The phrase "a need for control" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's desire or requirement to manage or influence situations or people.
Example: "Her constant micromanagement at work stems from a need for control that she struggles to overcome."
Alternatives: "a desire for control" or "an urge for control".
Now there is a need for control & prevention.
The judge described him as "jealous, possessive and with a need for control".
I learned that the paranoid personality may pass relatively undisturbed through a long and productive lifetime, manifesting itself only in subtle traits of behavior: a somewhat excessive secrecy and suspicion, a need for control over the external world.
Q. Are certain types of people more prone to workaholism than others? A. Most workaholics are either perfectionists, have a need for control or a combination of both, said Gayle Porter, an associate professor of management at the Rutgers School of Business in Camden, N.J., who has studied workaholism.
Playing it out over more than two years, it also altered the villain's motivation - Rob appears to be solely driven by a need for control, over Helen and their children, whereas in Hamilton's melodrama the husband is a criminal who imprisons his wife in order to keep her unaware of his dark past and his nightly hunt in the house's upper floors for her dead predecessor's jewels.
Is there a need for control on the applications available?
In many cases however, there is still a need for controlling access even to the resulting aggregated data, e.g., due to data provider's policies.
Harriet Barnes, assistant director at the Quality Assurance Agency, says there is a need for controls to ensure consistent academic standards when students transfer credits, and that they have a coherent overall academic experience.
Therefore, our printing system can be directly used in inkjet applications with functional liquids over a broad viscosity range, without a need for controlling viscosity of printing liquids.
Some participants recounted that they had a need for controlling their surroundings, while others admitted that they liked the feeling of power and being able to influence decisions.
Compared to the control group also women with only one abnormal GTT value revealed an increased risk indicating a need for further control and therapy.
