bring under control's Usage Examples:

The fire took the Malton and York Fire Brigades eight hours to bring under control.

building and took 50 fire fighters from four areas three hours to bring under control.

aroused the defense and oppositions of the bazaar by attempts at bring under control their autonomous councils and marginalizing the clergy by taking.

Vijaya Sena"s fight against Vir and Vardhan were perhaps meant to bring under control two other feudatory chiefs who also might have aspired for power.

He also lengthened the revolt, which the French would not bring under control until 1807.

after that period, starting changes to the orchestra to start to bring under control the orchestra"s financial troubles.

roof of the outer containment building which took several hours to bring under control.

5 on the Richter scale, and the conflagration took 10 hours to bring under control.

The fire went to five alarms and took six days to bring under control.

The fire took more than three days to bring under control and resulted in more than 40 feet (12 m) of water filling hold number.

found, and a terrific blowout ensued, which took three years to bring under control.

"Although PCBs are no longer being produced in this country, we will now bring under control the vast majority of PCBs still in use," said EPA Administrator Douglas.

Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz had been sent to Italy in 1353, to bring under control the notorious Giovanni di Vico of Viterbo, as well as the Malatesta.

Synonyms:

manage, rule, deal, govern, point, hold, call the shots, dominate, corner, maneuver, regiment, rein in, draw rein, care, channelize, preside, wear the trousers, hold one's own, charm, monopolise, guide, command, rein, handle, manoeuvre, harness, master, monopolize, becharm, call the tune, direct, internationalise, channelise, steer, preoccupy, internationalize, head, manoeuver, hold sway,

Antonyms:

discontinuation, discontinuance, activation, sink, source,