Greenspan suggested that rates would not come down soon, to offset unusually restrictive bank lending practices.

Prosecutors have obtained unusually restrictive court orders that bar the defendants and their lawyers from communicating with virtually anyone.

In July, he filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma for its unusually restrictive ballot access laws, which he contends are contrary to the First Amendment right to petition one's government for a redress of grievances.

In recent testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve, suggested that rates would not be lowered soon, except to offset unusually restrictive commercial lending practices.

In discussing monetary policy before the Senate Banking Committee, Mr. Greenspan said rates would not be lowered soon except to offset unusually restrictive commercial lending practices.

Apple won't comment on any of this, and the nondisclosure agreements it has in place with its suppliers and collaborators are described as unusually restrictive.

This blockade was unusually restrictive in that even food was stopped as it was said to help the war.

The blockade was unusually restrictive in that even foodstuffs were considered "contraband of war".

Larry Brown flouted the organization's unusually restrictive rules last season, which played a major role in the Garden chairman James L. Dolan's decision to fire him.