Sentence examples for fix a limit from inspiring English sources

Compromise is a doubtful way to fix a limit, though a common one among politicians.

If it was my island, I would ban cars, fix a limit on the population and create a wholly green island".

By A. J. Liebling The New Yorker, October 4, 1958 P. 33 We said here a couple of weeks ago that we wished the U.N. would fix a limit on recognition of governments that have lost control of the countries they once governed.

If we arbitrary fix a limit of 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 estimated by the MDRD study equations, differences between the two equations are significantly higher for the values over than below 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 (-2.3 ± 1.9 versus -2.7 ± 7.4 ml/min/1.73 m, respectively).

The only reason that most folks were not more lightly attired was that even Paris has ordinances fixing a limit.

He created hell, with its seven ordered gates, for a deep purpose but has fixed a limit to the suffering of believers who have sinned.

Sir D'Arcy seems to have been rather bemused by the request, for - with a hint of sarcasm - he went on to say that the pontiff "had hastened to add that the Holy See has not fixed a limit to the range of colours".

The two houses also differ in how they would fix a 2002 ruling that limits participation by companies owned by venture capitalists.

Other rules fix a time limit for each fight.

While we are obligated to some extent to sacrifice some part of our welfare to benefit others without any expectation of recompense, it is not possible in the abstract to fix a definite limit on how far this duty extends.

For example, one might enjoy a music concert because they have a higher threshold of sound, while another might have to fix a time limit so that they do not become overwhelmed.