unreasonable restriction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunreasonableandrestriction
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unreasonable
adjective
uk/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
not fair ...
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restriction
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈstrɪk.ʃən/us/rɪˈstrɪk.ʃən/
an official limit ...
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(Definition ofunreasonableandrestrictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is a quiteunreasonablerestrictionto put upon the amenities of a town which depends upon these facilities for its livelihood.
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On the face of it, that seems anunreasonablerestriction.
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We believe that that is anunreasonablerestriction.
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That seems to me to be anunreasonablerestrictionof the discretion, not only of the licensing authority, but also of the voters.
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To do so would be anunreasonablerestrictionon the scale of training.
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It is a novelty to hear it, by implication, criticised for its incapacity, for the smallness of its scope, for itsunreasonablerestriction.
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I would suggest that stubble burning ought to be in operation and available to farmers without anyunreasonablerestriction.
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True: but the remedy for anunreasonablerestrictionis to remove it, not to compensate for it.
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There is nounreasonablerestrictionon inspection at circuses and in training quarters.
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That is a user clause that is wholly obsolete and the continuation of which would be a totallyunreasonablerestrictionon ability to trade.
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It was seen as anunreasonablerestrictionon trade.
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The matter went to the disputes panel and, in 1991, the panel ruled that such a ban constituted anunreasonablerestrictionon trade.
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I oppose the motion because it would place anunreasonablerestrictionon the advertising of infant and follow-on formulae.
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Anunreasonablerestrictionis being imposed, and the period should be extended.
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That is not only anunreasonablerestriction, but one which means that the majority of the local authorities are unable to get the benefit of the scheme.
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If there was no leased net fishery operation in a particular district, no anglers could be appointed and this would be anunreasonablerestrictionon angling representation.
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That is anunreasonablerestriction.
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In response to this asset liability mismatch, libertarians and free-market advocates called for interest rate caps to be increased or repealed entirely as anunreasonablerestrictionon market forces.
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We aim to achieve this objective without unreasonable restrictions on houseowners or unacceptably increasing the workload of local planning authorities.
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These new regulations may be efficient without imposing any illegitimate or unreasonable restrictions.
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