voluntary restriction

collocation in English

meaningsofvoluntaryandrestriction

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voluntary
adjective
uk
/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i/us
/ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to ...
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restriction
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈstrɪk.ʃən/us
/rɪˈstrɪk.ʃən/
an official limit ...
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(Definition ofvoluntaryandrestrictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Epilepsy only tovoluntaryrestrictionof activities and a shrinkage of 'life-space', but may be also the beginning of a progressive descent into a vicious spiral of reduced mobility.
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One is thevoluntaryrestrictionof the number of occasions on which marches are held.
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Following thisvoluntaryrestrictionof supplies, a few doctors began to prescribe powdered amphetamines.
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They had willingly accepted a large degree ofvoluntaryrestriction.
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Both management and unions are aware thatvoluntaryrestrictionof overtime can help to prevent redundancies.
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When we have evaluated all this evidence, we will be able to decide whethervoluntaryrestrictionor legislation is more appropriate.
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One factor that seems to correlate withvoluntaryrestrictionon family size is the education of women.
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By using a sensible mix of taxation policy,voluntaryrestrictionon advertising and education, we were able to reduce smoking prevalence over a long period.
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There has been avoluntaryrestrictionamongst some whale catchers not to operate in the areas around.
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That kind of flexibility can be achieved only byvoluntaryrestriction.
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I must add once again that this is avoluntaryrestriction, dependent, therefore, to a great extent on cooperation.
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When thevoluntaryrestrictionon the level of wages was introduced last year, it was recognised that there would be many cases of rough justice.
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The increased literacy of women correlates with thevoluntaryrestrictionof family size.
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I referred yesterday to thevoluntaryrestriction.
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Most people are involved in it through the consumption of animal products while voluntary restrictions are very few.
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He also spoke about the importance of voluntary restrictions and tolerance.
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The voluntary restrictions on dividends can remain voluntary because no one has attempted to break through on this front.
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At the moment voluntary restrictions are agreed by climbers—no one else is mad enough to scale rock faces.
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No further approaches have been received from the manufacturers about voluntary restrictions on the advertising of alcohol.
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Butter and cheese are not included in this scheme as they are already subject to import regulation or voluntary restrictions on imports.
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