Sentence examples for are so constrained from inspiring English sources

But proving outright fraud is tough when democratic powers are so constrained.

"Land power, sea power are so constrained in their potential that they can't possibly match the transformational implications of space and of really advanced aircraft.

The reality is that government agencies are so constrained they can't meet their responsibilities to operate and maintain — much less build new – public infrastructure.

He believes that chief executives are so constrained by internal politics, the company's investments and organizational norms that they can have little impact on performance in the short term.

"When bonuses are so constrained, I can't see that companies will be able to do anything other than increase fixed pay," said Simon Garrett, a director and compensation expert at the Hay Group, a consulting firm in London.

Because public sector pension funds are so much in deficit (one estimate is $1 trillion, another is $2.5 trillion) and because state budgets are so constrained, politicians are facing the choice of maintaining pensions or maintaining local services.

To some, the limits that are emerging are so constraining that they make a mockery of the process.

But the commentariat would not be so constrained.

How does it maintain its pre-eminence when it is so constrained?

"Hope Springs" is so constrained that, in the end, it celebrates repression.

Assuming the Sox continue treading water, Williams won't be so constrained this off-season.