statutory constraint

collocation in English

meaningsofstatutoryandconstraint

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statutory
adjective
uk
/ˈstætʃ.ə.tər.i/us
/ˈstætʃ.ə.tɔːr.i/
decided or controlled ...
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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 ofstatutoryandconstraintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The amendment suggests that there is an alternative way, bystatutoryconstraint.
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There is no suchstatutoryconstrainton the corporation at present.
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It seems to me that wide discretionary powers, unfettered bystatutoryconstraintor limitation, are not the answer to difficulties created by ill-conceived and ill-digested legislation.
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Although they operated under severe statutory constraints, they constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the nineteenth-century sanitary revolution.
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Within the relevant statutory constraints, local authorities have the responsibility of satisfying themselves that they obtain an appropriate price when selling council houses.
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It is difficult, because of statutory constraints on numbers and membership, to extend the environmental representation at this stage.
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If you set such statutory constraints you invite both parties to prolong consultation if it suits them.
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No other industry is burdened by such a formidable set of statutory constraints and bureaucratic procedures enforced by a system of statutory joint control.
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It will not be constrained in the way that a nationalised industry is constrained, for example, by public expenditure rules and statutory constraints on diversification.
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For example, we considered whether it was time to look again at the statutory constraints of the original nationalisation legislation passed in 1946.
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Statutory constraints on two generations of farmers will be swept away.
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There will be nothing except the statutory constraints, although planning and safety arrangements must obviously be complied with before one can proceed to build a new power station.
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Article 4 removes statutory constraints on measuring a pint of beer.
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