make sth restrictive

Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words

To cause something to become limiting or controlling.

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Examples (10)

  • Their attempts to make drug legislation more restrictive and repressive were criticized.
  • The new security measures make travel across the border much more restrictive.
  • We shouldn't make the rules so restrictive that no one can follow them.
  • The company decided to make its hiring policy more restrictive to ensure quality.
  • Does this contract make my employment terms too restrictive?
  • The government is planning to make the zoning laws more restrictive in this area.
  • They are trying to make the environment less restrictive for people with disabilities.
  • If we make the entry requirements restrictive, we might lose talented applicants.
  • The court's ruling will make current trade practices highly restrictive.
  • Parents often make household rules more restrictive as children get older.