The state Builders Association, which brought the suit, said the rule has stifled home construction.

As with chess, basketball or any other game for that matter, the rules of the game are not stifling restrictions; they are the game.

To children, rules can be either reassuring or stifling.

Weakening the rule could, for example, stifle the voice of independent programmers.

At the same time, the regional networks are growing faster, which may weaken the merchants' argument that Visa and MasterCard's rules have stifled competition.

This month it sued the Realtors' trade group, asserting that the rules stifled competition and hurt consumers.

Turkish rule was harsh and stifled both economic and cultural development.

He spoke on the Senate Floor talking about how the rules will stifle innovation, investment and ultimately job growth.

But many experts worry that these new rules and new social attitudes toward casual conduct between adults and children may be stifling positive relationships.

Arizona Republic: Commentary: "State's rules stifle charter schools, threaten success."