geographical constraint

collocation in English

meaningsofgeographicalandconstraint

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geographical
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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constraint
noun
uk
/kənˈstreɪnt/us
/kənˈstreɪnt/
something that controls what you do by keeping you within ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalandconstraintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgeographical constraint

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Fifth, there is ageographicalconstraint.
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On the other hand, their consumers can try them out, without thegeographicalconstraintof a real-life store, without being afraid of breaking the products, etc.
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Waters 1995 claims that economy, polity, and culture are three areas in which people become aware that geographical constraints on social and cultural arrangements are decreasing.
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I appreciate that there may be geographical constraints.
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I accept that geographical constraints will play a part, but parents should not accept the nearest place available simply because it is nearest.
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Contributing to the national register would increase opportunities for matching, which is restricted by geographical constraints on local authorities.
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There are, of course, certain physical and geographical constraints.
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We have to accept that physical, financial and geographical constraints preclude absolute freedom of choice.
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Therefore, there are very severe geographical constraints.
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Bids were to be made on a regional basis, with at least three local education authorities per bid unless geographical constraints made this impossible in practice.
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Geographical constraints can complicate or prohibit the construction of a complete ring road.
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They flew over land where ground tracking stations are limited by geographical constraints and over broad ocean areas where tracking stations do not exist.
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One, because of logistical and geographical constraints, is necessarily local.
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In this case, geographical constraints beget regulatory action.
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A panel of jurors is summoned, having regard to the convenience of the jurors though there are no absolute geographical constraints.
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This lack of balancing is best explained by the regional hegemons newly acquired status quo stance, which follows from the geographical constraints on its power projection capability.
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Bids were to be made on a regional basis, with at least three local education authorities per bid unless geographical constraints made this impossible in practice.
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One, because of logistical and geographical constraints, is necessarily local.
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