sport

pole vaulter
 hurdles

to circumscribe

1. to draw a line around; encircle:

to circumscribe a city on a map. 
fields circumscribed by tall trees

2. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly:

Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations. 
Their plans were circumscribed by a lack of money.
circumscribe your TV-watching time to one hour daily 
 
3. to mark off; define; delimit:

to circumscribe the area of a science.
a study of plant species in a circumscribed area
The hedge circumscribes the property. 


Source: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/circumscribe
 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circumscribe
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/circumscribe

to deem

To regard as; consider: 

They deemed the results unsatisfactory
The ​area has now been deemed ​safe.
We will ​provide ​help ​whenever you deem it ​appropriate.
Anyone not ​paying the ​registration ​fee by 31 ​March will be deemed to have ​withdrawn from the ​offer.

Source: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deem

curtail

to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
to curtail data rate

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/curtail

contend

non-transitive
1. to struggle in opposition:
to contend with the enemy for control of the port.
2. to strive in rivalry; compete; vie:
to contend for first prize.
3. to strive in debate; dispute earnestly:
to contend against falsehood.

transitive
4. to assert or maintain earnestly:
He contended that taxes were too high.

Source:  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/contend?s=t

contemplate

transitive
1. to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully:
to contemplate the stars.
2. to consider thoroughly; think fully or deeply about:
to contemplate a difficult problem.
3. to have as a purpose; intend.
4. to have in view as a future event:
to contemplate buying a new car.
предусмотреть, иметь в виду
to contemplate scenarios

non transitive
5. to think studiously; meditate; consider deliberately.

Source :  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/contemplate

As vs like

As  - conjunction
Like - preposition


Bob acted like my brother.
Bob acted as I would expect my brother to behave. 
As I was saying...
As grandma used to make them
As in America

Always in past subjunctive:
It seemed as if he were running out of puff.
My neighbour yelled as though he had seen a banshee.

National regulatory authorities like (such as) Ofcom and Arcep

Source: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/like-versus-as
http://www.economist.com/style-guide/like-unlike 
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/as-or-like 
http://www.grammar.cl/Notes/Like_vs_As.htm

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use like when no verb follows

use like when no verb follows

use like when no verb follows