constrain

Example Sentences

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The challenge for the government is delivering reforms bold enough to improve a system under enormous strain without alienating parents or leading to a backlash from its own MPs – all within constrained budgets.

From BBC

He also said the organisation was "powerless to constrain the nuclear programme" of Tehran.

From BBC

“You have the perturbations of the conflict and increased humanitarian needs at the same time as a challenging funding environment constrained the delivery environment,” said Julien Harneis, the U.N.’s resident coordinator in Yemen.

From Los Angeles Times

Hochman said that while he knows cases of police violence drive emotional reactions, he has to constrain himself to a cold analysis of the facts in front of him.

From Los Angeles Times

They have routinely blocked attempts to hand real enforcement power to the AU that could constrain their action, leaving it under-funded and under-equipped.

From Barron's