Example sentences of "[noun sg] to gain control of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 23 January 1980 Carter finally committed the United States to the security of the Persian Gulf region by proclaiming that : ‘ any attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary , including military force . ’ |
| 2 | Any attempt by an outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States . |
| 3 | The death of Sir Hugh Wontner — a key Savoy shareholder and chief opponent of Forte 's battle to gain control of the hotel in 1989 — prompted suggestions that a new attack was imminent . |
| 4 | Although born mainly out of an attempt by the British government to gain control of the curriculum , the 1960s also saw the establishment of the Schools Council , a quango whose role was to advise the government on curriculum and examinations . |
| 5 | In their struggle to gain control of the wool tax the commons arguably gained more by agreeing to grant the tax and receiving in return concessions on free trade in wool than they would have achieved by seeking to abolish the tax . |
| 6 | However , the Cultural Revolution was also presented as an attempt by the party to gain control of the state bureaucracy and even replace it as an organ of implementation . |