constrain
Example Sentences
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“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
Estonia is small, and land-use limitations sometimes constrained how troops could move.
Wind-swept Catherine is as constrained by societal mores as geographic ones.
From Los Angeles Times
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