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  • noun Plural form of restriction.

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Examples

  • Al-Maliki said the renewal of the multinational forces 'mandate was conditional on the repeal of what he called restrictions on Iraqi sovereignty introduced in 1990 by the U.N. Security Council to punish Iraq for invading neighboring Kuwait.

    Out of Iraq? Outlook Dim. 2007

  • She has proposed reducing the permitted harvest, loosening some label restrictions and banning the addition of sugar, which can lower quality.

    Oil's High Price Would Hurt Less 2007

  • Both bodies furthermore rejected what they called the restrictions placed by the Bill on the power of management bodies.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • Cologne, Germany - One of Germany's most senior Catholic leaders, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, criticized on Sunday what he described as restrictions on Christians in Islamic nations.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • In some places (particularly in the Lake Chapala/Guadalajara region), the period of IMSS coverage restrictions is much longer: three years instead of one.

    IMSS subscribers 2009

  • Arguably one of the design problems in DC because of the height restrictions is that it becomes uneconomical to build anything other than a bland box that maximizes the height allowed and so much building downtown becomes unimaginative and cookie-cutter – block after block.

    Matthew Yglesias » Density and Building Height 2010

  • The Leaf embraces its plug-in restrictions, with Nissan marketing the car to urban denizens making 80-100 mile jaunts.

    Frank Sesno: Nissan's Leaf: Electrifying the Auto Market? Frank Sesno 2010

  • Article 11 protects the right to freedom of assembly and association, including the right to form trade unions, subject to certain restrictions that are “in accordance with law” and “necessary in a democratic society”.

    Welcome ‘Times’ Readers « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • The Leaf embraces its plug-in restrictions, with Nissan marketing the car to urban denizens making 80-100 mile jaunts.

    Frank Sesno: Nissan's Leaf: Electrifying the Auto Market? Frank Sesno 2010

  • If you are so unfortunate as to have contracted the low habit of smoking, be careful to practise it under certain restrictions; at least, so long as you are desirous of being considered fit for civilized society.

    Smoking Etiquette | Edwardian Promenade 2010

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