The phrase "a controlled set of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific group or collection of items, variables, or elements that are managed or regulated in some way.
Example: "The experiment was conducted using a controlled set of variables to ensure accurate results."
Alternatives: "a regulated group of" or "a managed collection of".
Experiments were conducted on a commercially available lithium bromide water absorption chiller under a controlled set of operating conditions.
Factorial experimental design was used to construct a controlled set of experiments in which the effect of varying the operating parameters was measured.
They can purchase a controlled set of items in approximately 70 retail outlets in the city.
But the company says the driver will only become a passenger under a controlled set of circumstances.
Apple, meanwhile, is the master at expensive design to a large extent because it has perfected the art of making software tailored for a controlled set of hardware and vice versa.
Human genome-wide expression data from a controlled set of normal-healthy tissues is used to build a confident human gene coexpression network avoiding both pathological and technical noise.
In this prospective study, we aim to investigate predictors of normal birth weight variations in a controlled setting of carefully selected healthy nonhypertensive, nondiabetic women screened for normal glucose tolerance and normal pregnancy weight gain.
These engineered cell lines provide a controlled setting for high-throughput comparisons of immortalized versus transformed cells.
Moreover, due to the reported differences between T. b. rhodesiense HAT among foci, the results presented here should be validated in a more controlled set of patients (i.e. in which the same parasitological examinations were performed).
This implies that in addition to hand-picking specific workup and/or treatments for studies in a controlled setting, participants of said study are often similarly selected by meeting stringent clinical and demographic characteristics.
Once efficacy is established in a controlled setting, all of these questions will have to be addressed either by additional trials or by collective experience.
