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Discover LudwigThe phrase "keep a check on" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express the idea that someone should be monitoring or controlling a situation. For example, "I'm going to keep a check on my expenses this month to make sure I'm not overspending."
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Keep a check on the amount of water after every one hour.
"We only look after the children for about 6 hours 5 days a week, activities in which the child is involved in the remaining hours is what the parents need to keep a check on," says Ms. Shaheena*, the head of science department at one of the city's top notch schools.
Pressure groups can keep a check on corruption.
Originally this let the state keep a check on seditious correspondence.
People should monitor what they're exposing themselves to, and keep a check on their desensitisation levels.
They called for the Charity Commission to do more to keep a check on the sector as well as acting as guarantor of the regulation of fundraising.
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The Cuban government has, so far, kept a check on the pace of change.
They typically have a volunteer "moderator" who keeps a check on the items put up on the site.
In a speech in central London to the Demos think tank, Ms Cooper will call for a new national strategy for tackling online fraud, tougher action to tackle online child pornography and an overhaul of parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, which keeps a check on the work of the intelligence agencies.
While a strong legislative body in Westchester kept a check on the executive branch, Nassau suffered "from a lack of a strong county government in terms of planning, environmental protection, industrial development," said Bruce Nyman, a former Democratic member of Nassau's Board of Supervisors and Legislature.
While the legislature in Westchester kept a check on the executive, Nassau suffered "from a lack of a strong county government in terms of planning, environmental protection, industrial development," said Bruce Nyman, a former Democratic member of the Board of Supervisors and of the county legislature.
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