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An independent variable is the variable you have control over, what you can choose and manipulate.
Membranes control the composition of cells by active and passive transport.
Dynamic control of protein phosphorylation is necessary for the regulation of many cellular processes, including mitosis and cytokinesis.
We want to have a smooth transition when the new owners take control of the company.
Insurgents are trying to gain control of the country's transportation system.
She struggled to control the cart as it rolled before her down the steep, bumpy road.
You may find yourself in a situation where you lose control of the vehicle.
The new therapy is supposed to help people control their obsessive thoughts.
Rowling received a large amount of creative control for the film, an arrangement that Columbus did not mind.
After twelve years of peace, Arthur sets out to expand his empire once more, taking control of Norway, Denmark and Gaul.
The owners are thus effectively disappropriated, and become mere managers in the service of the State, and those who control it.
Most people are far more concerned that they can control their own bodies than they are about petitioning Congress.
Selznick suffered from constant financial problems, and Hitchcock was often displeased with Selznick's creative control over his films.
Vitaphone still had legal exclusivity, but having lapsed in its royalty payments, effective control of the rights was in ERPI's hands.
Disney's contract is expected to end in June 2018, after which, NBCUniversal will take control of the rights, after their deal with Warner Bros.
A truce was agreed with the condition that the King hand over control of the Tower once again.
After the death of his father in 1759, Boulton took full control of the family toymaking business.
Speed control was either automatic, using a governor, or by a manual valve.
Henry won a significant victory at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, allowing him to regain control of the country and the Tower of London.
Another common application is the control of the throttle of an internal combustion engine in conjunction with an electronic governor.
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This greater control means that seeds germinate consistently and in good soil.
Fitzwalter was still in control of London and the Tower, both of which held out until it was clear that Henry's supporters would prevail.
Switzerland is an extreme case of there being no state control over who built castles, and as a result there were 4,000 in the country.
If it was necessary to seize control of a castle an army could either launch an assault or lay siege.
They are so deeply entrenched in both worlds that it is unclear whether they control fate, or whether they are merely its agents.
Dortmund continued to control proceedings, however, and it looked only a matter of time before they would break through.
Prolefeed is homogenised, manufactured superficial literature, film and music, used to control and indoctrinate the populace through docility.
The Covent Garden estate was originally under the control of Westminster Abbey and lay in the parish of St Margaret.
His influence helped start a trend for film directors to control artistic aspects of their films without answering to the film's producer.
In 2015 he voiced Lord Vortech, the evil mastermind who seeks to control the LEGO Multiverse, in the Lego Dimensions video game.
Many countries will monitor and control the banking sector through several different agencies and for different purposes.
This meant that the government was less able to control elections and therefore unable to manage the parliament effectively.
In the early 1980s a pioneering flood control device, the Thames Barrier, was opened.
Nationalization is distinguished from property redistribution in that the government retains control of nationalized property.
The long conflicts of the period strengthened royal control over their kingdoms and were extremely hard on the peasantry.
Once King William had won total control of the strategically important Thames Valley, he went on to invade the rest of England.
Burning of moorland has been practised for a number of reasons, for example when grazing is insufficient to control growth.
Still, limited control by the executive and legislative bodies usually exists.
Pitch control is by operation of the foreplanes and elevons, the yaw control is by rudder.
Priestley identified separate private and public spheres, contending that the government should only have control over the public sphere.
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Some mowers have a throttle control on the handlebar with which the operator can adjust the engine speed.
Resistors allow control of the motor speed, although significant power is dissipated in the external resistance.
With the surrender of Fort Amsterdam in 1664, England gained control of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, renaming it New York.
This innovation permitted farmers to have precise control over the depth at which seeds were planted.
The Emperors who succeeded Augustus exercised a vigilant control over the condition of the public highways.
Even after the Magna Carta was signed, Fitzwalter maintained his control of London.
Loss of power weakened Heath's control over the party and Margaret Thatcher deposed him in the 1975 leadership election.
They allowed the garrison to control the surrounding area, and formed a centre of administration, providing the lord with a place to hold court.
While castles were used to hold a site and control movement of armies, in the Holy Land some key strategic positions were left unfortified.
The location of castles in relation to high status features, such as fish ponds, was a statement of power and control of resources.
This left Barras and his Republican allies in control again but dependent on Bonaparte, who proceeded to peace negotiations with Austria.
Many of his late writings are attempts to control the interpretation of his work.
The situation has fallen so far out of control to rightly be considered a massacree.
At the time he entered Cambridge, he went on a strict diet to control his weight.
With the fort now in British control Wellesley was able to extend control southwards to the river Godavari.
Both were early advocates of birth control at a time when this was considered scandalous.
Initially the Partisans were in rivalry with the Chetniks over control of the resistance movement.
The band got three times a new act's typical royalty rate, full artistic control of recordings, and ownership of the recording masters.
If monarchs were going to impose their will on their kingdom, they would have to control parliament rather than be subservient to it.
The passwords they control are the keys to the kingdom, so what protections should be taken?
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Chaplin asserted a high level of control over his pictures and started to put more time and care into each film.
Brown, a writer and painter, was born with cerebral palsy and was only able to control his left foot.
The effect of this was that, in criminal matters, the House of Lords could not control its own docket.
At the Emperor's death, the Byzantines had control of most of Italy, North Africa, and a small foothold in southern Spain.
In Scotland control of county administration was in the hands of Commissioners of Supply.
However, the party lost control later in the year after several of its councillors defected and it lost its majority.
Labour subsequently gained nearly 300 councillors, as well as control of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire County Councils.
Ultimately, the Danes lost control of Wessex in 1042 on the death of both of Canute's sons.
Only in Italy does it appear that women were always considered under the protection and control of a male relative.
The Turks also had difficulties, losing control of Jerusalem to the Fatimids of Egypt and suffering from a series of internal civil wars.
Pym's Militia Bill was intended to wrest control of the army from the king, but it did not have the support of the Lords, let alone Charles.
Other Parliamentarian forces won the Battle of Winceby, giving them control of Lincoln.
By the time of his death in March 1625, Charles and the Duke of Buckingham had already assumed de facto control of the kingdom.
By the 9th century, the expanding power of Mercia led to it gaining control over Ergyng and nearby Hereford.
The goal of the Roundhead party was to give the Parliament supreme control over executive administration.
Richard had proved he was unable to manage the Parliament nor control the army.
The dispute was settled in 1709 with control of the River Fal divided between Truro and Falmouth.
However, the sea change in attitude about war more generally meant that governments began to control and regulate the trade themselves.
Barnato held 149,500 of the new shares giving him control of the company and he became chairman.
The mythological origins of the oil fields at Yenangyaung, and its hereditary monopoly control by 24 families, indicate very ancient origins.
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William's ability to leave England for an entire year was a sign that he felt that his control of the kingdom was secure.
Darwin took care to remain in a private capacity to retain control over his collection, intending it for a major scientific institution.
On the rare occasions when the Royal Mint did strike coins, they were relatively crude, with quality control nonexistent.
There are several methods manufacturers use to control this problem, some of which may be combined together in a single appliance.
Universal motors also lend themselves to electronic speed control and, as such, are an ideal choice for devices like domestic washing machines.
An external resistor or other control devices can be connected in the rotor circuit.
The very funeral pageantry disguised behind-the-scenes struggles for control over Sidney's image.
Thus a positive finding may require several control culturings after treatment to eliminate false-negative results.
Since James Loch had been appointed, he had been mainly in control of the management of the Trustees, assisted by his son George Loch.
The main benefit is one operator can control the loading of grain, coal, gravel, etc.
Broadcast seeding results in a random array of growing crops, making it difficult to control weeds using any method other than hand weeding.
This is a limitation of the number of applicants to a specific study, thus trying to control the eventual number of graduates.
Another possible explanation for the wall is the degree of control it would have provided over immigration, smuggling and customs.
Usually they were given control of the city and were responsible for levying taxes, enforcing the law and maintaining order.
Earl Ralph had secured control of the castle at Dol, and in September 1076 William advanced into Brittany and laid siege to the castle.
Following these arrests, the Jacobins gained control of the Committee of Public Safety on 10 June, installing the revolutionary dictatorship.
To overcome this, the gatehouse was developed, allowing those inside the castle to control the flow of traffic.
Castles were not just defensive sites but also enhanced a lord's control over his lands.
This policy of price control was coeval with the Committee of Public Safety's rise to power and the Reign of Terror.
The Mayor would have fiscal control over health, transport, housing and police in the area.
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His sons also lost much of their control over Maine, which revolted in 1089 and managed to remain mostly free of Norman influence thereafter.
In 1940, the RAF defeated the German Luftwaffe in a struggle for control of the skies in the Battle of Britain.
The king's income had declined seriously and royal control over the mints remained limited.
Kagan argues that Britain was irritated in particular by Napoleon's assertion of control over Switzerland.
However, Napoleon escaped from Elba in February 1815 and took control of France once again.
A free house is a pub that is free of the control of any one particular brewery.
Kagan argues that Britain was especially alarmed by Napoleon's assertion of control over Switzerland.
The central issue for both Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I was control over Poland.
According to Hobbes, the sovereign must control civil, military, judicial and ecclesiastical powers, even the words.
In the beginning God gave authority to Adam, who had complete control over his descendants, even over life and death itself.
It was at this pivotal moment, as the King seemed ready to resign to the barons' demands, that Edward began to take control of the situation.
Philip and his allies were now in control of all the ports of Flanders, Boulogne, and eastern Normandy.
They insisted that they could not only control taxation, but also public expenditure.
In 1823 Mill and a friend were arrested while distributing pamphlets on birth control by Francis Place to women in working class areas.
Under the control of Hubert de Burgh in Falaise, Arthur disappeared and John was seen as responsible for his murder.
He regained control of the country by May and faced a renewed alliance against him.
This allows youth to choose what music they identify with, which gives them power as consumers to control the market of popular music.
The acquisition gave him control over the publishing rights to more than 200 Beatles songs, as well as 40,000 other copyrights.
After the fall of Calais, factors outside of Edward's control forced him to wind down the war effort.
Destroying RAF Fighter Command would allow the Germans to gain control of the skies over the invasion area.
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On 7 February 1301, the king granted to Edward all the lands under royal control in Wales, mainly the territory of the former Principality.
The Lords Appellant were able to gain control of the council in 1388 and tried, unsuccessfully, to reignite the war in France.
In the Battle of Marignano, Francis defeated the Swiss, who had ousted his predecessor from Milan, and took control of the duchy.
Don't drive too fast on wet roads or the car may hydroplane and cause you to lose control of the vehicle.
European countries and the United States ceded control of Treaty Ports in China, with the exceptions of Hong Kong and Macau.
After practising with Southern's recording, Sellers got sufficient control of the accent, and started shooting the scenes in the aeroplane.
In the 2014 local elections, UKIP won 163 seats, an increase of 128, but did not take control of any council.
He extended patronage control through every branch of Louisiana's state government.
In Wales the party enjoyed good successes, regaining control of most Welsh Councils lost in 2008, including the capital city, Cardiff.
Old plastic control switches, gearknobs and steering column levers sometimes end up in very poor condition, or are missing altogether.
The cause for mortality in the control vials might be the isoparaffinic oils used in the spore and control solutions.
In the 2014 local elections they lost over 300 councillors and the control of two local governments.
In the 2015 local elections, UKIP took control of Thanet District Council, its first majority control of a council.
As usual, Elizabeth lacked control over her commanders once they were abroad.
Frequent skirmishes between them took place for control of colonial possessions.
This additional control mechanism is not present with civil appeals and means that far fewer criminal appeals are heard by the Supreme Court.
Also in 2009, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire county councils changed control from Labour to Conservative.
Goodrich Engine Controls make engine control systems for jet engines at Hall Green.
The Dutch claimed that a treaty signed with the sultan's predecessor the year earlier had granted them control of the region.
After James was liberated in June 1583, he assumed increasing control of his kingdom.
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Ireland was divided into even smaller political units, usually known as tribal kingdoms, under the control of kings.
Widows, who were often allowed much control over their own lives, were still restricted legally.
Dividing the code into basic blocks makes analysis of control flow much easier.
Control had been ceded to the Saxons, even control of access to such shrines.
To the South Saxons, the more distant influence and control of a king from Mercia is likely to have been preferable to that of the West Saxons.
In 1643 the Royalist forces won at Adwalton Moor, and gained control of most of Yorkshire.
The Militia Ordinance was passed on 5 March by Parliament and gave Parliament control of the local militia called Trained Bands.
In December 1641, Parliament asserted control over appointment of Army and Navy commanders in the Militia Ordinance.
The government suggested that two anemometres should be erected to control traffic during storms.
By 1624, James was growing ill, and as a result was finding it difficult to control Parliament.
The prototype array controller that is designed will then be partially implemented to control the demonstration heliostats.
Textual sources suggest that Kent may have been under Merovingian control for part of this century.
The period was exceptional because there was no orthodoxy or institutions to control or hinder the people.
Camera control is especially tough to learn and can leave players with a case of barfogenesis.
Viking control of certain areas, particularly around Yorkshire, is recalled in the etymology of many place names and surnames in the area.
However, in 1837 the archdeaconry was placed under the control of the Diocese of Lincoln.
This automatically halts the autofade and returns control to the manual fader.
They were, however, able to avoid the more substantial control which Mercia exerted over smaller kingdoms.
For the control of slime-forming bacteria, slug additions of organo-mercurials and Preventol GDC will prove effective.
By July 1834, the Exchequer Loan Commissioners had taken control of the Clarence Railway.
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The lifeguard said he would call animal control and I went back to stand watch over the broken bird.
There are different ways of analysing equations and I prefer to look at elements involved as often either fixed or control variables.
He took control of York after defeating the Norman garrison and inciting a local uprising.
In ten years, the Danes had gained control over East Anglia, Northumbria and Mercia, leaving just Wessex resisting.
Adam Berendt, who canvassed through Rockland County on behalf of education, environmental, and gun control bond issues.
In contrast to his strong control over southern Britain, his position in the north was far more tenuous.
Ned Newton stood beside Tom in the control tower of the great tank as she started on her homeward way.
William and his barons also exercised tighter control over inheritance of property by widows and daughters, often forcing marriages to Normans.
The resources he commanded in England helped him to establish control of the majority of Scandinavia, too.
There would be no mechanical or microprogramming difficulty in placing the direction of motion under the control of the user.
There was no strong bourgeosie class in Norway to demand a breakdown of this aristocratic control of the economy.
To control his new kingdom, William granted lands to his followers and built castles commanding military strongpoints throughout the land.
He defeated Macbeth, and Malcolm, who had accompanied the expedition, gained control of southern Scotland.
Before flight, it is vital to ensure all control surfaces are clear of obstruction and can move smoothly and freely.
As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.
When the last cycler has run for 200ms we pass control back to the first one and begin again.
Counterinsurgency is, by definition, a competition between insurgents and counterinsurgents for the control and support of a population.
The control of NS yards in Lousiville is a first step of CTCing the entire line from Danville to Prinston.
The goal of the described control application is to detumble a satellite while achieving a desired orientation.
The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.
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The use of DDT for disinfectation of louse-infested communities is a primary control measure in epidemic situations.
Lack of expansive working, or any means of control of the cutoff, is also a serious problem with many such designs.
This family empathy measure is highly related to ever use of birth control but not to any measure of continuous use.
Although this did not grant outright control of the strategic waterway, it did give Britain leverage.
The anarchy in the duchy lasted until 1047, and control of the young duke was one of the priorities of those contending for power.
Generally political attacks on private schools have been opposed by concern that there should be no totalitarian state control of education.
It's not so long ago that Argentina looked to be in complete control of this match. Now Paraguay are forcing their backs to the wall.
Local nobles resisted the claim, but William invaded and by 1064 had secured control of the area.
Gibraltar became a critical naval base and allowed Britain to control the Atlantic entry and exit point to the Mediterranean.
It has been suggested that some forts continued to be garrisoned by local Britons under the control of a Coel Hen figure and former dux.
With Sulla gone, the populares under Marius and Lucius Cornelius Cinna soon took control of the city.
The completion of the conquest of Wales by Edward I in 1284 put Wales under the control of the English crown.
Statistical quality control as applied to industrial output is a method that can also be used for the control of geodata.
In the early 1950s control was split between the North Eastern and London Midland regions with Kirkby Stephen as the boundary.
A closely related but nonequivalent glatiramoid molecule was used as a control to establish assay sensitivity.
Institutionalism is brought about, in part, by a sense of learned helplessness, a belief that one has no control over one's environment.
Brittany, a region where nobles were traditionally very independent, was under Angevin control during Henry II and Richard I's reigns.
If freedmen had total control of money, letters, and law, it seemed it would not be hard for them to manipulate the Emperor.
In Richard's absence, Philip II overran large portions of Normandy and John acquired control of Richard's English lands.
The jobbing foundryman has very little control over the nature of the jobs which come his way.
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Orderic relates that he had previously demanded control of Maine and Normandy and had been rebuffed.
Most countries have some form of border control to regulate or limit the movement of people, animals, and goods into and out of the country.
Opposing gun control was also consistent with a larger anti-regulation, libertarian, and anti-government conservative agenda.
The immediate consequence of William's death was a war between his sons Robert and William over control of England and Normandy.
A hackish solution is to use code switching, a technique of replacing a byte with a sequence of bytes headed by a special control character.
Duench whips out bowls with expandable tops, hangable onion holders, portion control plates.
War ensued and King John was deposed by Edward who took personal control of Scotland.
Thereafter the island was under control of the English crown and its Lordship a royal appointment.
Although the King actually favoured greater control over the Company, the proposed commissioners were all political allies of Fox.
John lost control of all his continental possessions, apart from Gascony in southern Aquitaine.
Victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 proved the Scots had regained control of their kingdom.
His successors, however, often fought to regain control of mainland Normandy.
Teach and his quartermaster, William Howard, may at this time have struggled to control their crews.
In the same year, Mary married Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, giving the Habsburgs control of the remainder of the Burgundian Inheritance.
In 1415, Ceuta was conquered by the Portuguese aiming to control navigation of the African coast.
Eleanor was released from house arrest and regained control of Aquitaine, where she ruled on Richard's behalf.
I've argued that we cannot rely on the justice system to control crime and that our recent attempt to do so has been a dismal failure.
Rentokil Initial have their head office and pest control division next to Blackwater railway station, north of the A30, towards Camberley.
The two kings now began to compete for control of Berry, a prosperous region of value to both kings.
It is believed that the north Pennines were under the control of the kingdom of Rheged.
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This ensured that France could never consolidate its control over Europe in peace.
The experimental control is a technique for dealing with observational error.
The power of the feudal barons to control their landholding was considerably weakened in 1290 by the statute of Quia Emptores.
The Teutonic Order gained control over parts of the southern and eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, where they set up their monastic state.
The Isle of Man fell under English control in the 14th century, despite several attempts to restore Scottish authority.
The Kingdom of Ireland was governed by an executive under the control of a Lord Deputy or viceroy.
They were still largely seen as a training school for clergy, and came under the control of the hard line Protestors.
The king instead tried to leave control of the region, at least in part, to his children.
After that King George III lost control of Parliament and was unable to continue the war.
In this work, guilds were presented as an alternative to state control of industry or conventional trade union activity.
While conservatives hold the reins at the SBC, moderates have retained control of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Flinging open the control booth door, he sprinted around the carpeted perimeter behind the array of holovision cameras.
Henry II had conquered Brittany and taken control of Gisors and the Vexin, which had been part of Margaret's dowry.
Later, the Norse fought for control of the Baltic against Wendish tribes dwelling on the southern shore.
As king from 1727, George exercised little control over British domestic policy, which was largely controlled by the Parliament of Great Britain.
As elector, he spent twelve summers in Hanover, where he had more direct control over government policy.
The Early Middle Ages are characterized by the urban control of bishops and the territorial control exercised by dukes and counts.
Germany responded by disarming Italian forces, seizing military control of Italian areas, and creating a series of defensive lines.
The wider models usually have a wheel at each side to control working depth.
It is possible that Saxon settlement of Great Britain began only in response to expanding Frankish control of the Channel coast.
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The architectural style of the capital city was emulated by other urban centers under Roman control and influence.
Henry's primary motivation for invading Ireland 1171 was to control Strongbow and other Norman lords.
The results of quality control checks and number of reports received hourwise for each synoptic hour for each WMO block are monitored.
Careful control of the alloying and tempering eventually allowed for wrought iron with properties comparable to modern steel.
In the sixth century BC, the Carthaginians arrived in the peninsula while struggling with the Greeks for control of the Western Mediterranean.
Both the king and the Black Prince were by this time incapacitated by illness, leaving Gaunt in virtual control of government.
It was during this period that Rome's control expanded from the city's immediate surroundings to hegemony over the entire Mediterranean world.
With Pompey defeated and order restored, Caesar wanted to achieve undisputed control over the government.
These are thought to indicate territorial borders and a desire to increase control over wide areas.
Gradually Roman control extended, and the Roman Province of Gallia Transalpina developed along the Mediterranean coast.
The result was that control over the state fell, not onto the shoulders of voters, but to the new plebeian nobility.
The able leadership of Bedford prevented Charles VII from retaking control of northern France.
Services assisting people to stop smoking and control their weight are endangered too.
This means greater local control and accountability by northerners for decisions central to the future of the territories.
Labour performed well in the Midlands and South of England, winning control of councils including Birmingham, Norwich, Plymouth and Southampton.
The general political and economic situation deteriorated as the emperors assumed more direct control of all aspects of political life.
After a coup d'etat in 1653, Oliver Cromwell forcibly took control of England from Parliament.
Attalus failed to establish his control over the Diocese of Africa, and no grain arrived in Rome where the famine became even more frightful.
Being best friends means giving up control and allowing ourselves to become vulnerable.
Ralph eventually left Norwich in the control of his wife and left England, finally ending up in Brittany.
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For instance, the Stanley family had control of Lancashire and Cheshire, upholding the peace on the condition that they stayed within the law.
Britain's railways were nationalised on 1 January 1948 and the lines were placed under the control of British Railways.
Cartimandua was evacuated, and Venutius was left in control of the north of the country.
The Senate had complete control over the Treasury, and the Consuls were the most important.
No annulment was immediately forthcoming, the result in part of Charles V's control of the Papacy.
The party had control of 31 councils in 2008, having held 29 councils prior to the 2008 election.
The evidence from the site shows advanced technology probably under the control of army engineers.
He consolidated control over all the provinces of Britain and some of northern Gaul while Maximian dealt with other uprisings.
However, Thomas Seymour continued scheming to control the royal family and tried to have himself appointed the governor of the King's person.
This last proposal was tied to a planned alliance against Spanish control of the Southern Netherlands.
Control of the province was handed over to the Emperor, while the Senate gained temporary control of Sardinia as compensation.
He may also have planned with Alaric's help to relaunch his attempts to gain control over the Eastern court.
The imprecision in defining the powers of the viceroy and those of the provincial governors allowed the Crown to control their officials.
This way, the control of the Audiencias over the viceroys enabled to the Crown to control the functions of government of the viceroys.
The metallurgist Eric Colbeck, when working at Hadfields Limited in Sheffield, invented boron steel for control rods for nuclear reactors.
The Caledonians sued for peace, which Severus granted on condition they relinquish control of the Central Lowlands.
In 1619, colonists took greater control with an elected legislature called the House of Burgesses.
Spanish control of Spanish Sahara endured until the 1975 Green March prompted a withdrawal, under Moroccan military pressure.
Licinius departed and eventually defeated Maximin, gaining control over the entire eastern half of the Roman Empire.
Stilicho moved with his remaining mobile forces into Greece, a clear threat to Rufinus' control of the Eastern empire.
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As civil war raged in Rome, weak governors were unable to control the legions in Britain, and Venutius of the Brigantes seized his chance.
But the expense of wars leading to the total control of India strained the Company's finances.
He won a victory in the war and extended his control over the region, as remains of camps and fortifications in the region indicate.
Henceforward the Empire was not under the control of one man, until much of the West had been permanently lost.
France's leading expansionist Jules Ferry was out of office, and Paris allowed London to take effective control of Egypt.
Through alliances with various Native American tribes, the French were able to exert a loose control over much of the North American continent.
Other burhs were sited near fortified royal villas, allowing the king better control over his strongholds.
From the beginning of the exploration and conquest of the Indies, the Crown assumed the control of the venture turning away the Columbus family.
Labour was less successful in Scotland than England and Wales, but retained control of Glasgow despite predictions it would not.
Henry hoped to take a similar approach to regaining control of Toulouse in southern France.
They fumbled a good opportunity to take control of the market.
Honorius was unable to control his own court and the death of Constantius initiated more than ten years of instability.
Elites had control in the early 20th century, before populist Huey Long came to power as governor.
These were the important entrances to the City and their control was vital in maintaining the City's special privileges over certain trades.
Physicians began to think of the Pill as an excellent means of birth control for young women.
Only in the late Empire did the preservation of control over Rome's territories become the Roman military's primary role.
The Earl retreated, allowing the King control of the capital, and the Tower experienced peace for the rest of Henry's reign.
The Irish Rebellion, which started in October 1641, brought the control of the army back into the discussions between King and Parliament.
In Amerikkka, this movement is evident from efforts to control the institutions serving and located within Black communities.
After four centuries of control by the Crown, this great library now became the property of the French people.

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