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We don't have a strategy right now, we have a series of tactics, reacting to whatever's going on on the ground. That doesn't mean we have to have combat troops in harm's way. But I think ... in concert with other countries, and certainly in an effort to try to restrict Iranian influence in Iraq, that we can play a constructive role. – Jeb Bush	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
As criminals see the police restrained by new laws, policy and regulations that restrict tactics like stop and frisk or broken windows, they no longer fear the police and certainty of arrest, while in the past, they would not carry their weapons because of fear of arrest, they now do, and therefore the opportunity for armed confrontations with police significantly increases. – Former NYPD Commissioner Howard Safir	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The large amount of debt might restrict policymakers’ ability to use tax and spending policies to respond to unexpected future challenges, such as economic downturns or financial crises. – The CBO	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Beijing wants to restrict the population to no more than 23 million by 2020. – Vice Mayor Li Shixiang	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The short-term impact of oil prices on Iran may be blunted by sanctions that already restrict the government's access to oil revenue held outside of Iran. – Jen Psaki	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
However, given the evidence that many underage smokers get their cigarettes from friends or others, efforts to restrict access to those 21 and older may make it much more difficult for 16 and 17 year olds to find a regular source of cigarettes, there hasn't been a lot of research about the rigor and depth of enforcement of these laws, and there needs to be. – Diana Silver	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The purpose of shared regulation should be to ensure mutual protection from unsafe products, not to unjustifiably restrict the choices available to other elected governments and the citizens they represent. – Andrew Miller	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Given the big youth bulge, moves to restrict, censor or overtly monitor social media users in Cambodia are likely to be received by the public as a step backwards, that understanding (is) reflected in the government's announcement that the cyber-crimes law has been shelved. – Silas Everett	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If that piece of membrane is placed on an unusual spot on the infant’s tongue, it may restrict the movement of the tongue. – Irene Zoppi	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
These impediments are going to restrict sales - until they figure out a way not to restrict sales. – Steven Henry	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Typically, they'll go in because credit cards restrict the maximum amount of fuel you can put in a vehicle, which is usually $75, so they'll make anywhere between two and eight transactions at different gas stations in a day, they use one credit card and they pump three times for $75. And then they would go to another gas station and do the same thing. – Bert Ross	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The expectation that every neurotic phenomenon can be cured may, I suspect, be derived from the layman's belief that the neuroses are something quite unnecessary which have no right whatever to exist. Whereas in fact they are severe, constitutionally fixed illnesses, which rarely restrict themselves to only a few attacks but persist as a rule over long periods throughout life. – Sigmund Freud	added by anonymous 10 years ago
In all things, to serve from the lowest station upwards is necessary. To restrict yourself to a trade is best. For the narrow mind, whatever he attempts is still a trade; for the higher, an art; and the highest in doing one thing does all, or, to speak less paradoxically, in the one thing which he does rightly he sees the likeness of all that is done rightly. – Goethe	added by anonymous 12 years ago
The great thought, the great concern, the great anxiety of men is to restrict, as much as possible, the limits of their own responsibility. – Giosu, Borsi	added by anonymous 14 years ago

We don't have a strategy right now, we have a series of tactics, reacting to whatever's going on on the ground. That doesn't mean we have to have combat troops in harm's way. But I think ... in concert with other countries, and certainly in an effort to try to restrict Iranian influence in Iraq, that we can play a constructive role.

– Jeb Bush

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

As criminals see the police restrained by new laws, policy and regulations that restrict tactics like stop and frisk or broken windows, they no longer fear the police and certainty of arrest, while in the past, they would not carry their weapons because of fear of arrest, they now do, and therefore the opportunity for armed confrontations with police significantly increases.

– Former NYPD Commissioner Howard Safir

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The large amount of debt might restrict policymakers’ ability to use tax and spending policies to respond to unexpected future challenges, such as economic downturns or financial crises.

– The CBO

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Beijing wants to restrict the population to no more than 23 million by 2020.

– Vice Mayor Li Shixiang

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The short-term impact of oil prices on Iran may be blunted by sanctions that already restrict the government's access to oil revenue held outside of Iran.

– Jen Psaki

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

However, given the evidence that many underage smokers get their cigarettes from friends or others, efforts to restrict access to those 21 and older may make it much more difficult for 16 and 17 year olds to find a regular source of cigarettes, there hasn't been a lot of research about the rigor and depth of enforcement of these laws, and there needs to be.

– Diana Silver

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The purpose of shared regulation should be to ensure mutual protection from unsafe products, not to unjustifiably restrict the choices available to other elected governments and the citizens they represent.

– Andrew Miller

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Given the big youth bulge, moves to restrict, censor or overtly monitor social media users in Cambodia are likely to be received by the public as a step backwards, that understanding (is) reflected in the government's announcement that the cyber-crimes law has been shelved.

– Silas Everett

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If that piece of membrane is placed on an unusual spot on the infant’s tongue, it may restrict the movement of the tongue.

– Irene Zoppi

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

These impediments are going to restrict sales - until they figure out a way not to restrict sales.

– Steven Henry

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Typically, they'll go in because credit cards restrict the maximum amount of fuel you can put in a vehicle, which is usually $75, so they'll make anywhere between two and eight transactions at different gas stations in a day, they use one credit card and they pump three times for $75. And then they would go to another gas station and do the same thing.

– Bert Ross

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The expectation that every neurotic phenomenon can be cured may, I suspect, be derived from the layman's belief that the neuroses are something quite unnecessary which have no right whatever to exist. Whereas in fact they are severe, constitutionally fixed illnesses, which rarely restrict themselves to only a few attacks but persist as a rule over long periods throughout life.

– Sigmund Freud

added by anonymous
10 years ago

In all things, to serve from the lowest station upwards is necessary. To restrict yourself to a trade is best. For the narrow mind, whatever he attempts is still a trade; for the higher, an art; and the highest in doing one thing does all, or, to speak less paradoxically, in the one thing which he does rightly he sees the likeness of all that is done rightly.

– Goethe

added by anonymous
12 years ago

The great thought, the great concern, the great anxiety of men is to restrict, as much as possible, the limits of their own responsibility.

– Giosu, Borsi

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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