tight control
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Refers to careful and detailed supervision or management, with very little freedom.
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- The new manager keeps tight control over the team's expenses.
- The authoritarian regime maintained tight control over the media.
- Some parents believe that exercising tight control is necessary for their children's safety.
- To meet the deadline, we must maintain tight control over every stage of the project.
- The central bank has imposed tight control on the money supply to combat inflation.
- The company's security policy requires tight control over access to sensitive data.
- He felt stifled by the tight control his family had over his life choices.
- Tight control of the manufacturing process ensures a high-quality product.
- During the crisis, the government exercised tight control on food rationing and distribution.
- We will need to establish tight control over our spending to save for a new house.