restrictive practice
Britishnoun
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a trading agreement against the public interest
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a practice of a union or other group tending to limit the freedom of other workers or employers
Example Sentences
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In addition, they will also become skilled at the art of developing an effective, practical, personal plan for the people they provide care for.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2022
“Strong reaction in the West is an effective practical instrument to raise the level of decision-making on the case,” he says.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 8, 2020
"To General Bramwell Booth: "In the death of your good Father the world loses one of the most effective practical philanthropists.
From The Authoritative Life of General William Booth by Railton, George S. (George Scott)
As exciting as all this is, qualitative considerations might prove no less beneficial, if indeed we could translate them in effective practical experiences.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
This is followed by a discussion of what may and should be done, as the most effective practical discipline of students toward the making of literature.
From A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow
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