Sentence examples for defined narrowly from inspiring English sources

War can be defined narrowly, as conflict between nations, or broadly, as large-scale violence in pursuit of gain.

League tables measuring academic standards defined narrowly in terms of test results have had a devastating effect on the morale of teachers, and have distorted the educational system.

While security activities receive an exception, it appears confined to self-defense, a term often defined narrowly to include only cross-border attacks.

The named perils are sometimes defined narrowly; for example, theft claims are not paid if the property is merely lost and theft cannot be established.

They would have to buck common marketplace wisdom, too: in an economy demanding "skill sets"—defined narrowly as technical and business skills that deep-reading stuff won't get you anywhere.

Prop trading now typically accounts for a mere percentage point or two of firms' revenues (see table)—if it is defined narrowly to exclude risk-taking related to client business.

The president wanted Congress to define, narrowly, what would constitute such outrages.

But he said the Commerce Department tended to define narrowly the technologies that qualify as crime control and prevention under the Tiananmen legislation.

Likely ZAMFOHR's training invitations were too broad, did not define narrowly the kind of people needed and thus encouraged a collective entitlement.

"We can succeed because we have defined success narrowly enough".

She defined cleaning narrowly — it meant dirt only.