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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
controlled
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a controlled experiment (=one that is done using correct scientific methods)
▪ The theory has not yet been tested by a properly controlled experiment.
a controlled substancelaw (= an illegal drug)
▪ He was charged with possessing a controlled substance.
carefully planned/chosen/controlled etc
▪ carefully chosen words
closely controlled/guarded/monitored etc
▪ Political activity is closely controlled.
controlled experiment
▪ a controlled experiment to determine the effects of light on plant growth
controlled substance
▪ an arrest for the possession and sale of controlled substances
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
carefully
▪ Only when Brearley demonstrated that the problem could be solved by carefully controlled heat treatment did the stainless-steel knife become widely used.
▪ It is also private and secure as access to the system is by carefully controlled passwords. 3.
▪ We believe a well-run, carefully controlled form of national lottery would be popular, while raising money for many good causes.
▪ The Sword Masters are warrior-ascetics who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of wisdom and learning carefully controlled violence.
▪ It allows learners to be creative within a carefully controlled language framework.
▪ Of 213 prey animals eaten, only 56 could be identified in the pellets, again examined under carefully controlled conditions.
▪ Abstinence, abstemiousness and a carefully controlled diet keep them in one piece.
▪ Imagine microscopic drops of ink being fired towards a sheet of paper in a defined and very carefully controlled pattern.
■ NOUN
drug
▪ Until now cannabis, or hemp, was an illegal plant, classified as a schedule B controlled drug.
▪ Facts: pleaded guilty to being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the importation of a controlled drug.
▪ Last year Thames Valley police cautioned or prosecuted sixteen hundred and seventy-three people possessing controlled drugs.
▪ Previous convictions: one for possessing a controlled drug, fined.
▪ W was convicted of conspiracy to illegally import a controlled drug.
environment
▪ Every course will involve an element of theoretical knowledge to ensure that your next trip away from the controlled environment is safe.
▪ One technique which certainly creates a controlled environment is where laboratory or quasi-laboratory conditions are set up.
▪ This suggests that it is sensible to explore aspects of subjective risk in the controlled environment of even this relatively crude simulator.
experiment
▪ The generality of conclusions from well controlled experiments can often be tested by comparative studies.
▪ New research also stresses empirical work, using controlled experiments to see how people behave in real bargaining situations.
▪ This has not yet been measured by a properly controlled experiment.
▪ Two of the four specimens known to be infected with M tuberculosis were positive in the controlled experiment.
explosion
▪ Local residents were evacuated in case there needed to be a controlled explosion.
▪ The hoax devices were destroyed in controlled explosions by army bomb disposal experts, using remote-controlled vehicles.
▪ After a series of controlled explosions, the van was removed from the scene early yesterday.
▪ The station area was evacuated while the controlled explosion was carried out.
▪ The device was removed from the shop and detonated in a controlled explosion.
▪ The army carried out a controlled explosion on the car but it was found to contain no explosives.
▪ The bomb disposal unit destroyed the bomb with a controlled explosion.
▪ All four devices, destroyed by controlled explosions, were harmless.
manner
▪ The diver can then be recovered to the surface in a safe and controlled manner.
▪ Contract tummy muscles before coming up in a controlled manner, exhaling as effort is made.
study
▪ Results of well controlled studies offer considerable hope of an improvement in survival.
▪ Medical therapy of diarrhoea caused by chronic radiation enteritis has been largely empirical and there have been no adequate controlled studies.
▪ On balance the better controlled studies have shown that cigarette smoking promotes gall bladder disease.
▪ These results were evaluated in a prospective, randomised and controlled study.
▪ This randomised controlled study began in August 1979, and recruitment continued until June 1986.
▪ There are few controlled studies of treatment and because of the complex nature of the disorder such studies are difficult to undertake.
trial
▪ This was not a controlled trial but a retrospective assessment of the patients seen over the previous seven years.
▪ For many years to come, experimental therapies will have to be evaluated in controlled trials.
▪ The results of randomised controlled trials are less encouraging.
▪ No one quite knows how it works, but controlled trials are consistently successful.
▪ They base their recommendations on an analysis of 19 randomised controlled trials that examined the effectiveness of surgical interventions for glue ear.
▪ This drug is currently being evaluated in large multicentre randomised controlled trials.
▪ It might be deemed unethical, however, to perform a controlled trial.
▪ Results Table 1 shows the 20 controlled trials identified and gives details of the population and methods of these trials.
way
▪ I work in a controlled way, so mentally it's exhausting.
▪ This approach also simplifies the introduction of helical symmetry and enables helical deformations to be modelled in a controlled way.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Hill, appearing calm and controlled, said Thomas made the remarks after she turned down his request for a date.
▪ Tharp displayed the smooth and controlled movements of an experienced dancer.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Bioremediation is formally defined as the controlled use of biodegradation to remove toxic chemicals from soil and groundwater.
▪ But Geneva rules will apply, except in so far as fire and brimstone will be permitted on a strictly controlled basis.
▪ But the inventor refuses to make his equipment available for controlled scientific tests.
▪ Implementation in the guided authority is thus a messier affair than in the controlled authority.
▪ So - in controlled airspace, on airways, for example, use the 30 degree correction for 5° off track.
▪ They also modify the accountant's certificate to refer to controlled trust money.
▪ They are wrong; highly controlled settings can be achieved without any experimental manipulation.
▪ This approach also simplifies the introduction of helical symmetry and enables helical deformations to be modelled in a controlled way.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Controlled

Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Controlled; p. pr. & vb. n. Controlling.] [F. contr[^o]ler, fr. contr[^o]le.]

  1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.]

    This report was controlled to be false.
    --Fuller.

  2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.

    Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a scepter to control the world.
    --Shak.

    I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger passion does its power control.
    --Dryden.

  3. to assure the validity of an experimental procedure by using a control[7].

    Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate; hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
controlled

1580s, past participle adjective from control (v.). Of rent, from c.1930.

Wiktionary
controlled

  1. 1 inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions. 2 Resulting from a comparison with control samples v

  2. (en-past of: control)

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controlled

See control

controlled

  1. adj. restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs" [ant: uncontrolled]

  2. curbed or regulated; "controlled emotions" [syn: restricted]

control

  1. v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: command]

  2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate]

  3. handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" [syn: operate]

  4. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" [syn: manipulate, keep in line]

  5. verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: verify]

  6. verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"

  7. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, assure]

  8. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" [syn: master]

  9. [also: controlling, controlled]

control

  1. n. power to direct or determine; "under control"

  2. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"

  3. (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"

  4. a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" [syn: control condition]

  5. the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

  6. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency]

  7. discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" [syn: restraint] [ant: unrestraint]

  8. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: command, mastery]

  9. the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"

  10. a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" [syn: controller]

  11. a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

  12. [also: controlling, controlled]

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Usage examples of "controlled".

Since the 1950s, the mallness of malls has involved a different set of characteristics: a shared parking lot, common ownership and management, uniform and aesthetically pleasing design, clear and consistent marketing goals, a carefully controlled commercial environment, a tenant mix designed to provide variety, and a wide range of consumer goods.

The Cessna hung back, waiting for the amphib to flare out for its controlled bellyflop.

Besides controlling the Bosporus, the Trojan kingdom also controlled a couple of the best land routes up onto the Anatolian plateau.

The Antichrist will be controlled by Satan and will in turn oppose anything that is truly Christian.

Air Power, Auxiliaries and Amateurs The Army Air Force, which controlled almost the entire supply of United States military land-based planes in 1941, did not expect to include antisubmarine warfare among its duties.

Addiction can be controlled by apomorphine and reduced to a minor health problem.

Uromathia, which had controlled everything beyond the Cerakondians and the Araus as far south as Harkala.

Dwellers had better construct an arteria web which they controlled - and which preferably nobody else knew about - if they wanted to voyage from gas-giant to gas-giant reliably and without fuss.

The little chanteyman turned, sprang lightly through the air and seized the mainroyal backstay with hands and feet, swooping to the deck in a controlled fall.

Even Walter Cronkite was saying on TV late that night the Kennedy-Nixon battle was so tight that it could come down to the eight electoral votes controlled by Governor Barnett to decide the presidency.

Controlled Experiment, the girl who had led Ferds from the room the night before, had less trouble getting Barong into the bathroom.

BEIC had developed poppy seeds that brought the finest quality opium from the poppy fields of Benares and Bihar in the Ganges Basin in India, a country they fully controlled this fetched top price, while the lower grades of opium from other areas of India were sold for less.

Ultimately their resistance was controlled, and slavery was established for 3 million blacks in the South.

Better a controlled cut, unthreatening in the mutual courtesy of the Hyarke, than a Bloodletter desperate for this red inspiration, therefore dangerous in his chaos.

Its priests departed from regions controlled by the Croats and Bosniaks, alleging that they were being threatened.