sovereign control
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsovereignandcontrol
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sovereign
adjective
uk/ˈsɒv.ər.ɪn/us/ˈsɑːv.rən/
having the highest power or being ...
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control
noun
uk/kənˈtrəʊl/us/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofsovereignandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That argument applies just as well tosovereigncontrolof the currency if we have no ability to control the currency or to gain stability.
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My belief is that we should retain bases under oursovereigncontrol.
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It should he stressed that once there issovereigncontrolover affairs, that means a sovereign duty to pay the bills.
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There is also a real danger that we shall lose complete control—sovereigncontrol, to use this evening's language—over our currency.
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It cannot be stopped, so in reality it will be insovereigncontrolof its own affairs.
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Thus, even the definition of criminal offences and sanctions would be removed from oursovereigncontrol.
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It is of importance that we should keep the minimum area necessary for our requirements under oursovereigncontrol.
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There is no way of operatingsovereigncontrolover our currency and monetary policy if we have no framework.
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Does it matter whether we lease the bases—this bit of territory—or havesovereigncontrolover it?
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It is somewhat 19th-century economics to think that the consumer hassovereigncontrolover retail prices because of his ability to buy or not to buy.
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The war did not cause significant transfer ofsovereigncontrolof land.
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