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- noun Plural form of
constriction .
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Examples
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In the heart of the Victorian era, this stirring campaign ought to have heralded a relaxing of the kind of constrictions that troubled all classes.
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Service this week, what kind of constrictions do they have?
Showtime: The American Political Circus and the Race for the White House 1998
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Scherzi Photography An 1858 yarn-dyeing machine The delicate models, often no bigger than a square foot, were required by the U.S. Patent Office for much of the 19th century, but ultimately banned due to space constrictions and a pair of costly fires.
Trying to Build a Better Mousetrap Rachel Wolff 2011
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The type of characters, the constrictions of their worlds steeped in faith and rules and dogma.
More Steampunkery Still! wendigomountain 2009
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If I were buying aftermarket chokes and wanted to get only three, what constrictions/brands would you recommend?
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Karunanidhi, great-uncle to the Marans, took them back in his wings and eased all constrictions around Sun.
Indian Anchorman T. Surendar 2010
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If you want "informed opinion" based on "facts" then you really need to go somewhere like WalesHome, a site whose contributors wilfully subjugate themselves to the constrictions of "consensus reality".
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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Which (added to the constrictions of fomal education, and the problem of illness and injury) makes up a lot of intractable unpleasantness to be endured.
Simply Wonderful, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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If you want "informed opinion" based on "facts" then you really need to go somewhere like WalesHome, a site whose contributors wilfully subjugate themselves to the constrictions of "consensus reality".
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Karunanidhi, great-uncle to the Marans, took them back in his wings and eased all constrictions around Sun.
Indian Anchorman T. Surendar 2010
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