constrained

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  1. Produced by constraint, especially in opposition to nature; manifesting constraint, especially internal constraint or repression of emotion: as, a constrained voice; a constrained manner. The scars upon your honour … he Does pity, as constrained blemishes, Not as deservd. Shak., A. and C., iii. 11.

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  • Over-constrained, the public plan could go into a death spiral itself as it becomes a dumping ground for high-risk enrollees, its rates rise, and it loses its appeal to the public at large. —  Democratic Strategist
  • Freedom of expression remains considerably constrained, and political opponents over the years have found themselves glaring at the insides of prisons. —  Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com
  • The evolutionary algorithm co-evolves the grammar and the turtle's control parameters to cause it to place a virtual plant in a constrained area of the Cartesian plane. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Page Headings are usually space-constrained, and in systems where the Heading automatically become the Title, you are deprived of a significant advantage. —  SiteProNews: Webmaster News & Resources
  • Unless average per-user throughput is somehow constrained, any business strategy that positions 4G simply as an alternative to wire - and fiber-borne broadband services very likely will fail. —  Wireless Week Headline News
 

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