verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be limited/restricted in scope
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The law is quite limited in scope.
control/restrict imports (= reduce or put a limit on them )
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The scheme aims to control imports of cheap goods.
infringe on/restrict sb's liberty (= limit someone's liberty )
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Will the new security measures infringe on our liberty?
limit/restrict to a maximum
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The amount you will have to pay is limited to 10% of the total.
restrict entry (= stop someone taking part in something )
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Tariffs on trade have the effect of restricting entry into the market.
restrict exports (= limit or control them )
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The government threatened to restrict exports because of weak demand.
restrict/hinder sb's movement (= make movement more difficult )
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Clothes should not be so tight that they restrict your movement.
severely restricted
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Access to the power station has always been severely restricted.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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The implied term imposing an obligation on the employee after the termination of his employment was more restricted .
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A system of guaranteed successions did exist, but was much more restricted in its scope.
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Inevitably they have more restricted clinical skills than those who practise full time.
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But in other respects, government bodies are more restricted .
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Naturally, when Conservatives are in office, the opportunities for meetings between backbenchers and party leaders are more restricted .
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Evidence for traders associated with the food market and with the provision of accommodation for travellers is even more restricted .
severely
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Nor will the legal guarantee of freedom of speech be of much use if access to the mass media is severely restricted .
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The variety of genetic and morphological forms is severely restricted .
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And now Lord Chancellor Lord MacKay has warned that spending cuts are likely to severely restrict the amount of aid available.
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Victorian women wore severely restricting corsets to achieve an hourglass shape.
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Most Western governments ban or severely restrict the chemical.
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She went on dialysis and discovered her life as a high school physical education teacher and athlete would be severely restricted .
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A quarter of the world's population lives in countries in which abortion is severely restricted or is defined as a crime.
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At the moment nationalised industries are severely restricted in the way they borrow money.
to
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Rooted plants are restricted to within a depth of 3 m around the shore.
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In Britain at the moment, most shared space is restricted to very small areas immediately in front of small groups of houses.
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Much political theorising was therefore restricted to explicitly normative, though often very sophisticated, comparisons of different forms of elite rule.
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Once to be found along much of the coast, it is now restricted to relatively small areas.
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Sections 2-3 are expressly restricted to legally enforceable liabilities.
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Alternatively, regional preferences would dominate the findings if the survey was restricted to only one of these regions.
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The music in the above example has breadth and serenity because harmonic change is restricted to only two chords a bar.
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In an area restricted to just 15,200 hectares farmers would be offered compensation to reduce fertiliser inputs.
■ NOUN
ability
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These shortages will effectively restrict their ability to meet the demand for their products or services.
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That move means he can ignore federal spending caps that restrict the ability of other candidates to match his ubiquitous broadcast ads.
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A cash limit is also applied to nationalized industries to restrict their ability to borrow from sources other than the government.
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Our concern restricts their ability to fend for themselves.
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It is not helpful because it restricts ability to play with the full face of the bat.
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Moreover, the covenant went on to restrict the defendant's ability to accept any professional appointment.
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In fact, their relations with the parties they serve sharply restrict their ability to tackle controversial topics.
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They would also severely restrict the board's ability to make acquisitions.
access
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It was also important to restrict access to secondary education.
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Thomases role was in restricting investigators access to his papers.
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The Parkins' house stood in a drive marked at the entrance with a notice restricting access to residents only.
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Only by driving down the restricted and guarded government access road leading to the site can one see the valley of antennas.
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Western scientists were not allowed on the scene then, and for many months afterwards had only restricted access .
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The CyberArcade uses monitoring software to restrict computer access to inappropriate, adult-oriented Web sites.
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Internet Explorer and Netscape, for example, can restrict access according to a rating system.
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But some states have restricted access to medications.
activity
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A host state may restrict the activities of a financial institution as far as it is justified by the general good.
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They often had to be restricted in their activities or confined to quarters under police guard for their own protection.
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The ducks that lived on the island in that lake didn't restrict their activities to the park.
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It lists a number of restricted activities , most of them reasonable -- at least on the surface.
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Not all of those with a long standing illness report that it restricts their activity .
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Some of the larger service providers tend to restrict the activities of users on the Internet from their networks.
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Those who have experienced a fall often restrict their activities .
amount
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Individual claims will be restricted by a minimum amount .
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Twenty three states have passed term limits legislation restricting the amount of time their congressional members may serve.
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And now Lord Chancellor Lord MacKay has warned that spending cuts are likely to severely restrict the amount of aid available.
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Turns reduce velocity and restrict the amount of air that gets to the register.
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The size of the room restricted the amount of furniture that would fit in the room.
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It is normal to restrict both the amounts involved and the timescale for seeking redress.
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Some restrict the amount of mail you can store, or the size of attachments you can send and receive.
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He is restricted in the amount of travel allowed to him since most ferret lines are only 12 yards long.
area
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On the economic front Taubira-Delannon was in favour of restricting the areas where gold-washing is authorised.
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Since then, jet skis have been restricted in dozens of areas .
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But the phenomenon is not restricted to that area .
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His presence in restricted areas had aroused the anxiety of the Soviets.
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To prevent your club becoming too large, restrict its catchment area .
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In Britain at the moment, most shared space is restricted to very small areas immediately in front of small groups of houses.
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Planning laws had been tightened to restrict building in high-risk areas .
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Once to be found along much of the coast, it is now restricted to relatively small areas .
case
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In addition, the analysis is restricted to the case of no recall of offers received in previous periods.
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Policy factors which restrict liability in negligence cases do not apply in intentional torts.
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This is usually restricted to obvious cases of man-machine interaction such as the design of displays, controls and work-spaces.
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In some systems the input script is restricted to upper case unconnected letters, or lower case unconnected characters.
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This principle might not be restricted to cases of misconduct or lack of capability.
choice
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Second, that by impeding the market mechanism it may restrict consumer choice .
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The disadvantages of the food cooperative are restricted food choices and the inconveniences of a do-it-yourself operation.
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Religion is not particularly helpful, because it restricts choice by imposing on everybody one path to happiness and protection from suffering.
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There are many factors which can restrict the choice and ordering of themes in translation.
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Any member state may also restrict the choice of model available.
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Any well-structured course can build in progression where necessary and if it so wishes restrict the choice of menu on offer.
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They restrict opportunities for choice , experiment and innovation, which are as much needed in education as in any other field.
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Few would doubt that the rise of government has produced economic inefficiency and restricted the freedom of choice .
clause
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Because of the increased risk due to the speeds of which these vessels are capable the clause restricts the cover granted substantially.
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He sued baseball for changes in the reserve clause that restricted player movement and was for ever blackballed.
development
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We all complained bitterly when it looked as though Adobe was restricting the development of PostScript and keeping the market to itself.
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If we attempt to restrict development without ensuring access for local people, the result will be to force them out.
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Indeed any attempt to relate them prematurely to reality may restrict the development of the model.
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On the other hand, if they restrict development , this may force up house prices and exclude lower-income local inhabitants anyway.
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Moreover, if the housing market were to weaken, withdrawal of private funds could restrict development .
flow
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Not tightly enough to restrict the blood flow , but sufficient to make her long to be able to stretch.
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By then, the critical decision had been taken to restrict the flow of refugee children into Britain.
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A recent decision tightening up the laws relating to overseas players will greatly restrict the flow of foreigners to Ireland.
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Wear loose clothing Avoid tight socks or stockings that restrict the flow of blood.
freedom
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In addition, they promote fast-track, prefabricated building techniques that further restrict the architect's freedom .
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Critics say some of those provisions unfairly restrict freedom of speech.
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I put it to Assemblyman Keene that this weakened the bill, and restricted the freedom of action of patients and doctors.
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Limited partners have very restricted freedom of financial action.
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Are we restricting the freedom of the individual?
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Legislation restricting freedom of bequest is found in a number of countries.
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In what ways did the Persian Empire restrict the freedom of its subjects?
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After all, the confines of a narrow road restrict a person's freedom .
government
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From the 1970s onwards governments restricted aggregate demand by a variety of means.
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In this country, the government can not restrict where people can live on the basis of race or ethnicity.
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Most Western governments ban or severely restrict the chemical.
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Only if public order appeared to be on the verge of breaking down would the government contemplate restricting political liberty.
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But the growth of non-elected local government is not restricted to these centrally inspired creations.
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Furthermore, legislation of the Thatcher government has increasingly restricted the operation of the closed shop.
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But in other respects, government bodies are more restricted .
growth
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But where there is a desire to restrict rates of population growth , the goal maybe fewer than three.
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Since they probably feed on algae, a method of control would be to restrict the growth of algae.
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She describes her study of human chromosomal mutations, working, for example, with children with restricted growth .
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Tests have shown them to restrict growth and cause mutations in micro-organisms.
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The effects of labour shortages and the appreciating currency was not restricted to the growth rate and investment activity.
law
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To the mining firms he has pledged to remove the laws restricting arsenic in drinking water.
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Demagogic governments sometimes paint foreigners as scapegoats, leading to nationalization or laws restricting foreign investment.
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Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan all passed laws to restrict benefits and introduce time limits.
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Current law restricts them to those with middle incomes and below.
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Disquiet grew and, on 11 February 1911, the ever-appeasing government brought in tougher laws restricting the use of Aube grapes.
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By the turn of the century virtually every State had a law prohibiting or restricting abortion on its books.
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Liberties were conferred on cities, in order that feudal laws should not restrict trade and other important aspects of mercantile power.
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The law also restricts extra payments to shareholders named in class actions.
legislation
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The employment protection legislation operates to restrict the grounds on which an employer can terminate the contract of employment with impunity.
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Twenty three states have passed term limits legislation restricting the amount of time their congressional members may serve.
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The legislation sought to restrict picketing of a place of work to those who were employed there.
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Clinton vetoes legislation restricting securitiesfraud lawsuits.
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In June 1990, legislation had been passed restricting the right to strike in the public services.
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Mr Coleman promised he would not push for legislation which would severely restrict abortion in Virginia.
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The Education Bill of 1987 is the first ever piece of legislation to restrict the powers of local education authorities.
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He has stated that, as Governor of New Jersey, he would not push for legislation to restrict abortion drastically.
liability
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Policy factors which restrict liability in negligence cases do not apply in intentional torts.
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Clauses which seek to exclude or restrict liability for misrepresentation are regulated by s3 of the Misrepresentation Act 1967.
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Sections 2-3 are expressly restricted to legally enforceable liabilities .
movement
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This is especially true of open reservoirs, less so on established pits or lakes where bankside vegetation restricts movement .
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Travis, his former squadron commander, because of an order restricting his movements on the 314-acre base on Point Loma.
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Susan wore a high-shouldered gold tube of a dress with a tall collar which restricted the movement of her neck.
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He sued baseball for changes in the reserve clause that restricted player movement and was for ever blackballed.
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The oscilloscope graph of both voices was flattened in the lower register: tension was restricting the movement of their vocal chords.
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Compulsory labour involves working at a site designated by the authorities, where prisoners are under surveillance and restricted in their movements .
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Her plumpness never restricted her movements .
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We restricted this to vertical movement , because it is more difficult to record horizontal movement accurately.
number
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The firm says Sun is restricting the number of Sparcstation 10s that will be available over there to just 400 this year.
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On the other hand, the vendor should seek to restrict the number of exemptions.
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Delta says it has restricted the number of charter memberships to make sure participants have ready access to the discounted fares.
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The number of stator teeth is restricted by the numbers of phases and rotor teeth.
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Traditionally, particularly if a company was unionized, workers have been restricted in the number of jobs they could perform.
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As well as realism, tactical prudence restricts the number of candidates they present.
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If you want large heads, restrict the number of shoots per plant to three.
opportunity
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It is argued that the measures would restrict training and job opportunities .
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It does not make sense to restrict valuable opportunities due to poor performance in school.
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The number of people taking part in the sport was restricted by money, opportunity and desire.
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Moreover, the doctrine of sovereign immunity generally restricts opportunities for recovery of compensation against the government.
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But in doing so they must not restrict the opportunities for one gender or racial group.
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They restrict opportunities for choice, experiment and innovation, which are as much needed in education as in any other field.
policy
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Those who prefer limited, selective superficial policies exert pressure to restrict the scope of the categories.
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New policies numerically restricting immigration were in the making.
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They accused Clinton of using moralistic language to cloak protectionist policies aimed at restricting imports from Third World countries.
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The policy was to restrict planning permissions for new house building to about 70 dwellings perannum.
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He responded with policies that restricted the franchise and gave the governor power to manipulate the composition of the lower legislative house.
power
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It is a widespread phenomenon, not restricted to nuclear power or genetic engineering.
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House-passed measures restricting the power of the federal government to regulate health, safety and environment also stalled in the Senate.
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The tenant's adviser should seek to restrict the power to the making of reasonable regulations.
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Rent strikes secured state intervention to restrict the power of private landlords.
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By restricting the power of the elected government, the president hopes to prevent problems from erupting into full-blown crises.
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The Education Bill of 1987 is the first ever piece of legislation to restrict the powers of local education authorities.
range
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In the case of majority voting, we have already seen one line of approach - to restrict the range of preferences.
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Even though these recordings are restricted in range , the sound is more grateful.
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Despite this apparent stratification, certain groups of plants are very restricted in their range of pollinators.
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You can blame our boring suppliers for the restricted range in the shops.
right
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On August 13 parliament passed an amendment to the code of criminal procedure restricting the rights of those remanded in custody.
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This law, however, went much further than necessary, broadly restricting the First Amendment right of political expression.
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The bill also allows the Lord Chancellor to restrict the automatic right of appeal to the Court of Appeal.
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On the legislative, judicial and administrative levels, there has been a tidal wave of movement to restrict inmates' rights .
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Such an approach also applies to product guarantees which attempt to exclude or restrict the consumer's rights .
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Can a school board ever restrict teachers' rights to publicize their views?
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The rhetoric of socialism claims to enhance rights , but the practice of socialism invariably extinguishes and restricts peoples' rights.
rule
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The arbitrary rule restricting profit to a 10% margin applying to service companies would not operate.
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They therefore developed a number of rules to restrict reliance on exclusion clauses.
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Secondly, there are rules restricting rights of audience.
sale
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Concurrent is also restricting its sales focus to seven vertical markets to maintain its profits.
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Unlike a few states, such as Maryland and Virginia, California does not restrict handgun sales to one weapon a month.
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It is also considering requiring most league clubs to restrict the sale of away tickets to visiting teams' membership clubs.
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In August the Moscow authorities restricted the sale to non-residents of scarce goods, following similar decisions in other cities.
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A first step must be to restrict any military hardware sales to defensive weapons.
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Occasionally, housing policies in local areas have attempted to restrict the sale of houses to local inhabitants.
scope
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Those who prefer limited, selective superficial policies exert pressure to restrict the scope of the categories.
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A system of guaranteed successions did exist, but was much more restricted in its scope .
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The statutory provision is restricted in scope .
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Is it restricted in its scope to words spoken?
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This is because, as we have seen, judicial review is not restricted in its scope to governmental bodies.
state
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A host state may restrict the activities of a financial institution as far as it is justified by the general good.
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And new state regulations restrict some of the most odious insurance practices.
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Rent strikes secured state intervention to restrict the power of private landlords.
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Coalition members maintain that the state should instead restrict commercial traffic on the highway.
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Any member state may also restrict the choice of model available.
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But some states have restricted access to medications.
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The welfare state was restricted , and many workers' protections were stripped out in the name of free enterprise.
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Since 1989 conservatives on the court have given states more latitude to restrict the conditions under which women terminate pregnancies.
use
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Scarlet was enormously prestigious: the thirteenth-century sumptuary laws of the kingdom of Castile and Leon restricted its use to the king.
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In fact, local governments had very few incentives to restrict the use of IRBs.
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The Palau Constitution restricts the use , disposal, and testing of nuclear and other weapons in Palau.
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They have, after all, been traditionally concerned with restricting the use of weapons which are considered indiscriminate or inhumane.
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Adverse reactions between foreign or prosthetic surfaces and blood components are the pre-eminent factors restricting the use of certain biomaterials.
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These systems may have to be restricted to passive use based on the extraction of information in well-defined forms.
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Difficulties of access and physical arrangement restrict their use at present.
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Disquiet grew and, on 11 February 1911, the ever-appeasing government brought in tougher laws restricting the use of Aube grapes.
■ VERB
exclude
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Clauses which seek to exclude or restrict liability for misrepresentation are regulated by s3 of the Misrepresentation Act 1967.
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Such an approach also applies to product guarantees which attempt to exclude or restrict the consumer's rights.
seek
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On the other hand, the vendor should seek to restrict the number of exemptions.
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Clauses which seek to exclude or restrict liability for misrepresentation are regulated by s3 of the Misrepresentation Act 1967.
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The tenant's adviser should seek to restrict the power to the making of reasonable regulations.
tend
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Families with children tend to be restricted , for their main holiday, to one of the three main school breaks.
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Some of the larger service providers tend to restrict the activities of users on the Internet from their networks.
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They tend to restrict the causes of criminality to hereditary characteristics and overlook the effects of environmental influences and cultural traditions.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be restricted to sb/sth
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During this time the libraries were restricted to men.
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In addition, the analysis is restricted to the case of no recall of offers received in previous periods.
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Previously, access was restricted to loading bikes inside buses on designated routes during the summer.
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Should they necessarily be restricted to electoral variations, or even to activity around state institutions such as local government?
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The methods are restricted to illustrating, supplementing, and contextualizing results obtained from quantitative procedures, and indicating future research directions.
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Vehicles were to be restricted to one lane 24 hours a day near the slide, starting Monday.
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Whereas concrete operational thought is logical thought, it is restricted to the concrete world.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Can the school board restrict teachers' rights to express their views?
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Many cities have restricted smoking in public places.
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McGregor has said he will voluntarily restrict himself to $2.2 million in campaign spending.
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The law would restrict the sale of handguns.
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This year's AIDS conference is restricted in size to fewer than 3,000 participants.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In view of this, the committee stressed the need to restrict the availability of highly hazardous pesticides.
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Most clairvoyants restrict themselves to the pictures for divination.
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That move means he can ignore federal spending caps that restrict the ability of other candidates to match his ubiquitous broadcast ads.