Definitions
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- adjective Having control over a person or thing.
- verb Present participle of
control .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective able to control or determine policy
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Examples
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The real title, the title controlling all economic and legal matters, will revert to us.
The Past Through Tomorrow Heinlein, Robert A. 1967
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The real title, the title controlling all economic and legal matters, will revert to us.
The Man Who Sold The Moon Heinlein, Robert A. 1953
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Here's my recommendation: strike the word "controlling" from your vocabulary.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tara Sophia Mohr 2011
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This is what you call controlling your own destiny - something most people including everyone here don't have the backbone to do.
unknown title 2009
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If he was going to make the ultimate sacrifice and kill himself (again controlling the body) why did he do it after telling Sylar everything that had happened to him?
'Heroes' recap: The good, the bad, and the really bad | EW.com 2009
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Our success in controlling the forces of nature has inspired many to hope for similar success in controlling human beings.
Why Oh Why Can't Hayek Write Better?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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This Fossil Fuel Fakir has a vested interest in controlling the message.
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The only party with a real interest in controlling cost is the corporation.
Why Company Health Clinics?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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If any state needed help in controlling their burgeoning health care costs for illegals, it's Arkansas.
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Antichrist obama has another notch in controlling your life as the black dictator.
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