restrictive legislation

collocation in English

meaningsofrestrictiveandlegislation

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restrictive
adjective
uk
/rɪˈstrɪk.tɪv/us
/rɪˈstrɪk.tɪv/
limiting the freedom of someone or preventing something ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofrestrictiveandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The problem is monolingualism, or the coercion to become monolingual throughrestrictivelegislation.
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However, due torestrictivelegislationon whaling, there has been increased demand for alternative sources of waxes.
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This paper argues that permanent adjustments in labor demand cannot be indefinitely avoided byrestrictivelegislation, since firms always have the option to permanently shut down production at some costs.
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I know, however, that women are, on the whole, reluctant nowadays to seerestrictivelegislationproposed for them.
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What is asked of us here is that we take a step along the road ofrestrictivelegislationwhich has seldom been taken before.
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We know that all thisrestrictivelegislationis not for the protection of the housewife.
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I continue to receive a large number of complaints about offensive material of all kinds and requests for morerestrictivelegislation.
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Suppose you set up such a system ofrestrictivelegislationas would reduce every one, even adults, to the state of children.
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Would it not be better for us to consider this problem now and thus obviate the necessity of introducingrestrictivelegislationof that kind?
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But we shall lose ground if we insist on passingrestrictivelegislationlike this.
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There are many directions in whichrestrictivelegislationhas taken place.
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That trade should not be put at risk by overlyrestrictivelegislation.
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I do not know whether that has been covered in the agreements sufficiently or in the negotiation, or anyrestrictivelegislationattached to it.
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Let there be lessrestrictivelegislationand fewer arbitrary decisions.
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I am not satisfied thatrestrictivelegislationof the kind suggested is necessary or desirable.
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It seems to me that this tendency towardsrestrictivelegislationinterfering with the habits and wishes of the people is definitely wrong.
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Restrictivelegislationand heavy regulation were then imposed and out of that came a transparent industry that had a tremendous amount of credibility.
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More latterly we have sought to do so by reducing trade union influence, byrestrictivelegislationor high unemployment.
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The fall in the inflation rate pre-dates therestrictivelegislation.
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If we are to haverestrictivelegislationof this nature, for goodness' sake let us have the light of day shed upon its administration.
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