Constraint
a constraint (noun)- something that limits or controls what you can do
constrain (verb)
constrained (adjective)
severely constrained
feel constrained
be constrained
a constraint on Y
constrained by family commitments
constrained by skill shortages
capital market constraints
a labour constraint
constrained by lack of alternative child care
self-centred as only a man constrained within his own view of what constituted his masculinity could be
public-sector spending and employment were themselves heavily and deliberately constrained by the conservative policy
financial constraints on school budgets
speak without constraint
a severe constraint
places constraints on Y
impose a constraint
remove constraints
without constraint
loosen the constraints a bit, will you?
constraining factors
ideas and beliefs in societies constrain the behaviour of their members
constrained in the range of decisions we can make
contrained choice
options constrained
range of options constrained
constrained in theory
looking at a number of factors which constrain or aid the way we Y
an attempt to constrain the highly unpredictable phenomenon of language
highly constrained
an arbitary constraint
constraints on behaviour
constraints on us to behave in the proper fashion
a powerful constraint on movement
in earlier societies there may have been a need to constrain severely the powerful sexual impulse in order to maintain social stability and limit inherently anti-social forces
such a tax would constrain the government's ability to manage the economy
constrain my actions
the degree of constraint that has been applied on
a resource constraint
a major constraint on activity Y
new roads remove the constraint of access
a ridiculous constraint
a bid to constrain the growth rate of health budgets
constrain the search to this limited area
regulatory barriers do not constrain new entry to the market
such a constraint does not apply to Y
Y potentially provides a constraint in some cases
exploit a constraint
future system development should exploit this constraint
provides a very strong constraint on managers to act efficiently
constrain the ways it can be used
male obligations give men status while female obligations constrain women
culture and social rules may well constrain males to fit a given society's ideas about virtuous male behaviour
pruning a bush to constrain the overall size of the bush
constrained by our upbringing to view the problem in a certain
constrain an approach to Y
constrain them in their approach to classroom teaching
a theory in a particular perspective, and to focus sharply on certain characteristics at the expense of others
the rigidities and continuities of the planning and design process may constrain ability to deal with the unanticipated
constrain people's behaviour
the factors and forces which promote and constrain local economic growth
de-insuring specialties such as cosmetic surgery in a bid to constrain the growth rate of health budgets
constraints in teh optimization problem
constraints in the econmomic model
mathematical solution satisfies constraints
face a constraint
a budget constraint
Example sentences:
* Other sorts of things can constrain my actions too, of course; I may not be able on my income to afford a Ferrari.
* What sorts of factors constrain me to do this?
* As noted above, regulatory barriers do not constrain new entry to the market, and rapid entry suggests that any other constraints to establishment in the market are weak.
* Many of the child workers at the mine, suffering as they did such long hours and the effect of the physical demands of their labour, would be constrained from attending evening classes.
* Although the distinction is useful and well recognised, it does not of course constrain people's behaviour.
* This arises from the fact that unemployment or underemployment will reduce the household's income and constrain the demand for goods.
* The study will examine the factors and forces which promote and constrain local economic growth.
* But all provinces have developed their own list of core services and many are now de-insuring specialties such as cosmetic surgery in a bid to constrain the growth rate of health budgets.
* The ways in which ideas and beliefs in societies constrain the behaviour of their members is the main concern of consensus theory.
* This requires both parallel processing and a system of constraint satisfaction, and connectionism offers a way of implementing such a system.
* The only constraint on attempts to acquire a larger budget is that it would cost more than the total value to the politicians of the service, the value of additional output being zero.
they systematically constrain the youngsters in age-set seclusion for a period of five years during which time they are trained to endure suffering
* When the Shavante train boys to become warriors who can both take and give orders, they systematically constrain the youngsters in age-set seclusion for a period of five years during which time they are trained to endure suffering (see below).
* They thought a redesigned legal system might constrain the civil service and protect their economic interests.
* At a time of Soviet retrenchment in the Third World such schemes could constrain American attempts to proclaim new Third World regions as zones of vital interest for the United States.
* Corporate freedom of action is bounded by law (the rights of employees, environmental controls, and so on) and constrained by markets, but within these limitations there is a core of real business discretion.
* His voice urgent, constrained.
* The aeronautical pioneers in the nineteenth century were constrained by the lack of a lightweight power source.
* In the case of bush and shrub types, this will ideally be from the base of the plant to avoid the main road from becoming any longer than it need be, and to preserve and constrain the overall size of the bush.
* The closeness of these links is obviously a matter of degree, since there will always be some connection between the various aspects of a theory; but a concern with the general problem of holism will inevitably constrain us to see a theory in a particular perspective, and to focus sharply on certain characteristics at the expense of others.
* The rigidities and continuities of the planning and design process may constrain ability to deal with the unanticipated and often press purpose built systems into unlikely roles.
* For some teachers, then, the presence of examinations seems to constrain them in their approach to classroom teaching; it limits innovation and inhibits their willingness to explore new teaching strategies.
* At the same time, UK industry has been constrained by skill shortages at most times since the Second World War.
* In advanced communism there will be no constraints, no morality required to constrain human freedom, because absolute abundance will make such restraints redundant.
* It is suggested that only by acting on the systems which constrain them can women hope to free themselves, and each of the three novels explores different possible forms this discursive action can take.
* Public-sector spending and employment were themselves heavily and deliberately constrained by the Conservative policy of rolling back the frontiers of the state, which to many trade-unionists was part of the same process as de-industrialization.
* The aspiration to professional status is a major constraint upon effective management.
* It is appropriate that future system development should exploit this constraint.
* The kind of information recoverable from a test will constrain the ways in which the test can be used.
* Some felt constrained by lack of alternative child care, as many as two-fifths said they would return to work sooner if they could get child care.
* Someone who could be trusted with confidences, give advice, and yet not be constrained and influenced by being your parent.
* He was, I think, even more solipsistic than I was: self-centred as only a man constrained within his own view of what constituted his masculinity could be.
* All provinces have developed their own list of core servies and many are now de-insuring specialties such as cosmetic surgery in a bid to constrain the growth rate of health budgets.
* In the following chapters I will look at different methods of applying other sources of knowledge to constrain the search.
* Needless to say such a constraint does not apply with electric locomotives.
* If this constraint is important in reality, that is if sufficient outside individuals or firms are actively considering opportunities, then it would seem the only way to avoid takeover is to employ the company's assets efficiently.
* Arguably it provides a very strong constraint on managers to act efficiently, if we may assume they are concerned about their future career path and if they believe that the firm does not systematically assess their performance wrongly.
* Shareholders (assuming we take the partners in a partnership to be shareholders) potentially provide a constraint in some cases; in fact this constraint may be stronger in partnerships and limited companies than in public liability companies.
* Secondly, if the managerial labour constraint is powerful, performance may not be very much worse.
* The first and second of these may be thought of, roughly, as equivalent to capital market constraints implemented by the stock market and banks; the last as a form of managerial labour market constraint.
* Because of the financial strength of the company, it doesn't have to constrain itself during a downturn.
* What might Mrs Hopeful say to describe the reasons which prevent, or constrain, her from having her dream house and her luxury standard of living ?
* My concern is to show that, on, the contrary, culture and social rules may well constrain males to fit a given society's ideas about virtuous male behaviour.
* An assumption in much of the recent literature on gender is that male obligations give men status, while female obligations constrain women.
* Accordingly adjustment to payments imbalances would come about since deficit countries would experience deflationary pressures which would constrain their demand for imports and make their exports more competitive due to lower wages and prices.
* Such a tax would, they concluded, both constrain and complicate the government's ability to manage the economy and carry some possible risk to incentives and to the encouragement of inflationary wage demands.
* There is absolutely no correlation between those figures and the degree of constraint that has been applied on districts.
* For professional firms in the service sector a typical resource constraint is the lack of the necessary professionally qualified staff needed to meet client demand.
* A major constraint on union policy formation and workplace practice in the field of design of work systems with information technology lies in the nature of knowledge on this topic and the consequent need for substantial resources to be made available to workers representatives, particularly at local level.
* The new roads will remove the constraint of access, poor access from sites which may otherwise be suitable for development in in planning terms.
* Gagnon and Simon suggest that: To earlier societies it may not have been a need to constrain severely the powerful sexual impulse in order to maintain social stability or limit inherently anti-social force, but rather a matter of having to invent an importance for sexuality.
* The inadequacy of the domain-specific dictionaries on these occasions reflects an attempt to constrain the highly unpredictable phenomenon of language by using too narrow a framework.
* A duty of care founded on creditor interests, in contrast, might in theory constrain the pursuit of maximum profits since it is in the interests of creditors that the company should undertake low risk, but sub-profit- maximising, projects, given an entitlement to a fixed return.
* The following chapters will attempt to outline some of the main features of discourse organization by looking at a number of factors which constrain or aid the way we produce and understand text.
