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- noun Plural form of
restrictor .
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Examples
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Chronic dieters and severe food restrictors set themselves up for one, or both.
Greg Archer: 'Stop Dieting and Start Loving Yourself!' Greg Archer 2011
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Chronic dieters and severe food restrictors set themselves up for one, or both.
Greg Archer: 'Stop Dieting and Start Loving Yourself!' Greg Archer 2011
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The study participants are mostly male as are most calorie restrictors, well-educated and middle-aged.
Could 'extreme' low-cal diets bring longer, healthier life? 2011
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Unlike many calorie restrictors, Arsenault did not have a mid-life health scare which propelled him into action.
Could 'extreme' low-cal diets bring longer, healthier life? 2011
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Unfortunately, very tiny pieces of sediment can quickly clog the openings in these restrictors.
Plumbing the mysteries of low water pressure Tim Carter 2011
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Among other things, the study will look at how personality might differ in calorie restrictors compared to normal eaters or overweight/obese people, as well as cognitive ability, impulse control and how stress is handled.
Could 'extreme' low-cal diets bring longer, healthier life? 2011
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To comply with federal water-use regulations, shower heads contain flow restrictors.
Plumbing the mysteries of low water pressure Tim Carter 2011
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The WSJ story notes that many Americans are removing flow restrictors from showerheads to circumvent the 2. 5-gallon-per-minute (gpm) federal limit on showerheads.
When it comes to showerheads, some Americans don't go with the (low) flow 2009
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Even heads with metal exteriors typically need rubber gaskets and plastic flow restrictors inside to comply with state and national water-use regulations. —
Recent study points to showerheads as bacterial breeding ground 2009
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The WSJ story notes that many Americans are removing flow restrictors from showerheads to circumvent the 2.5-gallon-per-minute gpm federal limit on showerheads.
When it comes to showerheads, some Americans don't go with the (low) flow 2009
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