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Meanings of constraining in anglès

Restricting the scope or freedom of action.

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Usage of constraining in anglès
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Rising labour costs and weak demand remained key factors constraining companies' growth.
Reuters
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But the law is constraining that possibility by making those activities illegal.
Wired
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The present civilisation of India has the constraining power of the mould.
Creative Unity
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The government hopes to weaken Hamas by constraining its ability to govern.
The Guardian
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Some contacts said their inability to fill vacancies was constraining business growth.
Reuters
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However, gm alone was the most constraining factor for photosynthesis in ferns.
Pubmed
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Some economists, including the Fed, believe that weak productivity is constraining wages.
Reuters
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By comparison, the hierarchy of Christianity can seem hopelessly constraining, says Smith.
Wired
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If the offer had been a constraining appeal, I should have doubted.
The Upton Letters
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For Delfina was playfully constraining her mother to remain upon her knees.
The Child of Pleasure
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It suggests the main factor constraining credit growth is no longer loan quotas.
Reuters
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Regenerative processes were a great opportunity for constraining systems to fail.
Caliban's War
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World Economic Growth is expected to slow, thus constraining South Africa.
The South African
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Officials have credited the lockdown measures with constraining the spread of the virus.
Reuters
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And I've never been very good at constraining my scientific pursuits.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
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Trying to find the perfect engagement ring is steeped in constraining financial realities.
The Irish Times
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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