21.   Russia, not a NATO member, is arguing for another organization with broader representation to wield political control.

22.   Thackeray holds no official post but wields control over the state government of Maharashtra, of which Bombay is capital.

23.   The government had quietly allowed them to wield such control to avoid confrontations while engaging the guerrillas in peace negotiations.

24.   The government wields little control over the privatized oil industry and is heavily dependent on oil revenues to stay afloat.

25.   Can the sympathy vote carry it into a position where it wields control and holds the balance of power at the heart of the Dutch coalition?

26.   Despite the formation of a broad-based government, rebels in the south still wield control.

27.   The board will wield political control over the day-to-day management of policy, the army, party finances and discipline of party members.