Sentence examples for was so constrained from inspiring English sources

Cave said critics of the bill had warned at the time that the definition of lobbyist was so constrained as to render the register ineffective.

But after the 11 September 2001 attacks, critics argued it had become too timid and was so constrained by rules and political correctness that it was virtually unable to gather intelligence in troubled parts of the world.

"It was really exciting on the first OS because it was so constrained and forced that discipline," Cummings said.

"But of course in the tunnel wars it was so constrained and constricted and so well documented, we know exactly what happened, at what time and what the results were".

It was hard not to have some sympathy for Humm, who had to argue his company was abandoning the U.S. and was so constrained it couldn't possibly compete any more.

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.

"The film industry is so constrained and in some ways very conservative," she said.

Obviously there are decent people who work there; it's just that they're so constrained by red tape and automatic responses.