayor learned only recently of an obscure panel -- the Vacancy Control Board -- used by previous administrations to exercise control over agency hiring.
In the 20th century, Michel Foucault argued that the model of the panopticon was used more abstractly to exercise control over society.
While partnership, including between governments and businesses, is a buzzword among proponents of the SDG agenda, anxiety remains about how best to exercise control over the private sector.
