territorial control

collocation in English

meaningsofterritorialandcontrol

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territorial
adjective
uk
/ˌter.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əl/us
/ˌter.əˈtɔːr.i.əl/
relating ...
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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 ofterritorialandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofterritorial control

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Itsterritorialcontrolremains limited to military outposts, and its capacity to deliver social services is nominal.
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In so doing the state has extended its bureaucratic reach andterritorialcontrol.
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However, someterritorialcontrolexisted, and was ritually organized within and between clans.
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There are many examples of earlymodern agricultural societies where political rule andterritorialcontrolwere vested in the same people or offices.
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These products in turn enabled emergent chiefs to strengthen local patronage relations, attract followers and dependents and assert a limitedterritorialcontrolthat centered on the coastal forests.
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Alongside such scientific and economic imperatives, the development of the forest service also reflected a second set of arguments-the growing demand for social andterritorialcontrol.
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Profitability in the bus industry depends critically onterritorialcontrolwithout too much competition.
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It shows how the system ofterritorialcontrolhas developed over the years.
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Sometimes, the reasons are paramilitary or political, sometimes they are drug-orientated or concerned withterritorialcontrol; they relate to protection rackets and the other sources of the paramilitaries' illegal income.
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Free from their loyalties to the pharaoh, local rulers began competing with each other forterritorialcontroland political power.
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Vernazzano was rebuilt in the valley, away from this site, which had been effective forterritorialcontrolbut was less well-suited for living in.
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The drug cartels, which are constantly fighting each other forterritorialcontrol, often target mayors who confront them.
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At the height of itsterritorialcontrolit implemented a system of aid agency regulation, taxation and surveillance.
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However, its institutions remained very weak on account of a dearth of basic office equipment, lack ofterritorialcontrol, and inability to raise tax revenue.
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The game has several game modes of play, including capture the flag,territorialcontrol, and last man standing.
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When a structure is built, the player can select anywhere near an existing structure to place it, gaining moreterritorialcontrol.
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Interritorialcontrolmaps, players must fight for control of all strategic points on the map.
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The viceroys securedterritorialcontroland sought to guarantee the loyalty of vassals through distributing patronage in the form of offices and grants in the name of the king.
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Three types of jurisdiction developed, collectively termed territorial jurisdiction because of their reliance uponterritorialcontrol: "in personam" jurisdiction, "in rem" jurisdiction, and "quasi in rem" jurisdiction.
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