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Example sentences for "restrict"

Lexicographically close words:
restraining; restrains; restraint; restraints; restreined; restricted; restricting; restriction; restrictions; restrictive
  1. The zone would restrict her military movements, consequently she gives it up.

  2. The trade of the colony with China is the object of much discussion, and proposals are again made to restrict it, as well as that with Nueva EspaƱa, in order to protect the commercial interests of the mother-country.

  3. To restrict them, punishment is necessary, and without it no good government can result, even in peace, much less in war.

  4. Many riot acts were passed, both by the Tudors and by the Stuarts, which sought to limit and restrict it, and even to make any meeting of more than twelve men a riotous and criminal assembly.

  5. The object of this statute was not to derive revenue or to restrict trade, but to regulate profits; and in particular to prevent the retail coal-dealers from combining to fix the price of coal themselves.

  6. The apprentice system still exists in perfection in all European states, including Great Britain, although there most of the unions restrict the number that may be employed.

  7. The tension was somewhat relieved by the sudden death of Senor Alcorta, and Roca acted a statesmanlike part in working for peace, and it was largely through his exertions that in June, 1902, a Treaty was signed to restrict armaments.

  8. The dispute was thus happily settled, and not long afterwards Roca met the Chilian President at Punta Arenas, and an agreement to restrict armaments was made.

  9. Parliament met to pass the Bill, of which Henry had introduced a draft in the previous session, to restrict the Bishops' powers of punishing heretics.

  10. Humanitarians now began to demand legislation to restrict the evils that had arisen.

  11. When the monitorial schools were established they tended to restrict their membership in a similar manner, though not always able to do so.

  12. To-day we no longer use the term vocational education in this rather general sense, but restrict its use to the specific training of individuals for some useful employment.

  13. You may not offer or impose any terms on the Work that alter or restrict the terms of this License or the recipients' exercise of the rights granted hereunder.

  14. Nothing in this license is intended to reduce, limit, or restrict any rights arising from fair use, first sale or other limitations on the exclusive rights of the copyright owner under copyright law or other applicable laws.

  15. The punishment that can most affect Merfolk is to restrict their freedom.

  16. Promptly deciding this to be a hopeless project, Merolla and his colleagues compromised with their instructions by attempting to restrict the trade to ships of Catholic nations and to the Dutch who were then supplying Spain under the asiento.

  17. The object of the Acts, which, owing to inadequate inspection, was only partially attained, was to restrict the hours of labour of children and young persons.

  18. But their general tendency to restrict the action of Government was as marked as that of the avowed Utilitarians.

  19. In the meantime the landed gentry and the manufacturers exaggerated rather than diminished the old idea of individualism, and neglected or resisted every proposal which tended to restrict competition.

  20. Being in Egypt, the Government wisely decided to restrict their responsibilities.

  21. Where the individual uses his own liberty to restrict that of others he may be coerced.

  22. It bears witness to the admission that "Reason cannot restrict passions," although Spinoza has just required the virtuous man to "act according to the guidance of Reason.

  23. In several portions of Scripture it is translated as Sparrow, and to that word we will at present restrict ourselves.

  24. The Heron does not restrict itself to fishes or reptiles, but, like the bittern, feeds on almost any kind of aquatic animal which comes within its reach.

  25. Here with piled stones it was easy to restrict the gap and hold the entrance against any savage enemy without artillery.

  26. They evidently alluded to her in the witticisms they exchanged, so that she had to restrict her angle of vision in case her eyes met theirs when she wished to ignore their offensive existence.

  27. Others restrict their diet or abstain from certain foods, in order that the babe, starved thus and ill-nourished before birth, shall be soft and frail and easier of delivery.

  28. The tendency of the first school is to restrict as far as possible the active powers of the human mind, and to aggrandise as far as possible the empire of external circumstances.

  29. Was it necessary to restrict the priestly office to one family?

  30. Thus he was compelled to restrict himself to defensive operations.

  31. Referring to a provision lately adopted by Massachusetts to restrict naturalization, he wrote: "Massachusetts is a sovereign and independent State; and it is no privilege of mine to scold her for what she does.

  32. His faculties of observation are broadened and deepened; his intelligent capacities are trained and awakened; the limitations and environment of childhood no longer restrict his energies and accomplishments.

  33. If one wing remains incapable and defective, it will restrict the power of the other, and full flight will be impossible.

  34. And if the States could limit or restrict them, or place the party in an inferior grade, this clause of the Constitution would be unmeaning, and could have no operation; and would give no rights to the citizen when in another State.

  35. It certainly could not restrict the power of the States, within their respective territories, nor in any manner interfere with their laws and institutions, nor give this court control over them.

  36. The foregoing classification of the problems concerned with the nature and origin of the human species renders it possible to restrict the immediate inquiry to a definite and precise question.

  37. A closely-formed combination of northern coalowners continued to restrict output and impose monopoly prices upon London consumers for a considerable time in the middle of the eighteenth century.

  38. How shall they settle the dispute, since neither is able to make his assertions directly comprehensible and certain, but must restrict himself to attacking and confuting those of his opponent?

  39. In other words, we must restrict the sphere of opinion to the world of experience and nature.

  40. Hence, in the conclusion of a syllogism we restrict a predicate to a certain object, after having thought it in the major in its whole extent under a certain condition.

  41. For a long while it seemed beyond the power of the Philippine Government to reestablish peace or restrict hostilities to Sulu waters.

  42. Again, the rise of Spanish commerce in the north tended to restrict the trade of Jolo.

  43. His influence and fame and that of his father endeared the house of Jamalul Kiram to the people to such an extent as to restrict the succession of the sultanate to their direct line of descent for a considerable period of time.

  44. It was not intended to express a policy nor did Spain intend to restrict her influence to the provisions of a treaty nor to tie her hands so fast for any length of time.

  45. The duty of a neutral to restrict trade in munitions of war has never been imposed by international law or by municipal statute.


  46. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "restrict" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    abate; abridge; adjust; allocate; allot; alter; appoint; appropriate; assign; assuage; bar; bound; box; cage; censor; chain; check; circumscribe; cloister; condition; confine; constrain; constrict; contain; contract; coop; copyright; cork; cramp; crib; delimit; destine; detail; detain; diminish; discipline; earmark; embargo; enclose; fate; feature; fence; follow; hamper; handicap; hedge; hem; hobble; hold; immure; impound; imprison; inhibit; keep; leaven; limit; localize; lock; lot; mitigate; moderate; modify; modulate; narrow; nullify; oppose; ordain; palliate; patent; pen; pound; pursue; qualify; rail; ration; reduce; register; regulate; rein; reserve; restrain; restrict; retard; saddle; scant; schedule; season; shackle; soften; specialize; stint; straiten; stunt; taper; temper; tie; tighten