Collocations for control - noun
1. power over sb/sth
ADJ.
absolute, complete, full, total | effective, proper | close, strict
Weeds should be kept under strict control.
Weeds should be kept under strict control.
direct | government, parental, political, state
VERB + CONTROL
have | assume, establish, gain, get, take, win
A military junta took control of the country.
A military junta took control of the country.
keep, maintain, retain
She struggled to keep control of her voice.
She struggled to keep control of her voice.
lose, relinquish
He lost control of the car when he swerved to avoid a cyclist.
He lost control of the car when he swerved to avoid a cyclist.
wrest
attempts to wrest control of the town from government forces
attempts to wrest control of the town from government forces
get out of, go out of
The car went out of control on the icy road.
The car went out of control on the icy road.
re-establish, regain
Enemy forces have now regained control of the area.
Enemy forces have now regained control of the area.
give sb/sth
The idea is to give councils full control of their own budgets.
The idea is to give councils full control of their own budgets.
exercise, exert
Editors do not exercise control over large sections of their newspapers.
Editors do not exercise control over large sections of their newspapers.
bring/get sth under
They soon got the situation under control.
They soon got the situation under control.
PREP.
beyond/outside your ~
Parking is outside my control.
Parking is outside my control.
in ~ (of)
The elected government is back in control.
The elected government is back in control.
out of ~
I had this feeling that things were out of control.
I had this feeling that things were out of control.
under (sb''s) ~
Everything is under control The department was under the control of Bryce Thompson.
Everything is under control The department was under the control of Bryce Thompson.
~ over
They have little control over that side of the business.
They have little control over that side of the business.
PHRASES
circumstances beyond sb''s control
The event has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.
The event has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.
2. limiting/managing sth
ADJ.
air-traffic, arms, birth, budgetary, cost, crowd, gun, pest, pollution, quality, rent, social, stock, traffic
The police are experts in crowd control.
The police are experts in crowd control.
3. (usually ‘controls’) method of limiting/managing sth
ADJ.
strict, stringent, tight, tough | lax | border, export, price
calls for tougher export controls
calls for tougher export controls
VERB + CONTROL
impose, introduce
The government has imposed strict controls on new building.
The government has imposed strict controls on new building.
tighten
The country has tightened its border controls.
The country has tightened its border controls.
ease, relax
plans to relax price controls
plans to relax price controls
lift, remove
PREP.
~ on
They have introduced controls on public spending.
They have introduced controls on public spending.
4. for operating a machine
ADJ.
remote | volume
VERB + CONTROL
take
Once we were in the air, I was allowed to take the controls.
Once we were in the air, I was allowed to take the controls.
CONTROL + NOUN
panel
PREP.
at the ~s
Chief Air Officer Sedley was at the controls of the Boeing 707.
Chief Air Officer Sedley was at the controls of the Boeing 707.