Sentence examples for act as restraints from inspiring English sources
The goal-area lines, wing lines, and centre line act as restraints on the movements of certain players during play.
It is often believed that the Republicans are the neocons and the Democrats act as restraints on the warmongering.
Historically, two state ideologies — Confucianism and communism — acted as restraints on commercial dealings.
Act as quickly as possible.
"If reformers are in his government, it will act as a restraint and make it easier to take measures.
"Many firms still plan to invest in IT, but uncertainty over future demand could act as a restraint," she said.
The success last year of Beijing's bid to stage the Olympic Games in 2008 is also likely to act as a restraint.
And their habit of selling against unwarranted price rises can act as a restraint on bouts of irrational exuberance.But hedge funds can also be risky.
"Since Sept. 11, much has been made of Britain's role as a 'pivotal power' with the ability to act as a restraint on the United States," Mr. Kennedy wrote in The Times of London.
Ms. Gruber has emerged publicly as a harsh critic of the Bush administration's policy in Iraq and a high-profile advocate for a stronger, more assertive Europe to act as a restraint on the United States.
