lack of restraint

collocation in English

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restraint
noun
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/rɪˈstreɪnt/us
/rɪˈstreɪnt/
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(Definition oflack-ofandrestraintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Language was used which showed, in my view, a complete lack of dignity, not to saylackofrestraint.
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Perhaps the greatest influence is thelackofrestraintin human behaviour.
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It would appear that they would all get the benefit of completelackofrestraint.
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What would that country do if there were a totallackofrestraint?
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Everyone knows that concentration of private economic power can grow oppressive fromlackofrestraint.
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Alackofrestraintand the inability of peoples to impose sufficient self-discipline have brought about a general depreciation of currencies.
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Thatlackofrestraintis a curse that has disfigured society, and that will continue to undermine its cohesion.
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However, some difficulties have been encountered in enforcement due to thelackofrestrainton advertising unauthorised decoders for sale.
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Thislackofrestraintincreases individual sensitivity to the environment and lessens rational forethought, which can lead to antisocial behavior.
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Critics noted the theme of independence andlackofrestraint, dubbing the album a party record.
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It is rather consumption as alackofrestraintor prudence in all things; with an isometric emphasis driven by a gyroscopic self-indulgence.
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He had few close friends; his mental brilliance and charismatic manner were combined with cynicism andlackofrestraint.
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The amount of emotion required for a banshee to become pregnant coupled with thelackofrestraintyoung banshees have means that their numbers increase very slowly.
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