Sentence examples for false sense of control from inspiring English sources

As protective as this indirection is, however, it gives people a false sense of control.

But, by itself, it could create a false sense of control and stability.

Then there's the seductively reassuring, and in the case of big storms false, sense of control.

"The diet gives people a false sense of control, simplifying balanced nutrition into one food: the cookie," she added.

The best home improvement projects, of course, take on a life of their own, lending a false sense of control over things best left to fate, or at least to professionals.

• To the Editor: The perception that we can prevent cancers through diet and not smoking gives people a false sense of control in a world where carcinogens — cancer-causing agents — are continuously introduced into our air, water and land through the manufacture and use of chemicals.

Much of the industry (the gun makers, the sellers, and the lobbyists) prospers by stoking irrational fears – fears of armed home invasion, fears of government conspiracies, fears of mob violence, fears of invaders from other countries, fears of Doomsday scenarios, etc., and by providing a false sense of security and control through their products.

Patients may misinterpret information they find on the Internet or they might come across misinformation which can result in a false sense of knowledge and control [ 7, 8].

"We may have been lulled into a false sense of our ability to control nature during the mid 20th century when climate was cooler and less prone to drought," said Spies.

However, this may promote a false sense of security as asthma control can deteriorate very rapidly during the autumn.

More often than not, this violence was tied to a false sense of power, of being in control.