Example sentences of "which [vb past] control the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1976 Britain , or more strictly England and Wales , introduced legislation which sought to control the worst excesses of the press and the courts in relation to rape . |
| 2 | In local elections held in Lower Saxony on Oct. 6 the Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) share of the vote dropped from 46 per cent to 43.1 per cent while the SPD , which continued to control the Land government in conjunction with the Greens [ see pp. 37676 ] , won 40.2 per cent of the vote ( down from 40.5 per cent in 1986 ) . |
| 3 | The final yesterday was the last under the auspices of the Men 's Tennis Council , which had controlled the Grand Prix circuit since 1970 . |
| 4 | The group 's financial problems had increased since late 1987 when Warwick Fairfax , a member of the family which had controlled the company since its formation 150 years earlier , launched a A$2,100 million buyout of the group which coincided with the 1987 collapse of the world stock markets [ see pp. 35740-41 ] . |
| 5 | President de Klerk on Feb. 3 replaced the six-member cabinet in charge of Coloured affairs with members of his own National Party , following a vote of no confidence in the Labour Party , which had controlled the Cabinet . |
| 6 | The various risings must be seen as spontaneous popular movements , and there is no reason to believe in any central leadership which attempted to control the revolt . |
| 7 | It is justly ironic that the Government , which refused to control the industry and protect the environment , has also refused to help them conduct a price-fixing operation . |