constrained
Example Sentences
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The SPR also uses the same pipelines and ports as shale producers, so infrastructure to carry the extra oil is constrained.
Though today’s commercial and cultural sensibilities might have constrained Ms. Blume’s success, that pain has become only more acute.
Where does the border go when no longer constrained by physical space, national territory or even dry land?
From Salon
Turner added that if housing wasn't prioritised it would be an "effective moratorium on new homes in areas where capacity is constrained".
From BBC
That spare capacity in the past has also constrained price upside, which will require International Energy Agency members to step in and release strategic stocks, said Rapidan.
From MarketWatch
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