31.   Launching an early autopsy on their expected defeat, some managers criticized the Senate for restricting their ability to present their case.

32.   Most free-speech cases involve situations in which the government restricts the ability of companies or individuals to express themselves.

33.   News agencies complained that it restricted their ability to cover stories.

34.   NBC and Disney say they fear that the new company would restrict their ability to show interactive programming through its cable and interactive TV systems.

35.   People here speculate that Timoney is leaving because he is tired of battling the police union and a city charter that sharply restricts his ability to make top appointments.

36.   Regulators sharply downgraded the bank, and restricted its ability to make loans.

37.   Specifically, the company wants the agency to waive rules that restrict its ability to offer long-distance communications services.

38.   States say the rules unfairly restrict their ability to responsibly spend public money.

39.   Term limits, like any other qualification for office, unquestionably restrict the ability of voters to vote for whom they wish.