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The phrase "are not to exceed" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in formal contexts, such as legal or financial documents, to indicate that a certain limit should not be surpassed.
Example: "The expenses for this project are not to exceed $10,000."
Alternatives: "must not exceed" or "should not surpass".
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Poems are not to exceed a three-minute limit (with 10-second grace period); if they do, points are deducted.
A first-class vessel is to be constructed, with a separate cabin for each of the passengers, who are not to exceed fifty in number.
(Professionals can apply up to a pound of nitrogen per 1,000 feet in each application, and are not to exceed 4.25 pounds for the year).
Expenditure from existing budgets and projects during the fourth quarter are forbidden to exceed 25% of the agreed totals, and expenditure on travel and other business-related expenses are not to exceed 15% of the original budget.
The Hong Kong Noise Control Ordinance (NCO) stipulates that operational noise levels along parts of this alignment are not to exceed an Leq 30 min of 55 dB(A).
Tolerated maximum doses to OARs are not to exceed the TD5/5 for each organ (31).
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The Chatham House report concludes: "Dietary change is essential if global warming is not to exceed 2C".
Those breaks ended in 1999 and were not to exceed $1 million, Mr. Mangieri said.
Federal-aid funding was limited to this system, which was not to exceed three-sevenths of total highway mileage.
The advice, however, is not to exceed 400mg of caffeine daily - about four cups of instant coffee.
The advice with tobacco is don't smoke but with alcohol it's not to exceed three or four units a day".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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