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noun ADJ. important, major | severe, tight The government has placed tight constraints on spending this year. | budget, financial VERB + CONSTRAINT impose, place, put | remove PREP. within a/the ~ We have to work within severe constraints. | without ~ I felt free to speak to her without constraint. | ~ on/upon There are major financial constraints on all schools.
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constraint
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + constraint
financial/legal/economic etc constraints
• During the war, there were many physical and social constraints on citizens.
time constraints
(= the limited amount of time that is available )
• Exams are always done under strict time constraints.
budget constraints
(= the limited amount of money that is available )
• With any new project, you have to be aware of the budget constraints.
a major constraint
• In Egypt, the shortage of land and water is a major constraint on agriculture.
a serious/severe constraint
• The country's debts put serious constraints on its economic growth.
a tight constraint
(= a strict limit )
• They were operating within tight financial constraints.
an important constraint
• Their religious beliefs were an important constraint on their behaviour.
verbs
impose constraints on somebody/something
• You have to work within the constraints that the software imposes.
place/put constraints on somebody/something
• Lack of funding is putting severe constraints on research.
free somebody/something from constraints
• Summer vacation is a time when children are freed from the constraints of routine.
phrases
be subject to constraints
(= be limited by them )
• Teachers are subject to the constraints of the examination system.
be free from constraints
(= not be limited by them )
• No film producers are free from the constraints of censorship.
given the constraints on something
(= because there are particular constraints on something )
• Given the constraints on space in the city, most people live in tiny apartments.
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