Examples of 'were under the control' in a sentence

Meaning of "were under the control"

were under the control ~ means being managed or directed by someone or something. It implies a lack of freedom or autonomy, suggesting a hierarchy or power dynamic

How to use "were under the control" in a sentence

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were under the control
The last were under the control of mayors.
Most of the islands in the Mediterranean were under the control of.
Diers were under the control of the military.
Unmanaged reserves provided only rations and were under the control of the local police.
But they were under the control of the Alliance now.
The peaceful senatorial provinces were under the control of the Senate.
India were under the control of the East India.
He stated that most parts in Fallujah were under the control of terrorist groups.
We were under the control of a court-appointed trustee.
These were all factors that were under the control of mortgage professionals.
We were under the control of a court-appointed trustee, Mr. Clarke Hayden.
Originally these institutions were under the control of private and religious groups.
John Mueller is discussing low quality links that were under the control of the SEO.
These local mints were under the control of the provincial governors.
All of the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea were under the control of Rome.

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All the formations were under the control of three corps level headquarters.
Historically, business and finance in Montreal were under the control of Anglophones.
The fugitives were under the control of Canadian officials.
Then came the Reich Commissariats, which were under the control of the SS.
The Indians were under the control of the Spanish.
Some years ago, about 22 local government areas were under the control of Boko Haram.
While you were under the control of the Black Mercy.
By this time the Pesindo militias were under the control of PKI.
Both clubs were under the control of Peter Johnson at the time.
As far as the seas were concerned, they were under the control of the pirates.
These weapons were under the control of the Integrated Command Centre.
However, not all major airports were under the control of BAA.
All the lands were under the control of the manor of Milton Regis.
Present-day Hunan and northeastern Guangxi were under the control of the kingdom.
The two airports were under the control of the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
And that all of these were under the control of Kiev.
They were under the control of the Arab-Berbers '.
Worlds seven largest oil companies were under the control of the Rockefeller family.
They were under the control of Brittany O'Malley, a charismatic, anti-social leader.
The reservations themselves were under the control of the Interior Department.
The American troops deployed there were under the control of Andrew Jackson.
French troops were under the control of Anne Marie 's half brother, the Duke of Orléans.
How could it be said that the experts were under the control of the ministry?
Before that they were under the control of the British and the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
At another point of time, however, they were under the control of the Hyksos.
Trade unions were under the control of the CP, which was strongly centralized.
During the Bronze Age, the Luwians were under the control of the Hittites.
All the constructs were under the control of the human cytomegalovirus promoter ( PCMV ).
Traditionally, both the policy instruments were under the control of the national governments.
Portugal and Spain were under the control of the Muslims since the 8th century.
Early in Canada 's history foreign affairs were under the control of the British Government.
These genes were under the control of the strong CaMV 35S promoter.
To begin with, the concentration camps were under the control of the Nazi Stormtroopers.
The Philippines were under the control of the U.S. for over a hundred years.
Before the Dutch Revolt, though, the Dutch were under the control of the Habsburg Monarchy.

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