controlled directly vs directly controlled

Both "controlled directly" and "directly controlled" are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They have the same meaning but differ in word order. The choice between them depends on the emphasis you want to place on the adverb "directly".

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controlled directly

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize that the control is direct, without any intermediaries.

Examples:

The manager controlled the project directly.
The teacher controlled the classroom directly.

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The satellite should be placed on its final orbit around seven hours after the launch, and it will be controlled directly from the Fucino Control Centre in Italy.
Central Asia will become more important, in particular, as has been mentioned, with regard to access to energy that is not controlled directly or indirectly by Russia.
Those laboratories shall not be owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the tobacco industry.
With reference to imputability, Poland confirmed that all the airports which granted deferrals to LOT are controlled directly or indirectly by the Polish State.
Annex VIIA shall include software for integrating industrial processes which is relevant to industries controlled directly or indirectly by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or which is relevant to Iran's nuclear, military or ballistic missile programme.
Annex VIIB shall include graphite and raw or semi-finished metals, such as aluminium and steel, which are relevant to industries controlled directly or indirectly by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or which are relevant to Iran's nuclear, military or ballistic missile programme.
All funds and economic resources owned or controlled directly or indirectly by:
a body controlling or controlled directly or indirectly by that managing body or any such user.
Investment in Spain by foreign government and foreign public entities (which tends to imply, besides economic, also non-economic interests to entity's part), directly or through companies or other entities controlled directly or indirectly by foreign governments, needs prior authorisation by the government.
including funds derived or generated from property owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such persons and associated persons and entities, shall be frozen.
(a) there are 20 national broadcasters (and others could be established without any particular administrative difficulties), of which only three (Mediaset Group) are controlled directly or indirectly by the prime minister.
on 15 September 2003 the International Monetary Fund reported that, over the 1995-2000 period, USD 900 million had been paid from the Palestinian National Authority's fund into a special account controlled directly by Yasser Arafat;
on 15 September 2003 the International Monetary Fund reported that, over the 1995-2000 period, USD 900 million had been paid from the Palestinian National Authority's fund into a special account controlled directly by Yasser Arafat; -
(d) legal persons, bodies or entities owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the persons referred to in (a), (b) and (c) or by any natural or legal person acting on their behalf or at their direction.
(d) legal persons, bodies or entities owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the persons referred to in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) or by any natural or legal person acting on their behalf or at their direction.
It is estimated that substantial part of PET purchases on the Union market is controlled directly by the large bottlers.
In addition, there was a minimal error rate for payments managed and controlled directly by Commission delegations in respect of external actions.
(iii) the air carrier is not owned and effectively controlled directly or through majority ownership by Bulgaria and/or its natural person or legal entity.
the air carrier is not owned and effectively controlled directly or through majority ownership by Bulgaria and/or its natural person or legal entity.
They may also apply the measures set out in this Article to operators which do not have significant market power but which are controlled directly or indirectly by undertakings which are dominant or hold special or exclusive rights in other sectors.

Alternatives:

directly controlled
personally controlled
managed directly
had direct control over
exercised direct control over

directly controlled