certain constraints
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certain
adjective
uk/ˈsɜː.tən/us/ˈsɝː.tən/
having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, ...
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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 ofcertainandconstraintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In order to determine the applicability of certain constraints, the values of certain variables are required.
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I argue that certain constraints are related to each other because they are ultimately derived from the same scales using similar mechanisms.
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In optimality theory, however, we will argue that it is the reflex of a fixed universal ranking of certain constraints.
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Society, not to mention the dictionary, imposes certain constraints.
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The aim of deliberation must then be to impose certain constraints on democratic decision processes required for satisfying the antecedents of these 'if-then' results.
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Advances in adaptationist theory take into account certain constraints (even if some, such as genetic constraints, are often ignored).
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However, if both trajectories satisfy certain constraints, this does not imply that the vectorial sum satisfies the constraints.
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During the dialectical analysis certain constraints are imposed for averting problematic situations such as producing an infinite sequence of defeaters.
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The rule induction process selects rules that satisfy certain constraints depending on the dataset.
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Clearly, one can assent to certain constraints, and in doing so still be autonomous.
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This feature of the concept imposes certain constraints on the kind of thing law must be.
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The underlying model of this paradigm aims to maximize the entropy of a probabilistic distribution subject to certain constraints.
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I assume, therefore, that certain constraints are variably ranked.
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Appeal is also made to universally fixed rankings among certain constraints.
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We will then impose certain constraints over the argumentation lines in order to avoid these problematic situations.
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While this finding would be unexpected within contemporary derivational theories, it can be shown to follow within optimality theory from a fixed universal ranking relationship among certain constraints.
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Less obviously, certain constraints on foot-internal tone combinations must be prohibited.
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Similarly, citizens and members of the legislature are allowed to use their vote to pass laws permitting certain constraints on people's autonomy, such as prison sentences.
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