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under control

adjective as in controlled

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Should it be caught between rising inflation and a rising unemployment rate, Powell said "we would consider how far the economy is from each goal" and then look at "the potentially different time horizons" for getting prices under control and bringing the unemployment rate down.

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Smoke from the fires can be seen for miles around - there are four separate blazes which firefighters are currently struggling to get under control, the fire front is two miles long.

From BBC

"People tend to be complacent because they think the fire service has things under control," said Rhigos photographer Garan Thomas.

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Soboroff, whose last day is Friday, expressed frustration that city officials repeatedly told him that things were “under control,” without addressing the specifics with him.

Fires in the Mourne Mountains, County Down, have been brought under control, but walkers are being advised to avoid the area until further notice.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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