illusion of control

It had, at least, given him the illusion of control.

But this system really offers nothing more than an illusion of control.

What a price to pay for the illusion of control of history.

She'd learned from hard experience that when all else failed, the captain must maintain at least the illusion of control.

With a couple, it's possible to maintain at least an illusion of control and predictability.

It gave the illusion of control and he was happy for it.

During principal photography, the director maintains the illusion of control.

Michael develops a routine to help him maintain the illusions of control.

The fact that people believe that they have this ability is in line with the illusion of control.

Marin nodded his consent and sat down, content for now to give Price the illusion of control.

Sometimes it's just a way of preserving the illusion of control.

He looked exhausted, fighting for an illusion of control.

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The next day, organizing my thoughts gave me the heartening illusion of control.

Although non-functional, the buttons can give the user an illusion of control.

There was no longer the illusion of control.

The idea being something really cool is happening and you should watch, but you also have this thin illusion of control.

Illusions of control: Striving for control in our personal and professional lives.

This serves to refocus the parents' attention and to give a child some fleeting illusion of control.

In this way the illusion of control over the 'sinister pluralisation' was established.

The Hindmost was searching for the illusion of control.

And some-like this fool-kept it close to home, as though that gave them an illusion of control.

There is the illusion of control," he said.

"But fires, riots and earthquakes crack that illusion of control.

Any illusion of Control was gone now.