1.   Lockyer maintains firm control over Rules Committee Decisions.

2.   The Conservatives want to maintain a firm control on public expenditure.

3.   These empires, run by the internalized voices of deified ancestors, demanded a firm control of classes and sections of society.

4.   To keep firm control over public spending.

5.   Although the Yakutians are a minority, they have firm control of the territory.

6.   They insist on maintaining firm control over the project.

7.   With Aoun removed and the Syrians in firm control of Beirut, President Hrawi set about implementing a security plan for the city and its environs.

8.   Despite the hardships caused by the sanctions Saddam Hussein remained in firm control in Iraq and refused to withdraw his forces from Kuwait.

9.   As for any senior al-Qaida leaders like bin Laden, the Pentagon wants firm control over the punishment process.

10.   A single host nation must be in firm control, but it is high risk for the host, whose prestige is on the line.