severely constrained
Frequency: 7.08.5 per million words
emphasizes a strong and serious degree of limitation
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- The project's budget was severely constrained, forcing them to cut back on essential features.
- Due to the drought, the region's water supply is severely constrained.
- In that authoritarian regime, personal freedoms were severely constrained.
- Our schedule for completing this report is severely constrained; we only have two days left.
- Living in the tiny apartment, he felt severely constrained by the lack of space.
- The artist's creativity was severely constrained by the client's strict guidelines.
- Without a college degree, his career options will be severely constrained in this competitive market.
- The company's growth has been severely constrained by the ongoing economic recession.
- Due to new regulations, our research activities are now severely constrained.
- With only a few items left on the menu, our dinner choices were severely constrained.