| 词汇 | example_english_stifle |
| 释义 | Examples of stifleThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. As viewpoints become entrenched, creative thought is stifled because the subject is believed to be understood. On the other hand, being known to the participants might have stifled the interviews and impeded open and frank discussion. The government's main concern now seemed to be stifling dissent before it became intractable. Companies stifled adventuring traders, suppressed free trade, precluded training mariners, brought superfluous commodities into the realm, and caused inflation. In society today, pressures to conform are stifling and are especially felt at school levels where peer pressure can have distinct disadvantages. Planters displayed a paternalistic concern for their neighbours in the processing, transportation, and sale of their crops, which stifled potential conflict. To put limitations on the art world would succeed only in stifling imaginative growth. They had not been fed for some time, and the atmosphere in the shed was stifling. Associations are noted as encompassing the vital role of maintaining a sense of society and collective activity whilst not stifling the development of the individual. A clever way of stifling discussion and few could have done it so well. After that period, little traditional knowledge was left for transmission to younger generations, and the desires to teach and to learn were stifled. Such interwoven signalling cascades can complicate therapeutic intervention, but the outcome could be improved if these signalling events were stifled concurrently. A sick community stifles the individual; a healthy one encourages and celebrates individual success. They had stifled, through all-encompassing party control, all civil institutions that might have met them. Measures should be taken to ensure that their views and approaches, even if deemed unconventional, are not stifled by the newly established system. Debate on important ethical and political issues should not be stifled in deference to "experts" - not even to expert bioethicists, clinicians, and public health authorities. Open enrolment is assumed throughout because otherwise competition would be stifled; however, open enrolment makes self-selection of risks possible, which induces additional regulation. His second interruption, which finally stifles her, is especially powerful by virtue of its rhythmic and harmonic incongruity with her song. When colonists first arrived in the new world, they found plenty of land an ocean away from the old world's stifling seigniorial rights. The audience's response was stifled laughter; the director's intentions were surely otherwise. While technical limitations hampered the development of mechanical cotton harvesters, social pressures of small farms and the sharecropping system stifled its adoption36. Consensus has been viewed here as a negative factor stifling debate. The past had become a dead weight that held society back; it shackled people's minds and stifled their sense of patriotism. While the idea of socrealizm was still valid it had been clumsily implemented and had stifled individual 'free development' necessary to underpin objective truth. More importantly in this context, stifling technocratic and entrepreneurial talent, as well as making unproductive 'white-elephant' investments, will harm the economy. He's stifled, dirty and itchy, and unsteady at the ankles. Secondly, pupils' preoccupation with producing a final compositional product shortened, and in some senses stifled, the compositional process that they were engaged in. In the world of solid objects envisaged by material-culture theorists, however, the flux of materials is stifled and stilled. The debate over whether the public sector promoted or stifled artistic endeavors remains volatile even today. Could it be that identification with policy concerns stifles creativity, while social science may flourish when incorporated in a slightly subversive lifestyle ? He also found that clearance provisions stipulating when exhibitors could show movies stifled competition and restricted the exhibitors' ability to compete. If the government, as the community, risks stifling speech for no sufficient reason (because it objects to the message), then it has acted recklessly without regard to whether harm results. In the early days serious research was stifled by the naturenurture debate and this became transformed into an almost equally sterile approach of interactionism-nature plus nurture. Stinking vapour tainted the atmosphere of the entire island; - even the grass which no cinder rain had stifled completely withered up; - the fish perished in the poisoned sea. As a result, a more radical reorder ing of social relations along the lines of large-scale co-deter mination, nationalisation of industr y and industr ial democracy was stifled. Wales may, in this light, be considered an early participant within a greater urban matrix beyond its borders rather than an anti-urban economic backwater stifled by isolationism. Rigid conformity to a set of rules and regulations without regard to local circumstances would have proved stifling to many of the communities in the south. As local government initiative was stifled by a shrinking material base, its rhetoric, the social and visual manifestations of distinctive local pride, were increasingly difficult to sustain. There comes a time, other things being equal, when the currency has appreciated enough in real terms to make investment in the secondary sector stop, thus stifling economic growth. The way forward must be to seek harmonization of current guidelines, although it is important to standardize methodologies without stifling innovation in the evaluative techniques used. Indeed, it was only thanks to this swift reaction that the council successfully stifled further claims for the political participation of the guilds and for their economic and social emancipation. I want to make quite certain that none of the results of the inquiry is stifled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be little choice, little joy, and little opportunity to enjoy the benefits of enterprise, because enterprise is stifled where freedoms are stifled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not accept the accusation made by some that we are stifling private finance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Subsidy is a distortion because it perpetuates the status quo, while encouraging that which is unappealing and abstruse, and it stifles true creativity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result was less growth, the stifling of initiative and the stagnation of the economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Excessive regulation of the private rented sector has stifled investment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole industrial system must be stifled under the burden of debt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need support not for a dying industry but for one which is being stifled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is combined with rigid resale price maintenance, it completely stifles competition and denies to the consumer any protection or safeguard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am talking only about the innovations because it is said that monopoly stifles innovation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without such a protective system we seem likely once more to be stifled by imports at an early stage of the recovery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The defenders of the system claim that without patents, innovation would be stifled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We remain an innovative, resourceful and inventive people but, to a great extent, that is being stifled by red tape. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have heard and seen too much of him to believe that he will be stifled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If debate is stifled, frustrations will break out in another way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Inflation was stifled, but interest rates and unemployment soared at the beginning of the 1990s. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The current system is, as we have repeatedly seen, unworkable, and the bureaucracy is becoming increasingly stifling. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They will strengthen the incentives to invest efficiently in new infrastructure by taking account of the investment risks, while ensuring that competition is not stifled. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Tomorrow's talent, which we rely on for our future, is being stifled and it is the younger generation that will suffer the most. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In fact, corruption rots the whole system from top to bottom, and it stifles many of the reforms. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English His only concern is to liberate businesses from what he considers to be stifling bureaucracy. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There are still very inflexible regulations, however, which are stifling economic activity. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We are still having to put up with stifling bureaucracy. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In fact, over a whole period, we witnessed a rising tide of protests inspired by communists, whose criticisms were unfortunately stifled. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Non-binding clarifications in this area would enable us to provide the necessary guidelines, without stifling innovation. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There is no real freedom of the press in either country and political opposition is either stifled or banned. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We must not fall victim to stifling congestion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An over-regulated system presents its own problems of inflexibility and stifling initiative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How does he hope for a stable and go-ahead economy when enterprise and initiative are stifled by high taxation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There must be a balance between the two needs so that the development of civil aviation is not stifled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been concerned for some time that for too many people the fear of failure stifles innovation and enterprise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The aim is to enable headquarters to stimulate the appropriate level of environmental awareness in the regions without stifling local initiative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I only hope that that spirit of service will not be stifled by the system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we had extended it to 10 years, that would have stifled independent railway operation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have seen their incentive to work stifled by the tug-of-war between the tax system and the social security system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone in commercial life knows the stifling effect on trade and commerce that dear money has. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In peacetime, or so-called peacetime, production is stifled because consumption is restricted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Taxes rose higher and higher, stifling the incentive to work harder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the atmosphere of the alliance, her initiative had been stifled, because the whole spirit of continental statesmanship was alien to her genius. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every time some new device is resorted to for stifling debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The stifling and enveloping impact that the present electricity organisation has on heat and power is appalling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is stifling it is not stifling to the person who is lethargic; it is stifling to the spectator. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because nationalisation enabled the industry to go back to the taxpayer, the enterprise of so many of those smaller businesses was stifled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that trade unionists will lift a finger to ensure that democracy is stifled in our region. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In our debates we have had an honest expression of views, and there has been no stifling of discussion of any kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The last thing they want or need is to find themselves once again under stifling centralised domination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the code were implemented, local reporting would not be stifled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here, we are deliberately avoiding the opportunity for those whose activities are being legitimately scrutinised from stifling any proper journalistic investigative activity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that one of the key elements of the prospective regime—competition—will not be stifled within the new and elaborate framework that is in prospect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are in danger of stifling one of our most enterprising industries and losing out to our continental rivals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We hear a lot about the cost of insurance and the stifling of research and innovation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I assure him that it was not our intention to raise the cost to such a figure that debate would be stifled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 11 is not the stifling provision that it has been unjustly claimed to be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, claiming that any centrally set objectives and targets are nothing more than a stifling of all local autonomy is different. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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