Restraint
noun
A device or means for keeping something under control.
The use of physical restraints on hospital patients is a last resort.
Often appears as...
- physical restraint
- use restraint
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Technical
noun
A rule or condition that limits freedom.
A lack of financial restraint led to a decrease in stock value.
Often appears as...
- financial restraint
- legal restraint
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Disapproving
noun
The ability to control your own behavior or emotions.
He showed great restraint in dealing with the rude customer.
Often appears as...
- great restraint
- show restraint
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Approving
noun
A device or means for keeping something under control.
The use of physical restraints on hospital patients is a last resort.
Often appears as...
- physical restraint
- use restraint
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A rule or condition that limits freedom.
A lack of financial restraint led to a decrease in stock value.
Often appears as...
- financial restraint
- legal restraint
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The ability to control your own behavior or emotions.
He showed great restraint in dealing with the rude customer.
Often appears as...
- great restraint
- show restraint
Usage tips
Approving
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Devices
Think of 'restraint' as safety equipment in cars or hospitals to protect or control.
Make sure the child restraint is securely fastened before driving.
Pro Tip 2/3Preventive Action
'Restraint' also means taking action to stop something from becoming chaotic.
The security team used restraints to control the crowd.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
Sometimes 'restraint' refers to non-physical means like rules or systems.
The software has restraints to prevent unauthorized access.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Devices
Think of 'restraint' as safety equipment in cars or hospitals to protect or control.
Make sure the child restraint is securely fastened before driving.
Pro Tip 2/3Preventive Action
'Restraint' also means taking action to stop something from becoming chaotic.
The security team used restraints to control the crowd.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
Sometimes 'restraint' refers to non-physical means like rules or systems.
The software has restraints to prevent unauthorized access.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Devices
Think of 'restraint' as safety equipment in cars or hospitals to protect or control.
Make sure the child restraint is securely fastened before driving.
Pro Tip 2/3Preventive Action
'Restraint' also means taking action to stop something from becoming chaotic.
The security team used restraints to control the crowd.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
Sometimes 'restraint' refers to non-physical means like rules or systems.
The software has restraints to prevent unauthorized access.
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How to make applying for...
The cool thing here is that this isn't like a standardized test where some people are employable and some people aren't. Instead it's about understanding the fit between your characteristics and what would make you good a certain job. We found that if you clap late on red and you never clap on the green, you might be high in attentiveness and high in restraint.
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The moral roots of...
experience revolution is good it's change it's fun conservatives on the other hand speak for institutions and traditions they want order even at some cost to those at the bottom the great conservative insight is that order is really hard to achieve it's really precious and it's really easy to lose so as edmund burke said the restraints on men
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A tale of mental illness...
I didn't have the courage to tell him in that moment that, no, we're not that different from him. We don't like to be strapped down to a bed and left to suffer for hours any more than he would. In fact, until very recently, and I'm sure some people still hold it as a view, that restraints help psychiatric patients feel safe.
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A tale of mental illness...
would I didn't have the cars to tell him in that moment that no we were not that different from him we don't like to be strapped down to a bed and left to suffer for hours anymore that he would in fact until very recently and I'm sure some people still hold it as a view that restraints help psychiatric patients
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How health workers are...
resources to do so but also take time for yourself but understand that this is not going to be short and then the last thing I would say is remember that sometimes what we don't do is as important as what we do do and so people are always worried that they haven't done enough but remember that restraint
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How rollercoasters...
aren’t going anywhere soon. But today’s redundant restraints, 3D modeling and simulation software have made roller coasters safer and more thrilling than ever. Our precise knowledge about the limits of the human body have helped us build coasters that are faster, taller, and loopier
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9/11 Impact Anatomy PIPE...
starts heating the columns which are unprotected there is now no insulation on them and it starts hitting the beams see the beams in a manner of speaking provide restraint at the edges of the columns which are loaded axially in the vertical
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Storytelling can be...
lives with the stories that you tell it's a huge power that we storytellers hold and it's a power that I think needs to be wielded wisely and wielded you know with with a lot of restraint because one of the things I realized is
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How to lead a...
Snark doesn't help, shame doesn't help, condescension doesn't help. Genuine communication takes practice and effort and restraint and self-awareness. There isn't an algorithm to solve where we are.
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Young Lions Kill Donkeys...
No animal has a concept of restraint, predators least of all.
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How to make applying for...
The cool thing here is that this isn't like a standardized test where some people are employable and some people aren't. Instead it's about understanding the fit between your characteristics and what would make you good a certain job. We found that if you clap late on red and you never clap on the green, you might be high in attentiveness and high in restraint.
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The moral roots of...
experience revolution is good it's change it's fun conservatives on the other hand speak for institutions and traditions they want order even at some cost to those at the bottom the great conservative insight is that order is really hard to achieve it's really precious and it's really easy to lose so as edmund burke said the restraints on men
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A tale of mental illness...
I didn't have the courage to tell him in that moment that, no, we're not that different from him. We don't like to be strapped down to a bed and left to suffer for hours any more than he would. In fact, until very recently, and I'm sure some people still hold it as a view, that restraints help psychiatric patients feel safe.
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A tale of mental illness...
would I didn't have the cars to tell him in that moment that no we were not that different from him we don't like to be strapped down to a bed and left to suffer for hours anymore that he would in fact until very recently and I'm sure some people still hold it as a view that restraints help psychiatric patients
Video examples
How health workers are...
resources to do so but also take time for yourself but understand that this is not going to be short and then the last thing I would say is remember that sometimes what we don't do is as important as what we do do and so people are always worried that they haven't done enough but remember that restraint
Video examples
How rollercoasters...
aren’t going anywhere soon. But today’s redundant restraints, 3D modeling and simulation software have made roller coasters safer and more thrilling than ever. Our precise knowledge about the limits of the human body have helped us build coasters that are faster, taller, and loopier
Video examples
9/11 Impact Anatomy PIPE...
starts heating the columns which are unprotected there is now no insulation on them and it starts hitting the beams see the beams in a manner of speaking provide restraint at the edges of the columns which are loaded axially in the vertical
Video examples
Storytelling can be...
lives with the stories that you tell it's a huge power that we storytellers hold and it's a power that I think needs to be wielded wisely and wielded you know with with a lot of restraint because one of the things I realized is
Video examples
How to lead a...
Snark doesn't help, shame doesn't help, condescension doesn't help. Genuine communication takes practice and effort and restraint and self-awareness. There isn't an algorithm to solve where we are.
Video examples
Young Lions Kill Donkeys...
No animal has a concept of restraint, predators least of all.
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Ileana D'Cruz
Indian Actress
I had a different perception of what a relationship or love is like. I was all giddy-headed and fairytale about it in my head, but it's so different. There's a lot of restraint that you've got to have, compromising in certain situations - and you've got to have a lot of respect.
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Tom Drury
American Writer
I tend to write about towns because that's what I remember best. You can put a boundary on the number of characters you insert into a small town. I tend to create a lot of characters, so this is a sort of restraint on the character building I do for a novel.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency, and scoreless sports ties are boring.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
The man or nation of high culture may acknowledge to great lengths the restraints imposed by conventions and honour, but beyond a certain point, primitive will or desire cannot be curbed.
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Henry Adams
American Historian
Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself.
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Jaideep Ahlawat
Indian Actor
When 'Raazi' released, I think I was ready to embrace complex roles and some challenging characters with responsibility and restraint.
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Jonathan Banks
American Actor
Wiseguy' for its time was good. It was really good. And it holds up still. But a lot of the restraints have been taken off now.
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Terry Sanford
American Politician
The drafters of the Constitution... wisely put restraints on the president.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
The most important area for spending restraint is entitlement reform.
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Ileana D'Cruz
Indian Actress
I had a different perception of what a relationship or love is like. I was all giddy-headed and fairytale about it in my head, but it's so different. There's a lot of restraint that you've got to have, compromising in certain situations - and you've got to have a lot of respect.
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Tom Drury
American Writer
I tend to write about towns because that's what I remember best. You can put a boundary on the number of characters you insert into a small town. I tend to create a lot of characters, so this is a sort of restraint on the character building I do for a novel.
Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency, and scoreless sports ties are boring.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
The man or nation of high culture may acknowledge to great lengths the restraints imposed by conventions and honour, but beyond a certain point, primitive will or desire cannot be curbed.
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Henry Adams
American Historian
Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself.
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Jaideep Ahlawat
Indian Actor
When 'Raazi' released, I think I was ready to embrace complex roles and some challenging characters with responsibility and restraint.
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Jonathan Banks
American Actor
Wiseguy' for its time was good. It was really good. And it holds up still. But a lot of the restraints have been taken off now.
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Terry Sanford
American Politician
The drafters of the Constitution... wisely put restraints on the president.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
The most important area for spending restraint is entitlement reform.
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