external constraint
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexternalandconstraint
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external
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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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 ofexternalandconstraintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofexternal constraint
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Thus, either of the two institutions, once established, would appear as anexternalconstraintto individual agents.
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This demonstrates that being a parent is anexternalconstraintonly for married men and women.
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The conclusion remarks on the continuing confusion among sociolinguists regarding the analytical relevance of gender as anexternalconstrainton variation.
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Therefore, theexternalconstraintwas a ' push' factor to consolidation without ensuring fiscal sustainability.
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For women, family circumstance is another potentialexternalconstrainton political participation.
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First, reforms were initiated before theexternalconstraintassociated with capital liberalization had begun to take effect.
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The constraints of identity may limit the effectiveness of some policies, because lifting anexternalconstraintwhere an internal constraint remains will have little or no effect.
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Notice that the aggregation of private and public sectors implies that theexternalconstraintis automatically satisfied if each sector obeys its own intertemporal budget constraint.
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Derogations must be strictly and entirely limited to production subject to theexternalconstraintof extreme and exceptional climate conditions.
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Anexternalconstraintexists when the system can produce more than the market will bear.
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In principle, a fully open market is a completely free market in which all economic actors can trade without anyexternalconstraint.
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A national budget is merely an account of national spending priorities, and does not represent anexternalconstraintin the manner of a household budget.
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The limiting factor is now some other part of the system, or may be external to the system (anexternalconstraint).
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At the same time, the repertoire of transformations that the system calls on may embody evolutionary developments reflecting bodily and external constraints.
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Despite the resulting similarities in external constraints on policy formation, the economic performance of countries in the region has varied significantly since 1980.
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Given the growth of external constraints on macro-economic policy choice, do domestic politics matter?
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