Control

Take control

The rebels, have taken control of the city. They seized control early this morning when they stormed the presidential palace and assassinated the President.

Lose control

I don't know what happened. I just lost control of the car and went into the ditch. I think it must have been a patch of ice.

Keep control

When he was giving his speech at the wedding, you could tell he was very emotional by the way he struggled to keep control of his voice.

Have control

A lot of parents have  absolutely no control over their own children - so how do they expect the school to get them to behave?

Exercise control

I like a few beers; but you have to exercise some self-control if you have the car. I always stick to orange juice.

Go out of control

As it entered the tunnel, the car she was in went out of control and crashed. She only lived for a few hours after being rushed to hospital.

 

1. In order to stop young people drinking, the government ought to impose stricter controls on the sale of alcohol.

The government's economic policy involves keeping tight control on inflation.

After the shooting, a government official said that there would have to be more stringent controls on the ownership of guns.

One quality of an effective teacher is the ability to exercise firm control over difficult students.

In certain countries the state has total control over the press, radio and TV.

Some people are afraid that the Chancellor is not in complete control  of the economy.

Passport control

The man was arrested as he was collecting his luggage just after he had gone through passport control.

 

 

Birth control

If you don't want to start a family immediately, your family doctor will give you advice on suitable methods of birth control.

Traffic control

 I hope this new scheme for traffic control in the city centre will ease congestion.

Quality control

Our strict system of quality control ensures that no faulty goods leave our factory.

Remote control

What's on the other channels? I've no idea. Where's the remote control?

Crowd control

One of the few effective methods of crowd control involves the use of water cannon.

Overall control

 Managers can make most decisions, but the CEO has overall control within the company.

Air-traffic control

 The reason we were delayed coming back was that air-traffic control were on strike!

 

Notes

I. In I-I 'gained' is also possible.

2. If you lose control', it can also mean to say or do things that you would not usually do:

He had a terrible temper, and quite often he would completely lose control.

3. Notice the following expressions:

What I don't like about being on horseback is that I don't feel as if l'm in control.

There was nothing the company could do about their financial situation. It was totally out of / beyond / outside their control.

More than 50 firefighters fought to bring the blaze under control.

The concert has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.

4. 'Self-control is our ability to control our emotions and behaviour:

If I had more self-control, I wouldn't eat as many sweets!

And then I'd be a lot thinner.