narrow terms

[cannonkuo]

The narrow terms in which the Galtieri regime anticipated probable U.S. responses to the actions being contemplated resulted from four main factors1) the Argentine perception that U.S. officials were divided on policy and lacked resolve; (2)...;(3)...; and (4)... (p.7 The U.S. Role in the Malvinas Crisis,1982)

What do "narrow terms" mean in the sentence?
Thank you very much.

 

[owlman5]

It should mean that the Galtieri regime thought that there were a limited number of ways in which the U.S. would respond.

 

[cannonkuo]

So, can I say the narrow terms in which N. Korea would respond to sanctions are (1) continuing to develop nuclear missiles, (2)...
and the narrow terms in which those mobs intruding the rotunda are getting fined, ...?

Thank you.

 

[owlman5]

It sounds natural as a criticism of somebody else's limited or unimaginative thinking. Your first example looks possible. Your second example seems unlikely to me. Narrow can express a negative meaning in language about how somebody responds to something.

 

[cannonkuo]

Thank you, owlman5.