Tom and Mary continued looking at each other.
- Tom and Mary continued to look at each other.
Up till now America has called itself the world's police and continued suppression relying on military force.
- Up till now the United States has called itself the world's police and continues suppression relying on military force.
Everything is under control.
- Everything's under control.
When the flight crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally and yet it still crashes into the ground, that's a Controlled Flight Into Terrain.
- When the flight crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally and yet it still crashes into the ground, that's CFIT.