complete control

collocation in English

meaningsofcompleteandcontrol

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complete
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpliːt/us
/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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control
noun
uk
/kənˈtrəʊl/us
/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofcompleteandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcomplete control

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Both lines of communication remained out ofcompletecontrol.
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The deity retainscompletecontrolover all future events.
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The speaker hascompletecontrolof the timing and quality of the individual sounds.
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In the realm of abstract planning, the person hascompletecontrol.
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The user of this system can exercisecompletecontrolover the planning decisions.
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This effectively gave local authoritiescompletecontrolover the allocation of building materials and labour.
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Reducing the average intensity of infection may not, however, be enough to achievecompletecontrol.
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Such findings suggest that people now have almostcompletecontrolover their behaviour in family planning.
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Despite a reduction,completecontrolof mosquito breeding was not achieved.
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We used these here since they allowcompletecontrolof the properties involved.
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Consequently, to achievecompletecontrol, the entire colony must be eliminated by the insecticide.
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They havecompletecontrolof all legislation andcompletecontrolof money.
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Although formally the dowry remained in thecompletecontrolof wives, husbands apparently relied on these dowries as available credit.
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It also affords the experimentercompletecontrolover the way in which the target verbs are presented to children.
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At the extreme, whencompletecontroltook place, such movements were the sole responsibility of the government.
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This outreach to employers created something of a sensation, because the government had hitherto exercisedcompletecontrolover social assistance.
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Significantly, they assumed there would be full control of industry and manpower :completecontrolof wages was, to them, essential.
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But all three together havecompletecontrol.
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Otherwise, it hascompletecontrolover them.
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They gaincompletecontrolover the property.
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This would give himcompletecontrol.
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That would involve acompletecontrol.
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