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Common collocations with constraint in American Collocation

constraint noun

US /kənˈstreɪnt/

severe

severe
tight

The company is working under tight financial constraints.

major or important

key
main
major
significant

The main constraint on future tourist development will be a lack of suitable accommodation.

financial

budgetary
economic
financial

She explained that the library had to operate within budgetary constraints.

types of constraint

environmental
legal
operational
physical
practical

Digital texts are not subject to the physical constraints of printed paper.

budget
resource
space
time

Owing to time constraints, these provisions were not debated during the course of the Bill’s passage through the House of Commons.

put a constraint on someone or something

impose
place
put

Introducing state funding would impose an even greater constraint on political parties that challenge the prevailing economic order.

successfully deal with a constraint

overcome
work within

Scientific research has focused on developing technologies to overcome these constraints in order to improve productivity.

have a constraint

face

This is due to the continued budget constraints faced by local authorities.

remove a constraint

remove

The aim is to remove the constraints on the growth of the City Centre’s key service markets.