noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
self-control (= ability to control their emotions and behaviour )
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Small children can’t be expected to have the same self-control as an adult.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
exercise
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If people are committed to objectives, they will exercise self-direction and self-control . 3.
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But if they can not exercise self-control , they should marry.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In school, his problems with self-control led to academic difficulties.
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The German team showed amazing self-control throughout the game.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He kissed them away while Luce silently struggled for self-control .
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He looked calm and cold, full of self-control .
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Her deep sense of outrage helped her to self-control .
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In the eyes of good practitioners self-control allows them to find a path around conflict.
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Such questions are distasteful for a fastidious cleric who thinks of sexuality as a loss of self-control .
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We find that they don't have self-control .