stifles

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For Dewey and his philosophical followers, education stifles individual autonomy when learners are taught that knowledge is transmitted in one direction, from the expert to the learner. Source: Internet

Clare Collier of the civil rights group Liberty said: “This is a startling example of how Prevent stifles free speech, labels dissent as dangerous and gives the police sweeping powers to monitor non-violent, non-criminal behaviour. Source: Internet

By reassuring the South Koreans that Washington is fully committed to their defense, the American presence stifles the urge for Seoul to take other, more destabilizing steps to ensure its safety -- such as developing nuclear weapons of its own. Source: Internet

Movement is not the only reason that Maholm's four-seam fastball stifles Fielder. Source: Internet

Some of our mellow stuff is my favorite and it kind of stifles things a little when we have to appear one dimensional when we clearly are not.” Source: Internet

This bureaucratic overreach impedes innovation, stifles investment and continues to create economic uncertainty for one of the largest sectors of the U.S. economy. Source: Internet