Sentence examples for were somewhat constrained from inspiring English sources

When it came to describing in detail the actual method used to break into the company's networks, Microsoft officials said they were somewhat constrained by the continuing investigation.' But in describing one possible chain of events, which corresponds to previous reports of the incident, they said the attacker did not directly enter Microsoft's computer networks.

"But their flexibility is somewhat constrained".

Kaine was somewhat constrained by factors outside his control.

He soon transferred to presenting and built up a reputation for a madcap approach that was somewhat constrained by BBC management.

If you are acting as both CEO and chairman, your ability to manage a large number of direct reports will be somewhat constrained.

I think the EU is somewhat constrained to do anything very significant on the threat of a natural gas retaliation by Putin.

Grade, a former chairman of the BBC and of grocery delivery firm Ocado, added: "The Pinewood Group has been transformed in recent years, but has been somewhat constrained in realising its ambitions due to the lack of share liquidity".

But in a banded income tax system such as we have in the UK, that line is already drawn, and a political party proposing rate changes is somewhat constrained by it.

Mr. Rockwell is somewhat constrained by his prettiness, and by his duties as romantic lead, but he brings some of the vacant hep-cat suavity that Brad Pitt brought to "Oceans 11".

The power of this activism is somewhat constrained by the very fact that it relies on media coverage to be effective, and employees or consumers who disagree can often take their labor or purchases elsewhere.

Hence, the family of viable models is somewhat constrained.