The family ruled for many years but finally lost formal control.

They might even challenge 38 years of formal Democratic control.

The first step toward cementing formal British control extended back to the late 18th century.

First, he said, any plan must include some formal controls on the growth of state spending.

He now takes formal control of a prison system with about 18,500 inmates.

They had no formal control over the staff or the centres' finances.

It showed that our formal control and planning mechanisms fell far short of what we would like.

The establishment of formal control and parish churches came relatively late.

This level of acceptance cleared the way for the consortium to take formal control.

He also finds no evidence that formal social controls are effective.