political constraints

Industrialization and rising living standards led to competition for a supply of oil largely restricted by political constraints.

Mention all this to insiders on either side of the Atlantic, and the response boils down to: 'Yes, but there are political constraints. '

"Domestic political constraints were ultimately responsible for the conference's failure, " Eichengreen writes.

Indeed, an enduring lesson of financial crises is how political constraints interfere with economically efficient solutions.

Horizontal equity, the costs of administration, incentives for tax evasion, and political constraints all affect the design of tax systems.

All parties are exporting domestic political constraints into the negotiations.

The administration maintains it did as much as it could under the political constraints, but others disagree.

But doing what's right from a competitive standpoint could bump up against political constraints.

Because this is a war of choice for the United States, the domestic political constraints are tighter.

The release of the new handgun will be subject to many political constraints.

But you have timing constraints, political constraints, legal and constitutional constraints, and credit risk.

But we should never underestimate the ability of European institutions to make policy, despite domestic political constraints.

SWFs also face political constraints at home.

As trade negotiator, Mr Zoellick was sharply attuned to the other side's goals and political constraints, but also tough.

At the same time, we must recognize domestic political constraints and local fears.

a rushed timetable oblivious to Palestinian political constraints;