restrictivere‧stric‧tive /rɪˈstrɪktɪv/ ●○○ AWL adjective 
Examples
Many members thought the rules were too restrictive. a restrictive policy on admission to the college
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Collocations- Some restrictive diets can be dangerous to your health.
- The labor laws are too restrictive.
- All this is only possible where multi-skilling and flexible skilling are the norm, rather than restrictive skill defensiveness.
- Anti-inflationary policies lead to restrictive monetary policies that deliberately produced high unemployment.
- Davies chose to concentrate on civil liberties, a natural field for revivalists who smarted under old, restrictive laws.
- Few were large enough to support the very specialised and restrictive craft gilds of the greater regional centres.
- No one knows whether river dolphins were once more abundant or whether their numbers have always been low because of their restrictive and specialised habitat.
- On the other hand,-it still could be felt that the design of these machines was perhaps unnecessarily restrictive.
- This is nothing to do with a Bar monopoly or restrictive practices.
- This is so even if your contract contains no specific restrictive covenants.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► highly
Word family· However, Sharp have a highly restrictive policy which makes such development difficult.· In fact, this definition would be highly restrictive because it depends upon the subjective views of both client and practitioner.· Hence, the propositions of this section apply only under the highly restrictive conditions now enumerated.
► less· Home & Pet Care limits the after-dark period to half an hour but clients can be less restrictive if they choose.· Rowe Price of Baltimore is less restrictive.· Radio has therefore proved less restrictive, being able to reach many more individuals through a greater number of languages.· Some agencies have pre-approved buyout plans that are less restrictive.· They managed to shift about half of the mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed patients to homes and less restrictive programs.· The belief in a less restrictive conservative government has foundation.
► more· Luckily Lloyds has found an alternative insurer - Pinnacle - for its 250,000 homebuyers, although the policy conditions are more restrictive.· University affiliations are at times still more restrictive.· Over the past 12 years immigration policy developed by the Government has become more restrictive and hurts many people.· Politics will be more restrictive, and certain types of demonstrations may not be allowed.· In that case, the legislation has a more restrictive meaning.· If such criticisms are valid, is a sterner, more restrictive approach either desirable or likely to be effective?· In property damage cases the courts have generally been more restrictive.· Animals possess legal rights; although, as we have seen, the notion is more restrictive than that of human entitlement.
► most· The key to this remarkable turnaround in what has been one of the most restrictive industries is, of course, PostScript.· It is these markets that lend the behavior of even the most restrictive central banks an aura of unquestioned virtue.· I was billeted in Wolverton during the winter months, when the blackout was most restrictive.· In either event, the crew is governed by the most restrictive rules, usually to halt immediately.
► too· She found life under this roof too restrictive.· Community is usually restricted to the immediate local community. that is much too restrictive.· She believes that even the present law of return is too restrictive.· This classification is shown to be too restrictive to provide an explanatory analysis of all cases of reformulation in discourse.· Was it not too restrictive to preclude the possibility that forces of greater intensity had acted in the past?· Pro-abortion groups also oppose the protocol on the grounds that it is too restrictive.· A major concern is whether the financial conditions of eligibility for representation are too restrictive.· The tenant should be careful also not to agree a too restrictive period of time in which to carry out remedial works.
NOUN► covenant· This is so even if your contract contains no specific restrictive covenants.· The bond indenture normally specifies a number of restrictive covenants to which the issuing corporation must adhere.· The restrictive covenant in a sale agreement protects goodwill whereas restrictive covenants given by employees protect the employer and employee relationship.· Any outstanding debt repayment requirements and / or restrictive covenants on long term debt agreements are additional important. considerations.· They were not subject to service contracts containing restrictive covenants.· The restrictive covenant in a sale agreement protects goodwill whereas restrictive covenants given by employees protect the employer and employee relationship.· The benefit of the restrictive covenant attaches to the business itself and not to the owner and is therefore assignable.· Despite the general rule, restrictive covenants will be held valid if they are reasonable.
► policy· However, Sharp have a highly restrictive policy which makes such development difficult.· More than most industries, telecommunications has been bound up worldwide in strict monopolies and restrictive policies.· This price rise occurred in the context of restrictive policies, rapidly decelerating output and double-digit inflation.· Hence, the Fed has either to accept inflation or face the complaints about high interest rates and a restrictive policy.
► practice· However, civil servants may appear in magistrates' courts as prosecutors without violating this restrictive practice.
► practices· In some of the privatised ports, ending restrictive practices has led to an improvement in productivity of 50 to 100 percent.· The restrictive practices of stubborn unions keep the new colour-printing presses idle.· This is nothing to do with a Bar monopoly or restrictive practices.· Few would have predicted that a radical, reforming Lord Chancellor would begin an assault on the restrictive practices of barristers.· Compliance with fair trading and restrictive practices legislation.· While many restrictive practices and problems remained, trade had increased within the heavy industries of the Six.· Gradually these minimalist restrictive practices have been flushed out by the unstoppable march of information technology.· The railways are also a sink of ancient union restrictive practices.
► view· Argyll applied unsuccessfully for judicial review based on a restrictive view of the Commission's substantive and procedural powers.
WORD FAMILYadjectiverestricted ≠ unrestirctedrestrictivenounrestrictionverbrestrict
something that is restrictive stops people doing what they want to do SYN limiting: Many members thought the rules were too restrictive. a restrictive policy on admission to the college