restrictive interpretation

This has received a restrictive interpretation in the Canadian courts.

In legal cases since the early 1980s, some judges have placed a restrictive interpretation on what that means.

It is for this reason, then, that these measures of exception to free movement have been subject to restrictive interpretation.

Both the intent and the impact of the restrictive interpretation were discriminatory.

The first is that there should not be a restrictive interpretation of the many excellent initiatives they have suggested.

That restrictive interpretation should not be incompatible with the directive.

That is why I believe a rather less restrictive interpretation is absolutely essential.

This practice is considered to be a restrictive interpretation of the judgment by patent attorneys.

In relation to access to documents, you are making an extremely restrictive interpretation of the regulation.

His study disclosed new documents that he said supported the traditional, restrictive interpretation of the treaty.

The predominant tendency has been toward the more restrictive interpretation of "high crimes and misdemeanors."

Even though, in this area, the Amsterdam text is sufficiently ambiguous to lend itself to restrictive interpretation.

Mr. Sims said these specialists had prepared studies supporting the restrictive interpretation.

Freedom of the press is too important a part of our democracy for it to be subjected to legally restrictive interpretations.

The Senator has repeatedly argued that the more restrictive interpretation held by previous Administrations is the correct view.

The arms control provisions sought by Congress would force the Administration to adhere to the more restrictive interpretation of the treaty.

Most of the decisions on this covenant are rather old, due to the restrictive interpretation placed on it by the courts.

Adding a restrictive interpretation to the Maastricht Treaty would be a social, economic and political nonsense.

But critics say the Senate should not forego an opportunity to take a firm stand in support of the traditional, restrictive interpretation of the treaty.

This ambiguous and confusing approach to identity has led on occasion to rather restrictive interpretations of the concept, following two more or less opposite tendencies.

During the twentieth century, it evolved to mean equal treatment of all religions, although a more restrictive interpretation of the term has developed since 2004.

However, the drafter would be best advised to assume that the courts will adopt a restrictive interpretation, and draft accordingly.

I also regret the very restrictive interpretation of the concept of authorising the provision of services.

These prohibitions constituted the restrictive interpretation.

It expresses that "these allowable purposes should not be given a restrictive interpretation or this could result in the undue restriction of users' rights."