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Common collocations with control in American Collocation

control noun

US /kənˈtroʊl/

complete

absolute
complete
direct
effective
full
overall
total

The government retains full control of the armed forces.

types of control

financial
parental
political

The Finance Service has overall financial control of the Council.

have or keep control

assert
have
keep
maintain
retain

People want to retain control of their own personal data.

The whole organization is now under his control.

The ruling party was no longer in control of events in the capital.

get control

assume
gain
seize
take
wrest

Following Marfleet’s death, he assumed control of the business and greatly extended it.

get control back

reassert
re-establish
regain

They finally managed to regain control of the islands.

make control stronger

strengthen
tighten

They tightened control of labout costs.

give someone control

give
hand

He handed control of his affairs to his son.

use control

exercise
exert

Their voting rights enabled them to exert control over all aspects of the business.

lose control

lose
relinquish

The government was forced to relinquish control over these colonies.

The concert was cancelled for reasons that were beyond our control. |

Decisions on financial matters are outside my control.

Nobody wants to see inflation get out of control.

strict
stringent
tight

There are strict controls on vehicle emissions.