constrain
kuhn strayn
- v hold back
- v restrict
- Abandonment of a so-called card check provision was an example of the power of moderate Democrats to constrain their partys more liberal legislative efforts.
- His move ends a long, bleak period in which the moral objections of religious conservatives were allowed to constrain the progress of a medically important science.
- President-elect Barack Obama has said he wants to reform the budget process and tighten discipline, but a revival or even expansion of prior budget rules could constrain his ability .