hold control

But it was all he could do to hold control.

His dinner nearly made a second appearance, but he held control.

Two strategists had met within a room where the law held control.

The rebels held control of the streets for ten weeks.

The man who holds control of the funds was chosen by lot.

Serbs held control over armed forces and politics of the state.

He held control of the paper until his death.

The Shadow had stepped from sight, but he still held control.

They held control at subsequent elections, taking all the seats in 1959.

They also failed to hold control later and became defunct.

During this time the party had both senate seats and briefly held control of the state house.

Since winning a majority at the 2003 election the Conservative party has held control of the council.

The results saw Labour easily holding control of the council after losing just 1 seat in the election.

Meanwhile Labour held control of the council despite dropping seats.

The Conservative Party has held control of the council since 2002.

They've been unable to take or hold control of the highlands, the bit closest to us.

Where once the networks had control the production companies now held control.

The results saw the Conservatives make one gain in the election to hold control of the council with 33 seats.

Twelve hours after the landing, he still held control of Stronghold's power systems.

Don't be part of a corporation in which he holds control; this I know."

Since the local authorities at last held control, more than half of the out-of-town forces were removed.

The Shadow held control, but footsteps from the hallway told him time was brief.

"It looks as though Lettigue hold control of that outfit."

In addition, Republicans have mostly held control of statewide offices and the state legislature since the 1960s.

Labour had held control of the council for the previous 20 years but lost this after the other parties gained three seats in the election.