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Meanings of gaining control in inglês

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The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property.

confiscação
Usage of gaining control in inglês
1
The virus is gaining control and we are now facing severe new restrictions.
Independent.ie
2
Occupation of the enemy's territory and gaining control of his resources was secondary.
The guns of august
3
A fever was gaining control over him and making him light-headed and care-free.
A Son of the Hills
4
They were buying up impropriated tithes and gaining control of appointments to livings.
Beginnings of the American People
5
The various troop commanders, gaining control over their men, were prompt to act.
Bob Hampton of Placer
6
Relief flooded through him-Jorgeand Minho were gaining control, pulling him off Hans.
The Death Cure
7
This is supposed to be your naming ceremony, she thought, gaining control of herself.
The Valley of Horses
8
If in some instances they held back before gaining control, this was for strategic reasons.
The God That Failed
9
Performing three sets with 10-second breaks in-between will help with gaining control over the muscle.
Ebony
10
For several years now, the HSE has been hell-bent on gaining control of Irish general practice.
The Irish Times
11
The order was foundering, and its chances of gaining control over the Races were diminishing daily.
Jarka Ruus
12
The troll had been trying to get into her bed since gaining control of her curse.
When darkness comes
13
Security forces battled the militants for at least six hours, finally gaining control around dawn on Monday.
BBC
14
Instead of gaining control over Spain and the Indies, he had changed long-suffering allies into irreconcilable foes.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
15
She was gaining control of herself also.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
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He was gaining control of himself now.
Wait until spring, bandini
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Translations for gaining control
português
confiscação
Gaining control through the time
Gaining control across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common