(1) Radical left-wing parties gained control of local authorities.

(2) The party is expecting to gain control of the council in the next election.

(3) They worry that extremists might gain control.

(4) China gained control of the island in 1683.

(5) In the latest elections our party has got/gained control .

(6) After a long struggle, she gained control of the business.

(7) From the late nineteenth century Britain and other European powers began to gain control of parts of the Ottoman Empire.

(8) Then, the Republicans gained control of Congress in 1994.

(9) Four years later, he gained control of Midvale.

(10) The Republicans have gained control of both the Senate and the House.

(11) Skirmishes are already going on as rivals battle to gain control of potentially lucrative new domains such as.pro.

(12) In each case, the faction which gained control of the king's person gained control of government.

(13) I started to return well and I gained control of the match.

(14) Soon he would gain control of himself and the role, Logan said.

(15) Meanwhile both groups began infiltrating the city in an attempt to gain control of key locations.

(16) The attack recovered the lost guns and gained control of a good part of the plateau.

(17) Barry Diller just gained control of Universal Studios television arm by spending $ 4. 1 billion dollars.

(18) Fortunately, the investment banks have managed to gain control of the dividends of only big and new companies.

(19) The chamber's procedural rules mean that the Democrats will now gain control of its legislative agenda.

(20) If deciduous trees gain control, then there is first browse for hare, then deer, then moose.

(21) Socor said through pipelines Russia is gaining control over the export of oil and gas from the former Soviet republics in Central Asia.

(22) Here, from the experts, are some suggestions for gaining control over life's hassles in order to have time for the pleasures.

(23) Governance is the key to gaining control of business processes and assets across functions within an organization.

(24) DETROIT-A dozen nieces and nephews of civil rights icon Rosa Parks have filed an objection to her will in hopes of gaining control of the use of her name and image.

(25) The vice president said all nations share an interest in gaining control over the world's hundreds of tons of nuclear material, located in more than 40 countries.

(26) Ukraine accuses the Russians of seeking to exploit the arrears issue as a means of gaining control of the country's gas network.

(27) Although Japan is known for its big cities, about 70 percent of its landmass is mountainous forest, and the purchases raise the specter of China's gaining control of the cherished hinterlands.

(28) In other cases, pirates have captured vessels from under the nose of patrolling naval force, gaining control of the ship's bridge in five minutes—ahead of even the fastest naval response.

(29) The approval helps Porsche, maker of the 911 sports car, toward its goal of gaining control of Volkswagen.

(30) Adopting an agile approach would be a means toward changing their development culture and gaining control over their processes.

(31) Gaining control of Motorola's big patent portfolio will provide Google with ammunition in the ongoing battle between mobile platforms.

(32) Frequently, the host security of those systems will prevent attackers from gaining control over a host.

(33) Students also will find the competencies useful, because they provide students with a framework for gaining control over how they interact with information in their environment.

(34) Indian authorities appeared to be gaining control of the crisis, but amid early indications that the sieges were ending, fears were growing that the toll would rise past the 119 known dead.