Sentence examples for formerly restricted to from inspiring English sources

Anouka, meanwhile, has felt the right to take on roles formerly restricted to white, male actors.

The species was formerly restricted to southeastern China, but it is now probably extinct in the wild.

We've sped the march of some maritime species, like Danish scurvy grass, by salting roadways, thus creating ideal conditions inland for weeds formerly restricted to shorelines.

Another stabilization tool is the zoning amendment, enacted two years ago, that allows vacant property formerly restricted to commercial use to be renovated as living and work space for artists.

The American Congress has just voted to allow Colombia to use some aid formerly restricted to anti-narcotics efforts to fight the guerrillas as well, a confirmation of what was already taking place.

Arendt identifies the social with all those activities formerly restricted to the private sphere of the household and having to do with the necessities of life.

The bone disease associated with immuno suppression formerly was restricted to that resulting from glucocorticoid therapy.

Apocalyptic trends, given considerable impetus by the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greeks, were not (as was formerly thought) restricted to Pharisaic circles.

It is not simply that the language is becoming more raw on broadcast networks but that the language, violence and sex that formerly was restricted to the 10 p.m. hour has migrated to earlier time slots.

Formerly it was restricted to the United Kingdom and Commonwealth nations -- the switch drummed up criticism from British and Commonwealth authors, who question whether the prize would be able to maintain its "flavor".

The gap in cognition, as in anatomy, between humans and the other great apes (orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees) is much less than was once thought, as these primates have been shown to possess a variety of advanced cognitive abilities formerly believed to be restricted to humans.