The phrase "take more control over" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the act of gaining authority or influence in a particular situation or context.
Example: "In order to improve the project's outcome, we need to take more control over the decision-making process."
Alternatives: "gain greater control of" or "assert more authority over".
In return, he wanted the Iraqis to take more control over their own security from the Americans".
Using the strategies outlined here, scientific entrepreneurs can take more control over the development and commercialization of their ideas.
There is now an urgent need to transform how GPs treat people with these conditions, and to support people themselves to take more control over their health".
Mr. Medvedev said the federal government should take more control over police departments across Russia in an effort to tamp down corruption.
"Prior to Brexit people were talking about wanting to take more control over their lives and the need for us to have confidence.
Personalisation is fundamentally about how people can take more control over their services and support so that they can get a real life in their community.
Other reasons such as improving psychological well-being and finding hope, taking more control over own treatment, allowing to relax/sleep may be described as emotion-focused factors and were less frequently mentioned (<20% frequency) in our study.
Arts groups here have responded by taking more control over their finances.
By the early 1950's, Harriet Adams had taken more control over the books, and she stopped using Benson as a writer.
The concept of monitoring umpires by camera and computer has been debated since QuesTec made its debut as part of baseball's taking more control over umpires.
"Entrepreneurial artists and cultural executives are figuring out that they produce something with real value in the marketplace and are taking more control over their destinies," she says.
