Sentence examples for to circumscribe from inspiring English sources

But it has since tried to circumscribe that power.

They are attempts to circumscribe democracy on behalf of corporate power.

The amendment sought to circumscribe the conservative body's ability to exclude candidates.

And, again: "To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only show the narrowness of the definer".

"A search warrant exists and is required not simply to permit, but to circumscribe, police intrusions".

The party's conservative wing wants to circumscribe those benefit programs, despite their popularity among voters.

"There's nothing expressed in legislation that [shows] parliament has attempted to circumscribe the powers to make treaties.

It would be a mistake to circumscribe the ability of scientists to study embryonic stem cells and learn to manipulate their evolution into repair cells.

But we'll have to freely decide whether to circumscribe our own forbidden desires -- a mental trap no rodent needs to fear.

By increasing public understanding of its goals and methods, the central bank hopes to defuse political efforts to circumscribe its powers.

Attempts to circumscribe the opposition, however, took a back seat to the bitter leadership squabble that dominated the PF after August.