41.   The adoption of new laws that narrow the scope of the Bill of Rights is also an issue of concern in Washington.

42.   The amendment was introduced by the government to narrow the scope of lawsuits to which the ordinance could be applied.

43.   Tung has come under fire for pushing amendments to narrow the scope of civil liberties protections.

44.   Government officials have promised to narrow the scope of the prevision by specifying conditions required for an act to be classed as terrorism.

45.   Grachev also narrowed the scope of his offer by reiterating the Russian position that a dialogue must be predicated on acknowledgement that Chechnya was part of Russia.