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Conjugation control conjugation
How do you conjugate control?
control · verb
Present I control
Positive I control
Singular
1st person I control
2nd person you control
3rd person he/she/it controls
Plural
1st person we control
2nd person you control
3rd person they control
Negative I don't control
Singular
1st person I don't control I do not control
2nd person you don't control you do not control
3rd person he/she/it doesn't control he/she/it does not control
Plural
1st person we don't control we do not control
2nd person you don't control you do not control
3rd person they don't control they do not control
Question do I control?
Singular
1st person do I control?
2nd person do you control?
3rd person does he/she/it control?
Plural
1st person do we control?
2nd person do you control?
3rd person do they control?
Negative question don't I control?
Singular
1st person don't I control? do I not control?
2nd person don't you control? do you not control?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it control? does he/she/it not control?
Plural
1st person don't we control? do we not control?
2nd person don't you control? do you not control?
3rd person don't they control? do they not control?
Past I controled
Positive I controled
Singular
1st person I controled I controlled
2nd person you controled you controlled
3rd person he/she/it controled he/she/it controlled
Plural
1st person we controled we controlled
2nd person you controled you controlled
3rd person they controled they controlled
Negative I didn't control
Singular
1st person I didn't control I did not control
2nd person you didn't control you did not control
3rd person he/she/it didn't control he/she/it did not control
Plural
1st person we didn't control we did not control
2nd person you didn't control you did not control
3rd person they didn't control they did not control
Question did I control?
Singular
1st person did I control?
2nd person did you control?
3rd person did he/she/it control?
Plural
1st person did we control?
2nd person did you control?
3rd person did they control?
Negative question didn't I control?
Singular
1st person didn't I control? did I not control?
2nd person didn't you control? did you not control?
3rd person didn't he/she/it control? did he/she/it not control?
Plural
1st person didn't we control? did we not control?
2nd person didn't you control? did you not control?
3rd person didn't they control? did they not control?
Future I'll control
Positive I'll control
Singular
1st person I'll control I will control
2nd person you'll control you will control
3rd person he/she/it'll control he/she/it will control
Plural
1st person we'll control we will control
2nd person you'll control you will control
3rd person they'll control they will control
Negative I won't control
Singular
1st person I won't control I will not control
2nd person you won't control you will not control
3rd person he/she/it won't control he/she/it will not control
Plural
1st person we won't control we will not control
2nd person you won't control you will not control
3rd person they won't control they will not control
Question will I control?
Singular
1st person will I control?
2nd person will you control?
3rd person will he/she/it control?
Plural
1st person will we control?
2nd person will you control?
3rd person will they control?
Negative question won't I control?
Singular
1st person won't I control? will I not control?
2nd person won't you control? will you not control?
3rd person won't he/she/it control? will he/she/it not control?
Plural
1st person won't we control? will we not control?
2nd person won't you control? will you not control?
3rd person won't they control? will they not control?
Conditional I'd control
Positive I'd control
Singular
1st person I'd control I would control
2nd person you'd control you would control
3rd person he/she/it'd control he/she/it would control
Plural
1st person we'd control we would control
2nd person you'd control you would control
3rd person they'd control they would control
Negative I wouldn't control
Singular
1st person I wouldn't control I would not control
2nd person you wouldn't control you would not control
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't control he/she/it would not control
Plural
1st person we wouldn't control we would not control
2nd person you wouldn't control you would not control
3rd person they wouldn't control they would not control
Question would I control?
Singular
1st person would I control?
2nd person would you control?
3rd person would he/she/it control?
Plural
1st person would we control?
2nd person would you control?
3rd person would they control?
Negative question wouldn't I control?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I control? would I not control?
2nd person wouldn't you control? would you not control?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it control? would he/she/it not control?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we control? would we not control?
2nd person wouldn't you control? would you not control?
3rd person wouldn't they control? would they not control?
Present continuous I'm controling
Positive I'm controling
Singular
1st person I'm controling I'm controlling I am controling I am controlling
2nd person you're controling you're controlling you are controling you are controlling
3rd person he/she/it's controling he/she/it's controlling he/she/it is controling he/she/it is controlling
Plural
1st person we're controling we're controlling we are controling we are controlling
2nd person you're controling you're controlling you are controling you are controlling
3rd person they're controling they're controlling they are controling they are controlling
Negative I'm not controling
Singular
1st person I'm not controling I'm not controlling I am not controling I am not controlling
2nd person you aren't controling you aren't controlling you're not controling you're not controlling you are not controling you are not controlling
3rd person he/she/it isn't controling he/she/it isn't controlling he/she/it's not controling he/she/it's not controlling he/she/it is not controling he/she/it is not controlling
Plural
1st person we aren't controling we aren't controlling we're not controling we're not controlling we are not controling we are not controlling
2nd person you aren't controling you aren't controlling you're not controling you're not controlling you are not controling you are not controlling
3rd person they aren't controling they aren't controlling they're not controling they're not controlling they are not controling they are not controlling
Question am I controling?
Singular
1st person am I controling? am I controlling?
2nd person are you controling? are you controlling?
3rd person is he/she/it controling? is he/she/it controlling?
Plural
1st person are we controling? are we controlling?
2nd person are you controling? are you controlling?
3rd person are they controling? are they controlling?
Negative question aren't I controling?
Singular
1st person aren't I controling? aren't I controlling? am I not controling? am I not controlling?
2nd person aren't you controling? aren't you controlling? are you not controling? are you not controlling?
3rd person isn't he/she/it controling? isn't he/she/it controlling? is he/she/it not controling? is he/she/it not controlling?
Plural
1st person aren't we controling? aren't we controlling? are we not controling? are we not controlling?
2nd person aren't you controling? aren't you controlling? are you not controling? are you not controlling?
3rd person aren't they controling? aren't they controlling? are they not controling? are they not controlling?
Past continuous I was controling
Positive I was controling
Singular
1st person I was controling I was controlling
2nd person you were controling you were controlling
3rd person he/she/it was controling he/she/it was controlling
Plural
1st person we were controling we were controlling
2nd person you were controling you were controlling
3rd person they were controling they were controlling
Negative I wasn't controling
Singular
1st person I wasn't controling I wasn't controlling I was not controling I was not controlling
2nd person you weren't controling you weren't controlling you were not controling you were not controlling
3rd person he/she/it wasn't controling he/she/it wasn't controlling he/she/it was not controling he/she/it was not controlling
Plural
1st person we weren't controling we weren't controlling we were not controling we were not controlling
2nd person you weren't controling you weren't controlling you were not controling you were not controlling
3rd person they weren't controling they weren't controlling they were not controling they were not controlling
Question was I controling?
Singular
1st person was I controling? was I controlling?
2nd person were you controling? were you controlling?
3rd person was he/she/it controling? was he/she/it controlling?
Plural
1st person were we controling? were we controlling?
2nd person were you controling? were you controlling?
3rd person were they controling? were they controlling?
Negative question wasn't I controling?
Singular
1st person wasn't I controling? wasn't I controlling? was I not controling? was I not controlling?
2nd person weren't you controling? weren't you controlling? were you not controling? were you not controlling?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it controling? wasn't he/she/it controlling? was he/she/it not controling? was he/she/it not controlling?
Plural
1st person weren't we controling? weren't we controlling? were we not controling? were we not controlling?
2nd person weren't you controling? weren't you controlling? were you not controling? were you not controlling?
3rd person weren't they controling? weren't they controlling? were they not controling? were they not controlling?
Future continuous I'll be controling
Positive I'll be controling
Singular
1st person I'll be controling I'll be controlling I will be controling I will be controlling
2nd person you'll be controling you'll be controlling you will be controling you will be controlling
3rd person he/she/it'll be controling he/she/it'll be controlling he/she/it will be controling he/she/it will be controlling
Plural
1st person we'll be controling we'll be controlling we will be controling we will be controlling
2nd person you'll be controling you'll be controlling you will be controling you will be controlling
3rd person they'll be controling they'll be controlling they will be controling they will be controlling
Negative I won't be controling
Singular
1st person I won't be controling I won't be controlling I will not be controling I will not be controlling
2nd person you won't be controling you won't be controlling you will not be controling you will not be controlling
3rd person he/she/it won't be controling he/she/it won't be controlling he/she/it will not be controling he/she/it will not be controlling
Plural
1st person we won't be controling we won't be controlling we will not be controling we will not be controlling
2nd person you won't be controling you won't be controlling you will not be controling you will not be controlling
3rd person they won't be controling they won't be controlling they will not be controling they will not be controlling
Question will I be controling?
Singular
1st person will I be controling? will I be controlling?
2nd person will you be controling? will you be controlling?
3rd person will he/she/it be controling? will he/she/it be controlling?
Plural
1st person will we be controling? will we be controlling?
2nd person will you be controling? will you be controlling?
3rd person will they be controling? will they be controlling?
Negative question won't I be controling?
Singular
1st person won't I be controling? won't I be controlling? will I not be controling? will I not be controlling?
2nd person won't you be controling? won't you be controlling? will you not be controling? will you not be controlling?
3rd person won't he/she/it be controling? won't he/she/it be controlling? will he/she/it not be controling? will he/she/it not be controlling?
Plural
1st person won't we be controling? won't we be controlling? will we not be controling? will we not be controlling?
2nd person won't you be controling? won't you be controlling? will you not be controling? will you not be controlling?
3rd person won't they be controling? won't they be controlling? will they not be controling? will they not be controlling?
Conditional continuous I'd be controling
Positive I'd be controling
Singular
1st person I'd be controling I'd be controlling I would be controling I would be controlling
2nd person you'd be controling you'd be controlling you would be controling you would be controlling
3rd person he/she/it'd be controling he/she/it'd be controlling he/she/it would be controling he/she/it would be controlling
Plural
1st person we'd be controling we'd be controlling we would be controling we would be controlling
2nd person you'd be controling you'd be controlling you would be controling you would be controlling
3rd person they'd be controling they'd be controlling they would be controling they would be controlling
Negative I wouldn't be controling
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be controling I wouldn't be controlling I would not be controling I would not be controlling
2nd person you wouldn't be controling you wouldn't be controlling you would not be controling you would not be controlling
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be controling he/she/it wouldn't be controlling he/she/it would not be controling he/she/it would not be controlling
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be controling we wouldn't be controlling we would not be controling we would not be controlling
2nd person you wouldn't be controling you wouldn't be controlling you would not be controling you would not be controlling
3rd person they wouldn't be controling they wouldn't be controlling they would not be controling they would not be controlling
Question would I be controling?
Singular
1st person would I be controling? would I be controlling?
2nd person would you be controling? would you be controlling?
3rd person would he/she/it be controling? would he/she/it be controlling?
Plural
1st person would we be controling? would we be controlling?
2nd person would you be controling? would you be controlling?
3rd person would they be controling? would they be controlling?
Negative question wouldn't I be controling?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be controling? wouldn't I be controlling? would I not be controling? would I not be controlling?
2nd person wouldn't you be controling? wouldn't you be controlling? would you not be controling? would you not be controlling?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be controling? wouldn't he/she/it be controlling? would he/she/it not be controling? would he/she/it not be controlling?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be controling? wouldn't we be controlling? would we not be controling? would we not be controlling?
2nd person wouldn't you be controling? wouldn't you be controlling? would you not be controling? would you not be controlling?
3rd person wouldn't they be controling? wouldn't they be controlling? would they not be controling? would they not be controlling?
Present perfect I've controled
Positive I've controled
Singular
1st person I've controled I've controlled I have controled I have controlled
2nd person you've controled you've controlled you have controled you have controlled
3rd person he/she/it's controled he/she/it's controlled he/she/it has controled he/she/it has controlled
Plural
1st person we've controled we've controlled we have controled we have controlled
2nd person you've controled you've controlled you have controled you have controlled
3rd person they've controled they've controlled they have controled they have controlled
Negative I haven't controled
Singular
1st person I haven't controled I haven't controlled I have not controled I have not controlled
2nd person you haven't controled you haven't controlled you have not controled you have not controlled
3rd person he/she/it hasn't controled he/she/it hasn't controlled he/she/it has not controled he/she/it has not controlled
Plural
1st person we haven't controled we haven't controlled we have not controled we have not controlled
2nd person you haven't controled you haven't controlled you have not controled you have not controlled
3rd person they haven't controled they haven't controlled they have not controled they have not controlled
Question have I controled?
Singular
1st person have I controled? have I controlled?
2nd person have you controled? have you controlled?
3rd person has he/she/it controled? has he/she/it controlled?
Plural
1st person have we controled? have we controlled?
2nd person have you controled? have you controlled?
3rd person have they controled? have they controlled?
Negative question haven't I controled?
Singular
1st person haven't I controled? haven't I controlled? have I not controled? have I not controlled?
2nd person haven't you controled? haven't you controlled? have you not controled? have you not controlled?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it controled? hasn't he/she/it controlled? has he/she/it not controled? has he/she/it not controlled?
Plural
1st person haven't we controled? haven't we controlled? have we not controled? have we not controlled?
2nd person haven't you controled? haven't you controlled? have you not controled? have you not controlled?
3rd person haven't they controled? haven't they controlled? have they not controled? have they not controlled?
Past perfect I had controled
Positive I had controled
Singular
1st person I had controled I had controlled
2nd person you had controled you had controlled
3rd person he/she/it had controled he/she/it had controlled
Plural
1st person we had controled we had controlled
2nd person you had controled you had controlled
3rd person they had controled they had controlled
Negative I hadn't controled
Singular
1st person I hadn't controled I hadn't controlled I had not controled I had not controlled
2nd person you hadn't controled you hadn't controlled you had not controled you had not controlled
3rd person he/she/it hadn't controled he/she/it hadn't controlled he/she/it had not controled he/she/it had not controlled
Plural
1st person we hadn't controled we hadn't controlled we had not controled we had not controlled
2nd person you hadn't controled you hadn't controlled you had not controled you had not controlled
3rd person they hadn't controled they hadn't controlled they had not controled they had not controlled
Question had I controled?
Singular
1st person had I controled? had I controlled?
2nd person had you controled? had you controlled?
3rd person had he/she/it controled? had he/she/it controlled?
Plural
1st person had we controled? had we controlled?
2nd person had you controled? had you controlled?
3rd person had they controled? had they controlled?
Negative question hadn't I controled?
Singular
1st person hadn't I controled? hadn't I controlled? had I not controled? had I not controlled?
2nd person hadn't you controled? hadn't you controlled? had you not controled? had you not controlled?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it controled? hadn't he/she/it controlled? had he/she/it not controled? had he/she/it not controlled?
Plural
1st person hadn't we controled? hadn't we controlled? had we not controled? had we not controlled?
2nd person hadn't you controled? hadn't you controlled? had you not controled? had you not controlled?
3rd person hadn't they controled? hadn't they controlled? had they not controled? had they not controlled?
Future perfect I'll have controled
Positive I'll have controled
Singular
1st person I'll have controled I'll have controlled I will have controled I will have controlled
2nd person you'll have controled you'll have controlled you will have controled you will have controlled
3rd person he/she/it'll have controled he/she/it'll have controlled he/she/it will have controled he/she/it will have controlled
Plural
1st person we'll have controled we'll have controlled we will have controled we will have controlled
2nd person you'll have controled you'll have controlled you will have controled you will have controlled
3rd person they'll have controled they'll have controlled they will have controled they will have controlled
Negative I won't have controled
Singular
1st person I won't have controled I won't have controlled I will not have controled I will not have controlled
2nd person you won't have controled you won't have controlled you will not have controled you will not have controlled
3rd person he/she/it won't have controled he/she/it won't have controlled he/she/it will not have controled he/she/it will not have controlled
Plural
1st person we won't have controled we won't have controlled we will not have controled we will not have controlled
2nd person you won't have controled you won't have controlled you will not have controled you will not have controlled
3rd person they won't have controled they won't have controlled they will not have controled they will not have controlled
Question +'ll I have controled?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have controled? +'ll I have controlled? will I have controled? will I have controlled?
2nd person +'ll you have controled? +'ll you have controlled? will you have controled? will you have controlled?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have controled? +'ll he/she/it have controlled? will he/she/it have controled? will he/she/it have controlled?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have controled? +'ll we have controlled? will we have controled? will we have controlled?
2nd person +'ll you have controled? +'ll you have controlled? will you have controled? will you have controlled?
3rd person +'ll they have controled? +'ll they have controlled? will they have controled? will they have controlled?
Negative question won't I have controled?
Singular
1st person won't I have controled? won't I have controlled? will I not have controled? will I not have controlled?
2nd person won't you have controled? won't you have controlled? will you not have controled? will you not have controlled?
3rd person won't he/she/it have controled? won't he/she/it have controlled? will he/she/it not have controled? will he/she/it not have controlled?
Plural
1st person won't we have controled? won't we have controlled? will we not have controled? will we not have controlled?
2nd person won't you have controled? won't you have controlled? will you not have controled? will you not have controlled?
3rd person won't they have controled? won't they have controlled? will they not have controled? will they not have controlled?
Conditional perfect I'd have controled
Positive I'd have controled
Singular
1st person I'd have controled I'd have controlled I would have controled I would have controlled
2nd person you'd have controled you'd have controlled you would have controled you would have controlled
3rd person he/she/it'd have controled he/she/it'd have controlled he/she/it would have controled he/she/it would have controlled
Plural
1st person we'd have controled we'd have controlled we would have controled we would have controlled
2nd person you'd have controled you'd have controlled you would have controled you would have controlled
3rd person they'd have controled they'd have controlled they would have controled they would have controlled
Negative I wouldn't have controled
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have controled I wouldn't have controlled I would not have controled I would not have controlled
2nd person you wouldn't have controled you wouldn't have controlled you would not have controled you would not have controlled
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have controled he/she/it wouldn't have controlled he/she/it would not have controled he/she/it would not have controlled
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have controled we wouldn't have controlled we would not have controled we would not have controlled
2nd person you wouldn't have controled you wouldn't have controlled you would not have controled you would not have controlled
3rd person they wouldn't have controled they wouldn't have controlled they would not have controled they would not have controlled
Question would I have controled?
Singular
1st person would I have controled? would I have controlled?
2nd person would you have controled? would you have controlled?
3rd person would he/she/it have controled? would he/she/it have controlled?
Plural
1st person would we have controled? would we have controlled?
2nd person would you have controled? would you have controlled?
3rd person would they have controled? would they have controlled?
Negative question wouldn't I have controled?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have controled? wouldn't I have controlled? would I not have controled? would I not have controlled?
2nd person wouldn't you have controled? wouldn't you have controlled? would you not have controled? would you not have controlled?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have controled? wouldn't he/she/it have controlled? would he/she/it not have controled? would he/she/it not have controlled?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have controled? wouldn't we have controlled? would we not have controled? would we not have controlled?
2nd person wouldn't you have controled? wouldn't you have controlled? would you not have controled? would you not have controlled?
3rd person wouldn't they have controled? wouldn't they have controlled? would they not have controled? would they not have controlled?
Imperative control!
Positive
you control!
we let's control!
Negative
you don't control!
we let's not control!
Examples control examples
How do I use control in a sentence?
Simple sentences
You must control yourself.
I couldn't control my anger.
She's taking birth control pills.
Try to control yourselves.
You take my self control.
Control yourselves.
Air traffic control systems are unified within the European airspace.
Tom tried to take control of the situation.
He wanted more control of his life.
I think that we're out of control.
A weather modification (also known as weather control) is the act of intentionally manipulating or altering the weather.
Don't worry about things outside your control.
I'm very impressed with your quality control.
Bob could not control his anger.
The ambulance went out of control and came close to running over a pedestrian.
Where's the remote control for the TV?
There is a TV remote control under the couch.
Some think it is based on love, others on control.
In the early part of my study, I allude to work that had already been done on the psychology of crowd-control.
Catholics are against birth control.
Inflation is getting out of control.
The crowd got out of control and broke through the fence.
I would like to stress that it is more convenient to control tariffs as a bloc rather than country by country.
I got control of the works.
To some extent, you can control the car in a skid.
I begin to lose control of myself.
Movie subtitles
I can not control myself.
I will take control of this area.
I can't control my Geass now!
And in a competition for control of the Asian spice trade, capitalism was born and, with it, the foundation for a world dominated by Western civilization.
I've got everything under control!
Mission Control Center.
I'm gonna put this bell jar over to control the environment.
Ran outside, and the sky this just this odd color that I've never seen in my life, and I'm thinking it can't be the show doing this because that's way out of their powers and their control.
I don't like things that I can't explain and that I don't have at least some sort of control over.
Control.
Sounds like you're feeling out of control.
That's a separate produce crisper with an independent temperature control.
You may feel out of control, but remember, we are stronger than our damage.
No, no, no! I'm. I'm not letting them control me, okay?
I can't control it!
I've lost control of my own body!
I totally lost control of my body.
I can't even begin to guess how it was made, but this thing serves as some sort of antenna for receiving thought-waves from The Blessed and apparently can control machines.
There's no doubt that The Blessed are exercising their control from within the shadows.
From in there, you should be able to purge the modules, for that matter, control everything else in the station, too.
That's right. I've taken control of the station.
If you were able to gain control of the station, do you think you could possibly just change its course?
How did you escape my control?
I think someone's trying to take control of the station again.
The moment I disconnect, whoever that Blessed is will doubtless try to take control of the station.
You saying you don't control what you sell? We can't be held responsible for every sandwich that we sell!
Me and my crew hang out at the top of the slide so I can see what's going on in the whole yard, most of which I control.
They also control the soccer pitch, which means if you want to play there, you have to ask permission from Frankie and his crew.
The whole situation is out of control.
You know, things get a bit out of control.
She's going crazy and losing control of her powers because she has no idea what she's doing. If we're studying at Scott's house, then where's Scott?
It wants to find an owner, and Gerard thought he had it under control.
We must absolutely not let them have control over us.
BUT I FELT I HAD TO COME DOWN AND EXPRESS SOME CONCERNS. WELL, I'VE GOT IT UNDER CONTROL.
I'm. I'm not letting them control me, okay?
Or perhaps he's just out of control, irrational, paranoid and reactionary.
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As a species, human beings have a major self-control problem.
And to understand how something works is also to begin to see ways to modify and even control it.
Governments must not be given the power to control its citizens' moral code - we know that if they had such power, they would misuse it.
His appointees control everything that matters, from Gazprom to the Central Electoral Committee.
Putin's aim was to subject all power to the control of Russia's security forces.
In the absence of Communist Party control, these security officers betrayed their corporate ethic and engaged in horse-trading, applying force when a trade did not go well.
Concentration of media ownership and control further fuels popular mistrust, setting the stage for citizen investigation to enter the vacuum.
He maintains day-to-day control over every aspect of government.
Above all, however, the permanent public provision of cheap credit would ultimately lead to a lingering infirmity, if not to Europe's economic collapse, because the eurozone would become a central management system with state control over investment.
Some people call for the cyber equivalent of formal arms-control treaties.
But the US has argued that arms-control measures banning offensive capabilities could weaken defenses against attacks and would be impossible to verify or enforce.
Suddenly, everyone saw just how much America's system of corporate surveillance and control had deteriorated during the bubble of the 1990s.
A team that is unable to keep going at full speed for the full 90 (or more) minutes, switch from defense to offense quickly with the whole team, and maintain control of the ball to restrict their opponents' movements won't stand much of a chance.
Of course, Annan can hardly control the UN by imposing great strategies on everyone else, as American corporate CEOs do.
The economic crisis was caused by shortsightedness and a lack of control in the global financial system.
But, to the hawks who now control Israeli politics, the key to Israel's security depends on depth of defense, for which expansion of the settlements is indispensable.
The 1976 plan called for sustainable logging and basic forest-fire control, but war intervened, costing Afghanistan half its forest cover.
But forces beyond Madi's control - even beyond his awareness - are restraining cotton prices, creating a global glut that is largely the result of policies followed by the world's richest governments.
At the same time, he imposed increasingly strict central control on his ethnically and linguistically diverse country.
This genuine embrace of reconciliation provided much-needed support to Chinese leaders, who were eager to control anti-Japanese sentiments.
Having fallen from power, it will lose its control of the redistribution of government funds.
Under regional and international pressure, the Saudi ruling family has constructed a Potemkin village of reform while retaining absolute control over all political developments.