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The phrase "an element of control" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing aspects or components that contribute to managing or influencing a situation or process.
Example: "In project management, an element of control is essential to ensure that the project stays on track and within budget."
Alternatives: "a factor of control" or "a component of control".
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Open offices also remove an element of control, which can lead to feelings of helplessness.
Later, she varied it a little: "an element of control" which could be delivered in "various ways".
Unfortunately, at the tachometer's redline, the transmission automatically upshifts even when in manual mode, depriving the driver of an element of control.
She said that a new immigration policy would involve Britain "regaining an element of control" over EU migrants coming into the country.
5.21pm BST 17 min: Everytime Barca establish an element of control in Atletico's half they give the ball away, this time Pedro with a poor pass.
Even that term – mental illness, or mental disorder as it's commonly called – suggests an element of control that sufferers often don't have.
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But there is also an element of controlling the experience.
Peter was the first ruler of Russia to sponsor education on secular lines and to bring an element of state control into that field.
Using his courier system Bin Laden could still exercise an element of operational control over al-Qaida, but increasingly the men he was directing were younger and inexperienced, the fugitive leader complained.
As a way to introduce the ideas of Progressives, who were well-meaning but also had an element of social control and paternalism, I used the "soda wars" as an example to introduce these concepts in class.
They feel they can run under the radar, they want a purer form and by making it themselves they feel they have an element of quality control.
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an element of danger
an element of revenge
an element of scorn
an element of arrogance
an element of relief
an element of suspense
an element of disappointment
an element of panic
an element of campaigning
an element of time
an element of truth
an element of jealousy
an element of schadenfreude
an element of war
an element of self-criticism
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