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stifling
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Present participle of stifle
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For Bartle, this structure was, itself, a comment on the stifling class system.
Daniel Bertoni made it 2-0 with a lovely finish in the second half after weaving his way past three defenders but El Salvador restricted the Argentinians to few chances, notably stifling Diego Maradona, and even worried their illustrious opponents a couple of times on the break.
JOHNNY MERCER, 38 TORY, PLYMOUTH MOOR VIEW A former army commando and veteran of three tours of Afghanistan, Mercer has accused Labour governments of stifling ambition.
Her father, a butcher, and her mother, a housewife, shared the same house, in Blackpool, but communicated via notes, such as: "The coalman is coming today, can you leave me some money?" It was stifling, she says, "an only child living with two grown-ups who didn't get on.
"Washington's inefficient, heavy-handed regulations are wreaking havoc on working families across the nation, from stifling small business growth to strangling the agriculture industry".
"None of us hate anyone but what we notice in this debate – and it's been prevalent in the Irish debate – is that those who believe marriage is between a man and a woman are fearful of expressing that view because of demonisation that occurs amid the stifling political correctness," he said.
The wider issue remains whether the cut-throat nature of some institutions is stifling young academics.
If so, then Comcast's behaviour would have violated the conditions of its purchase of NBC Universal in which it promised to remain a passive owner so as to avoid stifling a smaller firm that might otherwise grow into a competitor.
Our movement is supposed to be about liberation from stifling sexual and social norms.
Mr Gallagher thinks the social pressure to adopt a high moral tone produces an unattractive level of hypocrisy, stifling public debate on moral issues.
Sanctions are stifling the economy and making it hard to borrow.
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