91.   But Johansson, executing his game plan to perfection, steadily asserted his control over the Russian, whose play deteriorated through the course of the final.

92.   Ethnic and tribal violence in the provinces has underlined the fragility of the UN-backed interim cabinet as it tries to assert its control over the countryside.

93.   Faced with an upsurge in unrest, the government is determined to assert control in KwaZulu-Natal, and the priority is to stem the flow of arms from Mozambique.

94.   Johansson, executing his game plan to perfection, steadily asserted his control over the Russian, whose play deteriorated through the course of the final.

95.   The diplomatic stalemate surrounding a top North Korean defector in Beijing dragged on Saturday as China sought to assert its control over an increasingly tense situation.