Owing to circumstances beyond our control, we regret to inform customers that this store will close early.由于一些我们不能控制的情况，我们遗憾地通知各位顾客本商店将提前关门。He was unable to lock up enough states to win the election.他不能控制足够多的州以赢得这场选举。Contrary to popular belief, the oil companies can't control the price of crude.与人们普遍的看法相反，石油公司并不能控制原油价格。