restricted distribution

collocation in English

meaningsofrestrictedanddistribution

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restricted
adjective
uk
/rɪˈstrɪk.tɪd/us
/rɪˈstrɪk.t̬ɪd/
limited, especially by official rules, ...
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distribution
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or ...
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(Definition ofrestrictedanddistributionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrestricted distribution

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This suggests arestricteddistributionof such vessels, even though the many specimens with an unknown provenance argue for caution in this respect.
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Therestricteddistributionof words with strong or moderate synonym support is clearly significant.
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Although therestricteddistributionof this mutation observed from these new data could be attributable to a biased sampling, it does not seem likely.
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Restricteddistributionof tetraploid cells in mouse tetraploiddiploid chimaeras.
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Restricteddistributionof tetraploid cells in mouse tetraploid diploid chimaeras.
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In fact, such items actually had a veryrestricteddistribution.
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Restricteddistributionof tetraploid cells in mouse tetraploiddiploid chimeras.
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Even more striking is the fact that, with only one exception, none of these poems share more than one word ofrestricteddistribution.
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This early effect may underlie therestricteddistributionof tetraploid cells at later stages.
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Though presumably some of these allophones are more marked than others, none can be said to have a lessrestricteddistribution.
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Restricteddistributionof tetraploid cells in mouse tetraploid ** diploid chimaeras.
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The zone of liquid water has a morerestricteddistributionthan the distribution of planets of adequate size, so is the greater constraint on the likelihood of plate tectonics.
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This situation justifies its protection both at national and regional levels, since given itsrestricteddistributionany alteration of its habitat could lead it to extinction.
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Striated rootlets have a veryrestricteddistribution.
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They would be forrestricteddistributiononly, through segregated premises to which no one under 18 would be admitted.
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