verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be limited/restricted in scope
▪ The law is quite limited in scope.
control/restrict imports (=reduce or put a limit on them)
▪ The scheme aims to control imports of cheap goods.
infringe on/restrict sb's liberty (=limit someone's liberty)
▪ Will the new security measures infringe on our liberty?
limit/restrict to a maximum
▪ The amount you will have to pay is limited to 10% of the total.
restrict entry (=stop someone taking part in something)
▪ Tariffs on trade have the effect of restricting entry into the market.
restrict exports (=limit or control them)
▪ The government threatened to restrict exports because of weak demand.
restrict/hinder sb's movement (=make movement more difficult)
▪ Clothes should not be so tight that they restrict your movement.
severely restricted
▪ Access to the power station has always been severely restricted.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
▪ The implied term imposing an obligation on the employee after the termination of his employment was more restricted.
▪ A system of guaranteed successions did exist, but was much more restricted in its scope.
▪ Inevitably they have more restricted clinical skills than those who practise full time.
▪ But in other respects, government bodies are more restricted.
▪ Naturally, when Conservatives are in office, the opportunities for meetings between backbenchers and party leaders are more restricted.
▪ Evidence for traders associated with the food market and with the provision of accommodation for travellers is even more restricted.
severely
▪ Nor will the legal guarantee of freedom of speech be of much use if access to the mass media is severely restricted.
▪ The variety of genetic and morphological forms is severely restricted.
▪ And now Lord Chancellor Lord MacKay has warned that spending cuts are likely to severely restrict the amount of aid available.
▪ Victorian women wore severely restricting corsets to achieve an hourglass shape.
▪ Most Western governments ban or severely restrict the chemical.
▪ She went on dialysis and discovered her life as a high school physical education teacher and athlete would be severely restricted.
▪ A quarter of the world's population lives in countries in which abortion is severely restricted or is defined as a crime.
▪ At the moment nationalised industries are severely restricted in the way they borrow money.
to
▪ Rooted plants are restricted to within a depth of 3 m around the shore.
▪ In Britain at the moment, most shared space is restricted to very small areas immediately in front of small groups of houses.
▪ Much political theorising was therefore restricted to explicitly normative, though often very sophisticated, comparisons of different forms of elite rule.
▪ Once to be found along much of the coast, it is now restricted to relatively small areas.
▪ Sections 2-3 are expressly restricted to legally enforceable liabilities.
▪ Alternatively, regional preferences would dominate the findings if the survey was restricted to only one of these regions.
▪ The music in the above example has breadth and serenity because harmonic change is restricted to only two chords a bar.
▪ In an area restricted to just 15,200 hectares farmers would be offered compensation to reduce fertiliser inputs.
■ NOUN
ability
▪ These shortages will effectively restrict their ability to meet the demand for their products or services.
▪ That move means he can ignore federal spending caps that restrict the ability of other candidates to match his ubiquitous broadcast ads.
▪ A cash limit is also applied to nationalized industries to restrict their ability to borrow from sources other than the government.
▪ Our concern restricts their ability to fend for themselves.
▪ It is not helpful because it restricts ability to play with the full face of the bat.
▪ Moreover, the covenant went on to restrict the defendant's ability to accept any professional appointment.
▪ In fact, their relations with the parties they serve sharply restrict their ability to tackle controversial topics.
▪ They would also severely restrict the board's ability to make acquisitions.
access
▪ It was also important to restrict access to secondary education.
▪ Thomases role was in restricting investigators access to his papers.
▪ The Parkins' house stood in a drive marked at the entrance with a notice restricting access to residents only.
▪ Only by driving down the restricted and guarded government access road leading to the site can one see the valley of antennas.
▪ Western scientists were not allowed on the scene then, and for many months afterwards had only restricted access.
▪ The CyberArcade uses monitoring software to restrict computer access to inappropriate, adult-oriented Web sites.
▪ Internet Explorer and Netscape, for example, can restrict access according to a rating system.
▪ But some states have restricted access to medications.
activity
▪ A host state may restrict the activities of a financial institution as far as it is justified by the general good.
▪ They often had to be restricted in their activities or confined to quarters under police guard for their own protection.
▪ The ducks that lived on the island in that lake didn't restrict their activities to the park.
▪ It lists a number of restricted activities, most of them reasonable -- at least on the surface.
▪ Not all of those with a long standing illness report that it restricts their activity.
▪ Some of the larger service providers tend to restrict the activities of users on the Internet from their networks.
▪ Those who have experienced a fall often restrict their activities.
amount
▪ Individual claims will be restricted by a minimum amount.
▪ Twenty three states have passed term limits legislation restricting the amount of time their congressional members may serve.
▪ And now Lord Chancellor Lord MacKay has warned that spending cuts are likely to severely restrict the amount of aid available.
▪ Turns reduce velocity and restrict the amount of air that gets to the register.
▪ The size of the room restricted the amount of furniture that would fit in the room.
▪ It is normal to restrict both the amounts involved and the timescale for seeking redress.
▪ Some restrict the amount of mail you can store, or the size of attachments you can send and receive.
▪ He is restricted in the amount of travel allowed to him since most ferret lines are only 12 yards long.
area
▪ On the economic front Taubira-Delannon was in favour of restricting the areas where gold-washing is authorised.
▪ Since then, jet skis have been restricted in dozens of areas.
▪ But the phenomenon is not restricted to that area.
▪ His presence in restricted areas had aroused the anxiety of the Soviets.
▪ To prevent your club becoming too large, restrict its catchment area.
▪ In Britain at the moment, most shared space is restricted to very small areas immediately in front of small groups of houses.
▪ Planning laws had been tightened to restrict building in high-risk areas.
▪ Once to be found along much of the coast, it is now restricted to relatively small areas.
case
▪ In addition, the analysis is restricted to the case of no recall of offers received in previous periods.
▪ Policy factors which restrict liability in negligence cases do not apply in intentional torts.
▪ This is usually restricted to obvious cases of man-machine interaction such as the design of displays, controls and work-spaces.
▪ In some systems the input script is restricted to upper case unconnected letters, or lower case unconnected characters.
▪ This principle might not be restricted to cases of misconduct or lack of capability.
choice
▪ Second, that by impeding the market mechanism it may restrict consumer choice.
▪ The disadvantages of the food cooperative are restricted food choices and the inconveniences of a do-it-yourself operation.
▪ Religion is not particularly helpful, because it restricts choice by imposing on everybody one path to happiness and protection from suffering.
▪ There are many factors which can restrict the choice and ordering of themes in translation.
▪ Any member state may also restrict the choice of model available.
▪ Any well-structured course can build in progression where necessary and if it so wishes restrict the choice of menu on offer.
▪ They restrict opportunities for choice, experiment and innovation, which are as much needed in education as in any other field.
▪ Few would doubt that the rise of government has produced economic inefficiency and restricted the freedom of choice.
clause
▪ Because of the increased risk due to the speeds of which these vessels are capable the clause restricts the cover granted substantially.
▪ He sued baseball for changes in the reserve clause that restricted player movement and was for ever blackballed.
development
▪ We all complained bitterly when it looked as though Adobe was restricting the development of PostScript and keeping the market to itself.
▪ If we attempt to restrict development without ensuring access for local people, the result will be to force them out.
▪ Indeed any attempt to relate them prematurely to reality may restrict the development of the model.
▪ On the other hand, if they restrict development, this may force up house prices and exclude lower-income local inhabitants anyway.
▪ Moreover, if the housing market were to weaken, withdrawal of private funds could restrict development.
flow
▪ Not tightly enough to restrict the blood flow, but sufficient to make her long to be able to stretch.
▪ By then, the critical decision had been taken to restrict the flow of refugee children into Britain.
▪ A recent decision tightening up the laws relating to overseas players will greatly restrict the flow of foreigners to Ireland.
▪ Wear loose clothing Avoid tight socks or stockings that restrict the flow of blood.
freedom
▪ In addition, they promote fast-track, prefabricated building techniques that further restrict the architect's freedom.
▪ Critics say some of those provisions unfairly restrict freedom of speech.
▪ I put it to Assemblyman Keene that this weakened the bill, and restricted the freedom of action of patients and doctors.
▪ Limited partners have very restricted freedom of financial action.
▪ Are we restricting the freedom of the individual?
▪ Legislation restricting freedom of bequest is found in a number of countries.
▪ In what ways did the Persian Empire restrict the freedom of its subjects?
▪ After all, the confines of a narrow road restrict a person's freedom.
government
▪ From the 1970s onwards governments restricted aggregate demand by a variety of means.
▪ In this country, the government can not restrict where people can live on the basis of race or ethnicity.
▪ Most Western governments ban or severely restrict the chemical.
▪ Only if public order appeared to be on the verge of breaking down would the government contemplate restricting political liberty.
▪ But the growth of non-elected local government is not restricted to these centrally inspired creations.
▪ Furthermore, legislation of the Thatcher government has increasingly restricted the operation of the closed shop.
▪ But in other respects, government bodies are more restricted.
growth
▪ But where there is a desire to restrict rates of population growth, the goal maybe fewer than three.
▪ Since they probably feed on algae, a method of control would be to restrict the growth of algae.
▪ She describes her study of human chromosomal mutations, working, for example, with children with restricted growth.
▪ Tests have shown them to restrict growth and cause mutations in micro-organisms.
▪ The effects of labour shortages and the appreciating currency was not restricted to the growth rate and investment activity.
law
▪ To the mining firms he has pledged to remove the laws restricting arsenic in drinking water.
▪ Demagogic governments sometimes paint foreigners as scapegoats, leading to nationalization or laws restricting foreign investment.
▪ Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan all passed laws to restrict benefits and introduce time limits.
▪ Current law restricts them to those with middle incomes and below.
▪ Disquiet grew and, on 11 February 1911, the ever-appeasing government brought in tougher laws restricting the use of Aube grapes.
▪ By the turn of the century virtually every State had a law prohibiting or restricting abortion on its books.
▪ Liberties were conferred on cities, in order that feudal laws should not restrict trade and other important aspects of mercantile power.
▪ The law also restricts extra payments to shareholders named in class actions.
legislation
▪ The employment protection legislation operates to restrict the grounds on which an employer can terminate the contract of employment with impunity.
▪ Twenty three states have passed term limits legislation restricting the amount of time their congressional members may serve.
▪ The legislation sought to restrict picketing of a place of work to those who were employed there.
▪ Clinton vetoes legislation restricting securitiesfraud lawsuits.
▪ In June 1990, legislation had been passed restricting the right to strike in the public services.
▪ Mr Coleman promised he would not push for legislation which would severely restrict abortion in Virginia.
▪ The Education Bill of 1987 is the first ever piece of legislation to restrict the powers of local education authorities.
▪ He has stated that, as Governor of New Jersey, he would not push for legislation to restrict abortion drastically.
liability
▪ Policy factors which restrict liability in negligence cases do not apply in intentional torts.
▪ Clauses which seek to exclude or restrict liability for misrepresentation are regulated by s3 of the Misrepresentation Act 1967.
▪ Sections 2-3 are expressly restricted to legally enforceable liabilities.
movement
▪ This is especially true of open reservoirs, less so on established pits or lakes where bankside vegetation restricts movement.
▪ Travis, his former squadron commander, because of an order restricting his movements on the 314-acre base on Point Loma.
▪ Susan wore a high-shouldered gold tube of a dress with a tall collar which restricted the movement of her neck.
▪ He sued baseball for changes in the reserve clause that restricted player movement and was for ever blackballed.
▪ The oscilloscope graph of both voices was flattened in the lower register: tension was restricting the movement of their vocal chords.
▪ Compulsory labour involves working at a site designated by the authorities, where prisoners are under surveillance and restricted in their movements.
▪ Her plumpness never restricted her movements.
▪ We restricted this to vertical movement, because it is more difficult to record horizontal movement accurately.
number
▪ The firm says Sun is restricting the number of Sparcstation 10s that will be available over there to just 400 this year.
▪ On the other hand, the vendor should seek to restrict the number of exemptions.
▪ Delta says it has restricted the number of charter memberships to make sure participants have ready access to the discounted fares.
▪ The number of stator teeth is restricted by the numbers of phases and rotor teeth.
▪ Traditionally, particularly if a company was unionized, workers have been restricted in the number of jobs they could perform.
▪ As well as realism, tactical prudence restricts the number of candidates they present.
▪ If you want large heads, restrict the number of shoots per plant to three.
opportunity
▪ It is argued that the measures would restrict training and job opportunities.
▪ It does not make sense to restrict valuable opportunities due to poor performance in school.
▪ The number of people taking part in the sport was restricted by money, opportunity and desire.
▪ Moreover, the doctrine of sovereign immunity generally restricts opportunities for recovery of compensation against the government.
▪ But in doing so they must not restrict the opportunities for one gender or racial group.
▪ They restrict opportunities for choice, experiment and innovation, which are as much needed in education as in any other field.
policy
▪ Those who prefer limited, selective superficial policies exert pressure to restrict the scope of the categories.
▪ New policies numerically restricting immigration were in the making.
▪ They accused Clinton of using moralistic language to cloak protectionist policies aimed at restricting imports from Third World countries.
▪ The policy was to restrict planning permissions for new house building to about 70 dwellings perannum.
▪ He responded with policies that restricted the franchise and gave the governor power to manipulate the composition of the lower legislative house.
power
▪ It is a widespread phenomenon, not restricted to nuclear power or genetic engineering.
▪ House-passed measures restricting the power of the federal government to regulate health, safety and environment also stalled in the Senate.
▪ The tenant's adviser should seek to restrict the power to the making of reasonable regulations.
▪ Rent strikes secured state intervention to restrict the power of private landlords.
▪ By restricting the power of the elected government, the president hopes to prevent problems from erupting into full-blown crises.
▪ The Education Bill of 1987 is the first ever piece of legislation to restrict the powers of local education authorities.
range
▪ In the case of majority voting, we have already seen one line of approach - to restrict the range of preferences.
▪ Even though these recordings are restricted in range, the sound is more grateful.
▪ Despite this apparent stratification, certain groups of plants are very restricted in their range of pollinators.
▪ You can blame our boring suppliers for the restricted range in the shops.
right
▪ On August 13 parliament passed an amendment to the code of criminal procedure restricting the rights of those remanded in custody.
▪ This law, however, went much further than necessary, broadly restricting the First Amendment right of political expression.
▪ The bill also allows the Lord Chancellor to restrict the automatic right of appeal to the Court of Appeal.
▪ On the legislative, judicial and administrative levels, there has been a tidal wave of movement to restrict inmates' rights.
▪ Such an approach also applies to product guarantees which attempt to exclude or restrict the consumer's rights.
▪ Can a school board ever restrict teachers' rights to publicize their views?
▪ The rhetoric of socialism claims to enhance rights, but the practice of socialism invariably extinguishes and restricts peoples' rights.
rule
▪ The arbitrary rule restricting profit to a 10% margin applying to service companies would not operate.
▪ They therefore developed a number of rules to restrict reliance on exclusion clauses.
▪ Secondly, there are rules restricting rights of audience.
sale
▪ Concurrent is also restricting its sales focus to seven vertical markets to maintain its profits.
▪ Unlike a few states, such as Maryland and Virginia, California does not restrict handgun sales to one weapon a month.
▪ It is also considering requiring most league clubs to restrict the sale of away tickets to visiting teams' membership clubs.
▪ In August the Moscow authorities restricted the sale to non-residents of scarce goods, following similar decisions in other cities.
▪ A first step must be to restrict any military hardware sales to defensive weapons.
▪ Occasionally, housing policies in local areas have attempted to restrict the sale of houses to local inhabitants.
scope
▪ Those who prefer limited, selective superficial policies exert pressure to restrict the scope of the categories.
▪ A system of guaranteed successions did exist, but was much more restricted in its scope.
▪ The statutory provision is restricted in scope.
▪ Is it restricted in its scope to words spoken?
▪ This is because, as we have seen, judicial review is not restricted in its scope to governmental bodies.
state
▪ A host state may restrict the activities of a financial institution as far as it is justified by the general good.
▪ And new state regulations restrict some of the most odious insurance practices.
▪ Rent strikes secured state intervention to restrict the power of private landlords.
▪ Coalition members maintain that the state should instead restrict commercial traffic on the highway.
▪ Any member state may also restrict the choice of model available.
▪ But some states have restricted access to medications.
▪ The welfare state was restricted, and many workers' protections were stripped out in the name of free enterprise.
▪ Since 1989 conservatives on the court have given states more latitude to restrict the conditions under which women terminate pregnancies.
use
▪ Scarlet was enormously prestigious: the thirteenth-century sumptuary laws of the kingdom of Castile and Leon restricted its use to the king.
▪ In fact, local governments had very few incentives to restrict the use of IRBs.
▪ The Palau Constitution restricts the use, disposal, and testing of nuclear and other weapons in Palau.
▪ They have, after all, been traditionally concerned with restricting the use of weapons which are considered indiscriminate or inhumane.
▪ Adverse reactions between foreign or prosthetic surfaces and blood components are the pre-eminent factors restricting the use of certain biomaterials.
▪ These systems may have to be restricted to passive use based on the extraction of information in well-defined forms.
▪ Difficulties of access and physical arrangement restrict their use at present.
▪ Disquiet grew and, on 11 February 1911, the ever-appeasing government brought in tougher laws restricting the use of Aube grapes.
■ VERB
exclude
▪ Clauses which seek to exclude or restrict liability for misrepresentation are regulated by s3 of the Misrepresentation Act 1967.
▪ Such an approach also applies to product guarantees which attempt to exclude or restrict the consumer's rights.
seek
▪ On the other hand, the vendor should seek to restrict the number of exemptions.
▪ Clauses which seek to exclude or restrict liability for misrepresentation are regulated by s3 of the Misrepresentation Act 1967.
▪ The tenant's adviser should seek to restrict the power to the making of reasonable regulations.
tend
▪ Families with children tend to be restricted, for their main holiday, to one of the three main school breaks.
▪ Some of the larger service providers tend to restrict the activities of users on the Internet from their networks.
▪ They tend to restrict the causes of criminality to hereditary characteristics and overlook the effects of environmental influences and cultural traditions.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be restricted to sb/sth
▪ During this time the libraries were restricted to men.
▪ In addition, the analysis is restricted to the case of no recall of offers received in previous periods.
▪ Previously, access was restricted to loading bikes inside buses on designated routes during the summer.
▪ Should they necessarily be restricted to electoral variations, or even to activity around state institutions such as local government?
▪ The methods are restricted to illustrating, supplementing, and contextualizing results obtained from quantitative procedures, and indicating future research directions.
▪ Vehicles were to be restricted to one lane 24 hours a day near the slide, starting Monday.
▪ Whereas concrete operational thought is logical thought, it is restricted to the concrete world.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Can the school board restrict teachers' rights to express their views?
▪ Many cities have restricted smoking in public places.
▪ McGregor has said he will voluntarily restrict himself to $2.2 million in campaign spending.
▪ The law would restrict the sale of handguns.
▪ This year's AIDS conference is restricted in size to fewer than 3,000 participants.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ In view of this, the committee stressed the need to restrict the availability of highly hazardous pesticides.
▪ Most clairvoyants restrict themselves to the pictures for divination.
▪ That move means he can ignore federal spending caps that restrict the ability of other candidates to match his ubiquitous broadcast ads.