He has killed many of the faithful too, all along the sea-coast they once controlled.
But the long-term trend of Washington's declining influence in a region it once controlled seems likely to continue.
Islands may be used, once controlled, in one of three ways: defense; mining; or production.
This is what happened to our group, giving us the impression, for a couple of weeks, that we once again controlled the steppe.
Already, the military has surrendered to Panama more than a third of the territory it once controlled.
There was someone in this benighted place that had once controlled the little fool, and who might still do so.
The army is spending more time in areas once controlled by the rebels, whose popularity seems to be waning.
Perhaps they really had once controlled something as mundane as the room lights.
Penrod is a drilling company once controlled by the Hunt family.
The territory we once controlled seems certain to have been overrun by the enemy advance.