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Example Sentences
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"Spring's here, the crops look well, and then you get hit by costs of fuel, fertiliser, and everything is out of our control," he explained.
From BBC
UniCredit says it doesn’t expect to get control of the bank with the tender offer.
From MarketWatch
Designing a polyheptazine imide catalyst that performs well for a specific reaction requires careful control over many aspects of its structure.
From Science Daily
Sinner won 43 of 47 first-serve points, hit 10 aces and won 60% of points behind his second serve to remain in control of the match.
From BBC
Researchers now want to determine exactly how this sensing range is controlled and whether specific regulators determine how far cells can detect their surroundings.
From Science Daily
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