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Meanings of restricting in English

Restricting the scope or freedom of action.

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Future work will continue to optimize the bladder-sparing regimen while limiting toxicity.
Pubmed
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However, market participants say Chinese regulators are now severely limiting offshore financing.
Reuters
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Yet ample hog supplies continue to hang over the market, limiting rallies.
Reuters
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Noise-limiting is also essential, to help prevent any damage to young ears.
The Irish Times
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This included urging people to work from home and limiting social gatherings.
News.com.au
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Proponents said the measure would phase out extreme means of confining animals.
Reuters
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Another error is in confining the grain feed almost altogether to corn.
Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. / A Weekly Jou...
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No matter how large the ship is, it's still a confining space.
Crossings
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I consider the query a convenient way of confining me into pigeonhole.
The Irish Times
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In two minutes, the seal on the hatch confining you will open.
Beyond The Frontier: Steadfast
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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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Hemodynamic pressure curves presented features similar to those of constrictive pericarditis.
Pubmed
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Clinically used drugs inhibit IH but delay re-endothelialization and also cause constrictive remodeling.
Pubmed
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Chest roentgenogram and cardiac catheterization preceded a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis.
Pubmed
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A 46-year-old woman was admitted for surgery after diagnosis of a constrictive pericarditis.
Pubmed
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At 4-month follow-up, she did well with no evidence of constrictive pericarditis on echocardiogram.
Pubmed
Usage of restricting in English
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The government wants to look at restricting it to once per year.
Radio NZ
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The researchers said their findings don't support laws restricting the drugs' use.
Reuters
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There should be rules about restricting benefits and this is good news.
The Guardian
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We strongly urge the Chinese government to stop restricting Liu Xia's freedom.
The Guardian
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Photo: 123RF In April it announced changes aimed at restricting immigration numbers.
Radio NZ
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The bank could take additional measures, like restricting credit growth, he said.
Reuters
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Ten urban centres across the State are restricting traffic for the event.
The Irish Times
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Complex rules restricting our labour markets are not some naturally occurring phenomenon.
The Guardian
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Last month, the NLA voted overwhelmingly for a bill restricting political protests.
Reuters
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The Ryan Review Level 5 is restricting the provision of services everywhere.
Independent.ie
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We're also further restricting access to the support tools for added security.
Wired
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Hong Kong's high court extended an order restricting protests at the airport.
Reuters
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Governments have responded by restricting human movement, which has reduced economic activity.
Pubmed
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Lockdown requirements include restricting public gatherings to no more than five people.
Radio NZ
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Move draconian, say pharmacists The Pharmaceutical Society believes restricting pseudoephedrine is draconian.
Radio NZ
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The Republican president's administration has taken a hard line on restricting immigration.
Reuters
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