serious constraint

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousandconstraint

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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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 ofseriousandconstraintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofserious constraint

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Where large surplus revenues are not anticipated, this may not be aseriousconstraint.
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Generally, however, a shortage of skilled labour constituted aseriousconstrainton production and export of processed wood.
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In this context, a weak legal system has been the mostseriousconstraintto any attempts at combating and preventing corruption.
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This places aseriousconstrainton the time available for the control system to generate actuator commands.
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For students, budget was the mostseriousconstrainton food choice because of price premiums associated with organic products.
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The plurality seats are considered to be more prestigious and highly prized, a factor that imposes an additionalseriousconstraintfor women.
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The lack in the market of an actuator that is able to provide the needed torque is aseriousconstraintfor the designer of humanoid robots.
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We find that, even for analysts very well-versed in a part-of-speech tagging scheme, human ability to conform to the scheme is a moreseriousconstraintthan precision of scheme definition.
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Previously, financial market worries have been aseriousconstrainton governments.
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So there is already a veryseriousconstrainton who will receive "proper facilities"and who will receive"reasonable facilities" in the opinion of the council.
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The lack of provision of foreign exchange by the central government imposes aseriousconstrainton local government's capacity to purchase water treatment chemicals.
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Our position as observers should not, we believe, be aseriousconstrainton our work at the commission.
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We cannot ignore theseriousconstraintthat the enormous foreign debt represents; it has already been paid several times over, making its cancellation imperative.
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That does not seem to be aseriousconstraint.
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That is aseriousconstraintthat is not always properly appreciated.
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The requirement that corneal tissue be removed only by registered medical practitioners is aseriousconstrainton the supply of suitable material that is urgently needed for corneal grafting.
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Computer capacity is not now aseriousconstraintfor the inclusion of information about the owner as well as the keeper of a vehicle on the registration document.
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Alas, money is always aseriousconstraint.
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At present the requirement that corneas be removed only by a qualified doctor is aseriousconstraint on the supply of corneal tissue which is urgently needed for corneal grafting.
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If we create a criminal structure that prevents our businesses from doing that, or being fearful of doing that, we will place aseriousconstrainton them.
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