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单词 control
释义
control
(kəntrl )
Word forms: controls , controlling , controlled
1. uncountable noun B1
Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
The restructuring involves Mr Ronson giving up control of the company. [+ of]
The first aim of his government would be to establish control over the republic's territory. [+ over]
1. in control phrase B2
If you are in control of something, you have the power to make all the important decisions about the way it is run.
Nobody knows who is in control of the club.
Nowadays people feel more in control of their own lives.
2. under one's control phrase B2
If something is under your control, you have the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
All the newspapers were taken under government control.
2. uncountable noun B1
If you have control of something or someone, you are able to make them do what you want them to do.
He lost control of his car. [+ of]
Some teachers have more control over pupils than their parents have. [+ over]
3. uncountable noun
If you show control, you prevent yourself behaving in an angry or emotional way.
He had a terrible temper, and sometimes he would completely lose control.
He was working hard to keep control of himself.
Synonyms: self-discipline, cool [slang], calmness, self-restraint  
4. verb B1
The people who control an organization or place have the power to take all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
He now controls the largest retail development empire in southern California. [VERB noun]
The majority of companies are controlled by oligarchs or by the Government. [VERB noun]
Minebea ended up selling its controlling interest in both firms. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: have power over, lead, rule, manage  
-controlled combining form
AGA Gas is Swedish-controlled.
...the state-controlled media.
5. verb B2
To control a piece of equipment, process, or system means to make it work in the way that you want it to work.
...a computerised system to control the gates. [VERB noun]
Scientists would soon be able to manipulate human genes to control the ageing process. [VERB noun]
...the controlled production of energy from sugar by a cell. [VERB-ed]
-controlled combining form
...computer-controlled traffic lights.
6. verb
When a government controls prices, wages, or the activity of a particular group, it uses its power to restrict them.
The federal government tried to control rising health-care costs. [VERB noun]
...measures to control illegal mining. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: limit, restrict, curb, delimit  
Control is also a noun.
Control of inflation remains the government's absolute priority. [+ of]
7. verb B2
If you control yourself, or if you control your feelings, voice, or expression, you make yourself behave calmly even though you are feeling angry, excited, or upset.
Jo was advised to learn to control herself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
I just couldn't control my temper. [VERB noun]
controlled adjective
Her manner was quiet and very controlled.
8. verb B2
To control something dangerous means to prevent it from becoming worse or from spreading.
...the need to control environmental pollution. [VERB noun]
One of the biggest tasks will be to control the spread of malaria. [VERB noun]
9. countable noun B2
A control is a device such as a switch or lever which you use in order to operate a machine or other piece of equipment.
I practised operating the controls.
...the control box.
at the controls phrase
If someone is at the controls of a machine or other piece of equipment, they are operating it.
He died of a heart attack while at the controls of the plane.
10. variable noun
Controls are the methods that a government uses to restrict increases, for example in prices, wages, or weapons.
Critics question whether price controls would do any good.
Their talks are expected to focus on arms control.
They have very strict gun control in Sweden.
11. variable noun [noun NOUN]
Control is used to refer to a place where your documents or luggage are officially checked when you enter a foreign country.
He went straight through Passport Control without incident.
...an agreement to abolish border controls.
12.  See also air traffic control, birth control, quality control, remote control, stock control
13. out of control phrase B2
If something is out of control, no-one has any power over it.
The fire is burning out of control.
I'm dealing with customers all the time who have let their debts get out of control.
14. under control phrase B2
If something harmful is under control, it is being dealt with successfully and is unlikely to cause any more harm.
The situation is under control.
If the current violence is to be brought under control, the government needs to act.
Quotations:
Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the pastGeorge OrwellNineteen Eighty-Four
Who can control his fate?William ShakespeareOthello
Collocations:
complete control
Like all great artists, he's determined to be in complete control of his career.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The companies had more or less complete control over the production, export and pricing of the oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This means you now have complete control of this fund.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
control a symptom
Learn to control the symptoms of anxiety and you'll be on your way.
The Sun
Medication such as mood stabilisers can control the symptoms and counselling can also be effective.
The Sun
It needs powerful treatment such as steroids to help control the symptoms.
The Sun
So far, it has been amazing and has helped control his symptoms.
The Sun
Fortunately they are well tolerated by most people, but it pays to take the minimum dose that can control your symptoms, and for the shortest possible time.
Times, Sunday Times
control device
The key to its success was a revolutionary new control device, a kind of electronic wand that players waved energetically like a tennis racket.
Times, Sunday Times
There was a wheel, which gave you hope, but any attempt to use it as some kind of directional control device was pointless.
Times, Sunday Times
An array of microphones inside the room detected changes in sound, before and after the noise control device was activated.
Times,Sunday Times
Often a pressure switch will operate a relay or other control device, but some types can directly control small electric motors or other loads.
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Thus, they are off-load devices, intended to be opened only after current has been interrupted by some other control device.
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control distribution
Also, their big suppliers tightly control distribution.
Times,Sunday Times
Brand owners say they need to control distribution arrangements to preserve profit margins and protect their image and also to deter counterfeiters.
Times, Sunday Times
This ability allows chitosan to control distribution of cells inside the polymeric system.
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Two services control distribution of simulation protocol messages: events and dispatches.
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After the first sale of a product, the copyright holder can not control distribution of that specific instance of the product.
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control easily
Suddenly you cross a river which gives you wheelspin — and at that speed the car can snap out of control easily.
The Sun
Often, speedy players are brainless or lose control easily.
Times, Sunday Times
The behaviour of district commissioners in more remote areas could not be controlled easily.
Times, Sunday Times
The left side of the dash also curved slightly around the driver, to make controls easily accessible as well as creating a cockpit feel.
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This way, a wide area could be controlled easily.
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control electronically
Modern cars contain dozens of components that can now be controlled electronically without the need for human input.
Times, Sunday Times
It works by way of two conventional gearboxes and clutches, which are controlled electronically to give an automatic transmission without the energy loss normally associated with automatics.
Times, Sunday Times
Lighting and blinds can be controlled electronically to create the illusion that people are at home.
Times, Sunday Times
The rise, in the 1960s, of mist propagation, which allowed perfect growing conditions to be controlled electronically, rather than relying on humans with their watering cans, also helped.
Times, Sunday Times
As of 2008, the points for the crossing loop and all signals are controlled electronically.
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control emissions
Its guidelines for the building of new roads state that variable speed limits can be used to control emissions.
Times, Sunday Times
A company's rank will be determined by its emissions performance, the actions that it has taken to control emissions and how its emissions have changed in relation to its turnover.
Times, Sunday Times
They are also used on some wood stoves to control emissions.
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Depending on the situation, pre-combustion technology can be used in place of or as a supplement to post-combustion technologies to control emissions from coal-fueled boilers.
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control emotions
The findings, from sleep lab tests on 17 people, also suggest those who have angry dreams may find it harder to control emotions when awake.
The Sun
But suddenly that boyish face starts to reveal tension, his eyes watering, as he attempts to control emotions that have, rather unexpectedly, come to the surface.
Times, Sunday Times
Control emotions with self-belief, not sugary foods.
The Sun
He has also been unable to control emotions (labile mood) and to associate memories effectively.
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It was described as pioneering and keyhole surgery to partially interrupt the nerve pathways that control emotions.
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control function
So a user could, for example, link a toy train with the volume control function of their tablet.
Smithsonian Mag
Additionally, users can permanently link specific objects to the controls, meaning they’ll retain their control function without any need for an initialization.
Smithsonian Mag
The electronic flight control system uses the pitch control function of the canard foreplane to create artificial static and dynamic stability.
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We had a rather elaborate control function, both internal and external, and to my knowledge that was undertaken correctly.
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It was also available in a popular cruise power configuration, which encouraged the operator to engage the cruise control function.
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control inflation
Share prices worldwide dived yesterday over fears interest rates will now rise to control inflation.
The Sun
He said he was more worried about helping the recovery than raising rates to control inflation.
The Sun
There are good reasons why central bankers around the world have spent the past two decades obsessing about how to control inflation.
Times, Sunday Times
The removal of external tariffs will reduce the cost of living, control inflation and produce additional spending power.
Times,Sunday Times
If expectations of high and rising inflation are incorporated in the decisions of consumers and businesses, then it will be far more difficult to control inflation in the longer term.
Times, Sunday Times
control measure
So you can control for the exposure effect by adding a control measure of how much exposure they've had.
Christianity Today
Pheromone traps are an indicator of the presence of moths, rather than a control measure.
Times, Sunday Times
Z-scores are used to predict corporate defaults and an easy-to-calculate control measure for the financial distress status of companies in academic studies.
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The moat may have been used as a traffic control measure.
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As a pollution control measure, only non-motorized watercraft are permitted in the lake.
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control mechanism
It takes a while to get to grips with the control mechanism but, once you have mastered it, it's impossible not to show off.
Times, Sunday Times
It was now a control mechanism over everyday speech that was critical in a tolerant society.
Times, Sunday Times
The necessary control mechanism was to be found in the concept of rationality.
Times, Sunday Times
There should have been a much tighter control mechanism.
Times, Sunday Times
The control mechanism then adjusts the control signals to the process on the basis of the data it receives.
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control method
Each technique requires a different control method, making training and practice imperative.
Times, Sunday Times
The electrical equipment was designed for high power factor operation, obtained by a sector control method.
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On one side, the game can be played via buttons alone, with a classic control method.
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Some retained the original control method of only allowing a directional movement at the right time.
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The leaf extract was a popular pest control method up to the beginning of the 20th century.
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control movement
The condition is caused by a lack of dopamine - a chemical that sends messages to the brain to control movement.
The Sun (2008)
The pioneering surgery allowed doctors to map his brain while he was awake to avoid damaging areas controlling movement and speech.
The Sun (2015)
By controlling the movement of particles, dielectrophoresis has also been widely adopted in particle separation.
Danfen Yin, Xiaoling Zhang, Xianwei Han, Jun Yang, Ning Hu 2019, 'Multi-Stage Particle Separation based on Microstructure Filtration and Dielectrophoresis', Micromachines
control procedures
Having three factories with three different billing platforms, credit control procedures and order processing could well be a recipe for disaster.
Times, Sunday Times
Risk control procedures were followed correctly, the report said, but compliance officers rarely went beyond routine checks and did not inform managers of anomalies, even when large sums were concerned.
Times, Sunday Times
It said companies will also have to maintain sampling and quality control procedures as well get independent laboratories to do analysis.
Globe and Mail
Nationwide's control procedures were criticised by the regulator, as was its three-week delay in beginning an investigation.
Times, Sunday Times
The certification organizations do not have a common definition of halal nor agreed upon control procedures and traceability.
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control regulation
But they can control regulation.
Times, Sunday Times
There are many different ways to address these from a public economics perspective including emissions fees, cap-and-trade, and command and control regulation.
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Later in that decade, emission control regulation had a major effect on improving the cities air quality.
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The emphasis was on social equity, with water resources state owned and centrally regulated through command and control regulation.
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New changes to capital control regulations, unveiled yesterday, allow residents to buy foreign exchange more freely and up to a limit of $20,000 a year.
Times, Sunday Times
control speed
I can then adjust the sail to control speed and direction.
The Sun
However, this still requires skill: players who cannot control speed and release angle are more likely to lob the ball too high and fail.
Times, Sunday Times
It featured 360-degree horizontal and 180-degree vertical panning, zoom, and virtual mobility in which the user could control speed.
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Further modifications providing increased fuel tankage, higher gross weight, and lower minimum control speed were carried out in 1974 and the modification was recertificated.
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Please refer to the minimum control speed article for detailed information.
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control spending
Economists have no more idea of how to control spending than astrophysicists - and a rather greater capacity to think up clever reasons for doing nothing.
Times, Sunday Times
It promises to control spending and cut the deficit while boosting the economy by investing in research, housing, skills and infrastructure.
Times, Sunday Times
This makes sense but it means that the efficiencies which control spending in other parts of the economy are unlikely to stem health's inexorable demand for more money.
Times, Sunday Times
Its attempts to control spending began in 1984 but only got into their stride a decade later.
Times, Sunday Times
Moreover, the league, rather than the franchise owners, would pay the players and coaches in order to control spending.
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control territory
They've a superb defence that's not going to concede many points, so you've got to look at your own and how you're going to control territory.
Times, Sunday Times
Pillboxes are frequently used offensively, however, by pushing them forward toward an opponent's bases, using their firepower to control territory.
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Besides the citadels, there are also isolated forts that undoubtedly served to militarily control territory.
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The corridor opened into the hardly-accessible territory where several partisan units were based and ther were later able to control territory around 1600 square km.
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Rugby has always been about going forward and controlling territory, driving the other team backwards.
Times, Sunday Times
control the spread
Landowners had struggled to control the spread of gorse, which had expanded remorselessly in the absence of severe frosts.
Times, Sunday Times
The first lockdown in the spring was an unprecedented and desperate response to try to control the spread of coronavirus.
Times,Sunday Times
Families will be banned from all but essential patient visits to control the spread of the virus.
The Sun
Prompt testing on the farm has allowed us to understand transmission and control the spread of infection.
Times,Sunday Times
Councils will have greater powers to control their spread and clubs will face higher licence fees.
The Sun
control the supply
At the same time they've been allowed to centralise and control the supply of information for their own profit.
Times,Sunday Times
This means we control the supply chain from source all the way through to the customer, so we can ensure great quality, freshness and value for money.
The Sun
It skews our understanding by focusing attention on just one bit of the system: people who supposedly control the supply of capital, ie money.
Times, Sunday Times
Legislation introduced in 2006 put legal responsibility on tobacco companies to control their supply chains or face fines of up to 5 million.
Times, Sunday Times
When central banks and governments effectively control the supply of money, then the price of assets, wages and stuff can be anything they want it to be.
Times, Sunday Times
control valve
Locate the lock-shield valve - the one that you would not usually touch - and the control valve on the 'flow' and 'return' pipes on each radiator and open both.
Times, Sunday Times
The cylinder was equipped with a control valve and was connected to the breathing bag.
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The ignition system, main control valve, and injector are mounted on the valve bulkhead, inside the tank.
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This led to the adaptation of pneumatic positioners used on flow control valve for use in partial stroke testing.
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It took ten days from the first eruption to close the control valve and shut off the supply of oil.
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direct control
The bank went through an exhaustive search for buyers for the business but ended up taking direct control in early 2009 through a debtfor-equity swap.
Times, Sunday Times
New management contracts - which give ministers direct control of services - were due to come into force at midnight.
Times,Sunday Times
This month he took direct control of two army units.
Times,Sunday Times
It works, but the lack of direct control can leave you feeling more like an observer than a participant.
Times, Sunday Times
They also offer senior managers much more direct control of the company's strategy, he added.
Times, Sunday Times
effective control
That we require far more effective control to be exerted over public spending is beyond doubt.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She is in effective control of the family property empire ( one of her brothers also has a senior executive role) and can flex her intellectual muscles.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Their effective control is essential for the continued survival of all ground nesting birds and small mammals.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This example also shows that truly effective control of policing costs requires study and hard, sustained work.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING FOR RESULTS (1986)
exert control
Repressive nation states, too, have tried to exert control over the internet by censoring content.
Times, Sunday Times
These were required to exert control, thereby minimising troop commitment.
Times, Sunday Times
During his trial he had taken pleasure in being able to exert control over the proceedings.
Times, Sunday Times
Some directors have expressed concern about attempts by the government to exert control over their activities.
Times,Sunday Times
Despite this, each year it passes regulations that attempt to exert control.
Times, Sunday Times
export control
Arms export control involves the foreign office, the trade and defence ministries and the department for international development because it cuts across diplomacy, trade, defence and humanitarian issues.
Times, Sunday Times
To date, nearly 800 export control officials have been trained in some 30 countries around the world.
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Up to the adoption of the resolution export control measures related to means of delivery had not been discussed widely in the international community.
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In 2002, the group took two important steps to strengthen export control.
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The initial members of the group had different assessments of which chemical precursors should be subject to export control.
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firm control
Technically he had this monster work under firm control; sitting bolt upright, he certainly behaved coolly.
Times, Sunday Times
A tie-up would have seen the firm control almost twothirds of the world's iron ore shipments.
The Sun
Until then, the game had proved uninspiring but following the goal, the hosts exerted firm control.
The Sun
It was his 13th of the season for club and country and put his side in firm control.
The Sun
You can do some calm thinking about money and take firm control of finances.
The Sun
government controls
Small investment advisory businesses have an advantage over larger rivals in a business environment subject to government controls.
The Times Literary Supplement
Instead of deficit financing, it used government controls and restrictions to direct income to particular social groups.
Times, Sunday Times
This would have upended the convention that the government controls the parliamentary timetable.
Times, Sunday Times
But imposing government controls on rents seems less smart.
Times, Sunday Times
The insurgents control much of the countryside but the government controls major towns, cities and roads.
Times, Sunday Times
implement a control
In fact, all attempts by the transitional authority to implement control over trade have had little effect.
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Implement control systems such as statistical process control, production boards, visual workplaces, and continuously monitor the process.
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Indicate only systems are typically cheaper and less complicated since they don't require hardware to tap into the machine's implement control systems.
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Many machines implement control parameters limiting axis motion past a certain limit in addition to physical limit switches.
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This included a review of risk assessments, preparing training and implementing control measures to protect employees.
Times,Sunday Times
impose control
Campaigners have said using phone tap evidence would reduce the need to impose control orders on suspects by enabling them to be tried instead.
Times, Sunday Times
They have fought each other and the government, although some have recently teamed up with members of the government in a 'secular alliance' to try to impose control.
Times, Sunday Times
The tech companies are struggling to impose control on the influential global platforms they have built: their attempts to police the toxic content flooding their sites are plodding and inadequate.
Times, Sunday Times
Equally, there are occasions when bowlers struggle to impose control because of evening dew.
Times, Sunday Times
In other words, they should provide knowledge as a resource, without imposing control.
Times, Sunday Times
impulse control
They also enable the regulation of emotions and impulse control.
Times, Sunday Times
Some evidence that it improves memory and impulse control but its bigger placebo effect makes people believe that their performance has been enhanced.
Times, Sunday Times
What you describe sounds like issues with impulse control (his temper), self-soothing (his sleeping) and fine-motor skills, with associated sensory issues.
Times, Sunday Times
Again, he was handed a suspended sentence and told to attend 'impulse control' sessions - but the guilty verdict was later dismissed.
The Sun
Finally, impulse control runs against the grain of contemporary culture as well.
Times, Sunday Times
infection control
The majority of UK hospital infection control policies support the use of clinical detergent wipes in the routine cleaning of wards.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A stent was placed in one patient for infection control and bridging to revisional surgery.
Ying-Nan Tsai, Hsiu-Po Wang, Chih-Kun Huang, Po-Chin Chang, I-Chang Lin, Chi-Ming Tai 2018, 'Endoluminal stenting for the management of leak following sleeve gastrectomy and loop duodenojejunal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy', Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
This public facility had a low seroconversion rate and high adherence to infection control guidelines.
Amany Talaat Kamal, Mohamed Nazmy Farres, Abeer Mohamed Eissa, Naglaa Ahmed Arafa, Raafat Saad Abdel-Reheem 2017, 'Incidence of hepatitis c virus seroconversion among hemodialysis patients in the Nile Delta of Egypt: A single-center study', Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
internal control
It came yesterday as the bank said it expected staff to 'follow rigorous internal control processes'.
The Sun
With this scenario in place, fraudsters often learn how to circumvent these fragmented internal control systems and the institutions face challenges detecting the activity.
Times, Sunday Times
The committee said that all the weaknesses in the department's internal control system had now been rectified.
Times, Sunday Times
As a ministry leader once expressed to me, trust isn't an internal control.
Christianity Today
And those with a strong sense of internal control produce far less of the stress hormone cortisol when faced with stressful events.
Times, Sunday Times
lack of control
Our politicians continue to show a distinct lack of control.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Other factors such as lack of control over work, conflicts and discriminatory practices can also have an effect.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
So much of the fear of flying is about the lack of control and absence of trust.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All this, plus the lousy service and food, shows a lack of control at the top.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
local control
In addition, people today want local control of their money.
Christianity Today
Second, we need a rebalance between central and local control.
Times, Sunday Times
Look at school governance, financing and inspections - how can anyone seriously suggest that there are effective levers of local control?
Times, Sunday Times
The turnout in the police commissioner elections was pitiful, suggesting that people were not exactly grasping the opportunity for local control with both hands.
Times, Sunday Times
I used to run a private-public partnership with two local authorities, and argued for local control of business rates.
Times, Sunday Times
lose control
Running downhill, a bowler is liable to bowl no-balls, overpitch and generally lose control.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The session was postponed several times and was then disrupted by a series of accidents as drivers lost control of their aquaplaning cars.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He decided to go up the mountain but as he came to the brow of the hill he completely lost control.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The look of shock on their faces had been a terrible warning to him about the possible consequences of losing control.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
He lost control of his temper, which scared me into hitting the kerb.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
loss of control
Aggravating these fears is a feeling of loss of control and being bossed around.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The report argues that one of the barriers to increased transparency is loss of control over the movement of data across an organisation and outside it.
Computing (2010)
He admitted killing her but denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility and loss of control.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The misfiring engine had cut out, causing the loss of control.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The defence will be one of loss of control.
The Sun (2012)
maintain control
Privately, he was giving studios a way to maintain control over their employees.
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That would be quite a feat to maintain control of a car while forcing someone out the passenger door!
Christianity Today
Whenever you hold a grudge, you allow the person who hurt you to maintain control over your emotions.
Times, Sunday Times
His crime: failing to maintain control of a football.
The Sun
And he has had to force himself away from the side of the pitch in recent weeks to maintain control.
The Sun
management control
The oligarch investors are seeking to maximise their return from such a corporate restructuring by gaining management control of the venture.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Part of this is beyond management control.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Failure to invoke sanctions may lead to a loss of management control and unproductive employee behavior.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments, Functions
manual control
How many times has the computerised autopilot thrown a wobbly and the pilot been forced to take manual control to avoid an accident?
The Sun
Both will afford the manual control you need to take better pictures.
Times, Sunday Times
Before this happens, major challenges will have to be overcome, such as motorists becoming less vigilant and road aware, and therefore less able to take manual control in an emergency.
Times, Sunday Times
Most hobbyist drones require manual control by a human, so filming fastpaced sporting action from the skies usually requires a pilot and perhaps a camera operator.
Times, Sunday Times
At 6,000ft the autopilot disengaged without warning and the captain had to take manual control.
Times, Sunday Times
military control
The programme was strictly under military control, and shrouded in secrecy.
Times, Sunday Times
Peace over this area would have been vital while military control was reimposed.
Times, Sunday Times
Many formerly state-owned enterprises have been handed over to military control.
Times, Sunday Times
He was promoted to secretary in 1995 and oversaw its conversion from military control to a civilian administration.
Times, Sunday Times
However, they could face problems visiting areas under military control.
Times, Sunday Times
motor control
Disgust is located in the brain's basal ganglia, an area involved in motor control.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They said the eating regime boosted the striatum, a brain region involved in motor control.
The Sun (2018)
The body systems and parts of the nervous system required for many perceptual skills are largely complete at birth, while those needed for motor control are not.
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
These results indicate that muscle synergies (i.e., the balance of muscle mechanical impedance) are essential for motor control.
Hiroaki eHirai, Fumio eMiyazaki, Hiroaki eNaritomi, Keitaro eKoba, Takanori eOku, Kanna eUno, Mitsunori eUemura, Tomoki eNishi, Masayuki eKageyama, Hermano Igo Krebs, Hermano Igo Krebs, Hermano Igo Krebs, Hermano Igo Krebs, Hermano Igo Krebs 2015, 'On the origin of muscle synergies: invariant balance in the co-activation of agonist and antagonist muscle pairs', Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
parental control
But behaviour boundaries are about much more than instilling an element of parental control.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They bring freedom from parental control and the opportunity to explore the world.
Crowley, Vivianne Phoenix From the Flame (1994)
He was put into care when he was deemed by the police to be out of parental control.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
pollution control
Yet the platform is also useful for other organisations to map piracy, pollution control or resource management.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The fund covers alternative energy and energy efficiency, water treatment, pollution control and waste management.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The third main area of activity is water treatment and pollution control.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
portion control
Why are there no books about three sensibly balanced meals a day, portion control and regular exercise?
Times, Sunday Times
It also helped re-educate me in terms of portion control, and knowing when to stop.
The Sun
I went for portion control individual dishes but it could be made in one dish or scaled up to feed more.
Times, Sunday Times
The individual wrappings make portion control easier to exercise.
The Sun
That's portion control, product reformulation and consumer information.
Times, Sunday Times
precise control
It features a physical mouse tracker ball for precise control, as well as an impressive touch-screen and keyboard.
Times, Sunday Times
Radio signals will be routed 55,000 miles through satellites to the robotic arms, allowing him precise control over their every action.
Times, Sunday Times
It's vital to maintain precise control of your blood sugar levels to prevent deterioration of the condition and to take care of the skin on your feet to prevent infection.
The Sun
This leads to a precise control of glucose and the other monosaccharides galactose and fructose going down the glycolytic pathway.
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The cited gains are achieved by the precise control over the amount of fuel and injection timings that are varied according to engine load.
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regain control
The premiss of the game, and thus of the book, is about regaining control.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Driving tests should be rewritten to cover the skills needed to regain control of autonomous cars in an emergency, experts say.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He spoke in a brisk, scientific voice; that seemed to help him regain control.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2002)
She was still talking, but she'd regained control of herself.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2001)
Police in riot gear regained control of the centre last night.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
regulatory control
It concluded that it was 'essential that some form of regulatory control be introduced' and proposed to cap salaries as a share of club turnover.
Times, Sunday Times
The data protection principles provided sufficient regulatory control to avoid arbitrary interferences with article 8 rights.
Times,Sunday Times
Nor would he favour regulatory control in the hands of the judiciary.
Times, Sunday Times
Not just because the business and political class are intertwined like tangled nets, but because the lack of regulatory control during the period of the 1990s privatisations was so indefensible.
Times, Sunday Times
Second, substantial regulatory control needs to be handed over to local government.
Times, Sunday Times
relinquish control
Ministers of any government have no intention of relinquishing control over local government spending.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
If you make no personal plans, you are relinquishing control over your retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It requires a woman to trust her partner and relinquish control.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The militias have relinquished control of the airport and largely vanished from the clogged streets.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Whether the army will really relinquish control again is far from certain.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
retain control
But they want to retain control of their lives.
Christianity Today
After 25, the income has to be paid to the beneficiary, but trustees can retain control of the capital for up to 80 years.
Times, Sunday Times
You can't retain control over a home you no longer own, so it's best just to move on and try not to look back.
The Sun
Hardline theocrats retain control over the armed forces, the selection process for the all-important position of supreme leader and the commanding heights of the economy.
Times, Sunday Times
It's taken her years to finally accept her looks, although she still likes to retain control to feel at ease.
Times, Sunday Times
seize control
It's time we seized control and rewrote the agenda.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This time a group has seized control of an airport to force the release of a drug baron.
The Sun (2014)
But behind the image of the dutiful wife and mother is a steely political operative who has seized control of the campaign at a vital juncture.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I followed the usual Marxist theory of seizing control of the means of production and set up a production company.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The oilfield provided roughly half of Khartoum's oil until the troops seized control.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
strict control
Its leadership has taken strict control of new studies and information about where the virus may have come from.
Times,Sunday Times
This account, like his sonorous showbiz persona, suggested someone in strict control of his life.
Times, Sunday Times
Rigidity, strict control, cannot be relaxed.
Times, Sunday Times
Political leaders on both sides learned from the scientists that a few atomic explosions would render the earth uninhabitable; and they kept the commanders under strict control.
Times, Sunday Times
A senior executive must maintain strict control over costs and, at the same time, drive revenues up.
Times, Sunday Times
strict controls
There must be stricter controls on sunbeds.
The Sun (2009)
Now the council wants strict new controls to protect the best period properties.
The Sun (2013)
After that regulations were tightened and the UK now has some of the strictest controls in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
stringent control
Countries worldwide are introducing more stringent control measures, which hamper economic growth and reduce demand for energy.
Times,Sunday Times
The company will be reorganised into three global product groups, rather than regional categories, with more stringent control of costs, working capital and capital expenditure.
Times, Sunday Times
In this process, raw materials readily available in nature are used to achieve stringent control of nucleation and growth.
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The system made provision for the stringent control of all local authorities by the central government.
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But it may be that more stringent controls and inspections are needed.
Times, Sunday Times
temperature control
This will act as a temperature control and will stop the crèmes brûlées from getting too hot.
Times, Sunday Times
It proved relatively easy to transport, offered proper temperature control and didn't leave food smelling of chemicals.
Times, Sunday Times
A motor, operated by battery or mains, turns them over charcoal, and they can be manually raised and lowered to give you some temperature control.
Times, Sunday Times
It's not residual body heat from the previous occupant, but nifty automatic temperature control.
Times, Sunday Times
Chunky knits can look great, but for everyday wear they cause havoc with your temperature control.
Times, Sunday Times
tight control
She may be afraid of breaking down if she doesn't keep tight control of herself," Colette said charitably.
Harcourt, Palma DOUBLE DECEIT
His tight control and composure is so important in five-man midfield.
The Sun (2006)
She was in such tight control of herself that she was speaking English as if it were her second language.
Wood, Ted FOOLS GOLD
There is also a tight control on costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
tight controls
The facts suggest that Britain already has tight gun controls.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It wants tighter controls in the palm oil industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Drinks manufacturers are under pressure from City investors to show that they are doing all they can to forestall tighter controls on their business.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
total control
He said: 'I will insist on total control'.
The Sun (2012)
They are still thought to be confident of acquiring total control of the club in the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
If the party with total control in Washington fails to turn around the economy, it might suffer a backlash in four years' time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
weight control
She has also advised jockeys on weight control by eating foods high in nutrients rather than energy.
Times, Sunday Times
Top athletes use it as an occasional training tool as a means of weight control.
Times, Sunday Times
He said that the findings did not seek to negate the value of exercise for weight control.
Times, Sunday Times
Resources are finally being directed at the alarming effects on jockeys of essential weight control.
Times, Sunday Times
As well as helping with weight control, it gives you energy and improves your mood.
Times, Sunday Times
wrest control
Ministers who have just resigned see it differently, and as a last chance to wrest control of the democratic process.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This is a welcome sign that ministers are prepared to tackle the issue of drift and to wrest control from councils that lack a sense of urgency.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They were trying to wrest control of the issue through this draconian measure, but reopening implicitly recognises that the grounds for closure were spurious.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Translations:
Chinese: 控制, 控制
Japanese: 支配, 支配する
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