severe constraint
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsevereandconstraint
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severe
adjective
uk/sɪˈvɪər/us/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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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 ofsevereandconstraintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He should have seen earlier that his authority must come undersevereconstraint.
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They are putting yet anothersevereconstrainton them.
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Without that body the services would be under asevereconstraint.
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Yet the small sum which is allowed to it must be asevereconstrainton its activities.
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The expenditure of local authorities is undersevereconstraint.
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We take this as being a verysevereconstraintindeed.
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In a period of the mostsevereconstrainton public expenditure it simply is not possible for us to do more.
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The formulation of a common foreign and security policy implies asevereconstrainton our ability to shape our foreign policy in the manner we think best.
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Moreover, insecure tenure has been a particularlysevereconstraintto improved techniques and to commercial crop production.
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This presupposition imposes severe constraints on possible answers to the existence and objectives problems.
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In conditions of severe constraints, rational choice explanations take on the character of equilibrium explanation, explaining the stability of an outcome.
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The need for access to the global marketplace for virtually every firm producing high-technology dual-use items, however, places severe constraints on this strategy.
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Rather, he found himself operating under severe constraints that frustrated the fulfilment of his ideals.
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There are now, however, severe constraints on land availability in both the commercial and smallholder sectors.
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As we can see, the meaning of the base adjectives pale and sickening imposes severe constraints on the range of co-occurring units to which they may be related.
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Since collective learning occurs at the level of the community rather than the individual there are severe constraints on the rational design of policies and institutions.
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Parallel with its diamond deposits, the country has severe constraints to economic expansion.
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However, when common assumptions for the time requirements of these processes are taken into account, severe constraints on the time line within which these elements can be combined become obvious.
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However, it is necessary to remind ourselves that it is a report prepared within very severe constraints.
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During the past four years, they have faced several severe constraints.
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