This has been recognized, and governments have begun placing restraints on activities that cause environmental degradation.

Since the gulf crisis, Israel has placed new restraints on Palestinians.

The indictment is a response to a June 24 Supreme Court ruling that placed new restraints on the use of the federal death penalty.

The covenants appear to place severe restraints on any acquirer.

In December, the Justice Department placed new restraints on the conduct of corporate investigations by federal prosecutors.

The nation is also placing greater restraints on printing new money.

Their deal involved three changes that, they said, would place greater restraints on the government's latitude in obtaining personal information like library records and business transactions.

The new town government placed very few restraints on its resorts with 48 liquor licenses issued just prior to prohibition.

Everyone had a different idea and would get vehement about it, but as builders we had to place restraints.

Most clubs voted for the agreement even though their executives felt it does not place enough restraints on player salaries.