"control" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- While he was in prison, Gregory handed over nominal control of his paper to a friend.
- In 1776, the newly formed American government claimed nominal control of the region.
- In this usage, it is similar to ghost riding, except the vehicle remains under the nominal control of another person.
- However in 1902, the area was brought under the nominal control of the British.
- Southern Zhejiang was under no more than nominal control.
- Because of the chaos, some leaders increasingly had only nominal control over their (sub-)commanders.
- Michel told them that the French were still in nominal control of this part of the country.
- In 1884, Germany took nominal control over the territory.
- They cross the main roads, which are under nominal Serbian control, at night.
- The two men, in nominal control of the party, looked at one another and smiled ruefully.
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