| If your degree of glossophobia is at a level to which it constrains your happiness or livelihood, you should consider getting professional help. |
| Until now, Burke has refused to let Ransom distinguish scientists from poets, for the metonymic nature of language constrains both parties. |
| The diminution of the scope and autonomy of the private sphere constrains the potential for development of the individual through intimate relationships. |
| The debt ceiling constrains public investment, but the government also brags about how fast it is reducing its deficit. |
| To the extent that globalization constrains states or renders their policies ineffective it has the effect, many would argue, of undermining democracy. |
| Students are awarded university scholarships on a competitive basis, but lack of funding severely constrains the universities. |
