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verb
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BAD : I was surprised that nobody wanted to control my luggage.
GOOD : I was surprised that nobody wanted to inspect my luggage.
BAD : After controlling his fingerprints, the police arrested him.
GOOD : After inspecting his fingerprints, the police arrested him.
BAD : At this stage in the process, every mould is controlled again.
GOOD : At this stage in the process, every mould is inspected again.
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control = make people or machines do what you want them to do: 'Who will control the aircraft if the pilot has a heart attack?' 'The police were unable to control the crowd.'
inspect = carefully check or examine something: 'The building is regularly inspected by fire-safety officers.' 'I got out of the car to inspect the damage.'
2
BAD : These people want to control over our lives.
GOOD : These people want to control our lives.
GOOD : These people want control over our lives.
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control sth (verb) WITHOUT of/over : 'It's usually the editor who controls what goes into a newspaper.' 'The security forces are no longer able to control the situation.'
control of/over sth (noun): 'It's usually the editor who has control over what goes into a newspaper.' 'The security forces have lost control of the situation.'
II
noun
1
BAD : My boat had lost control.
GOOD : My boat had gone out of control.
BAD : There was a loud bang and my car became out of control.
GOOD : There was a loud bang and my car went out of control.
BAD : The ferry was not under control and collided with a sampan.
GOOD : The ferry was out of control and collided with a sampan.
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People lose control of vehicles, machines etc: 'The pilot lost control of the aircraft and it plummeted to the ground.'
Vehicles and machines are/go out of control : 'The aircraft went out of control and plummeted to the ground.'
2
BAD : I had lost my control and crashed into a tree.
GOOD : I had lost control and crashed into a tree.
BAD : He lost the control of the car and hit a wall.
GOOD : He lost control of the car and hit a wall.
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lose control ( of sth ), WITHOUT the, his, my, etc: 'In 1993 Roseberg lost control of the company after a surprise takeover bid.'