Sentence examples for legitimate bounds from inspiring English sources

Frequently, it was impossible to restrain the activities of privateers within the legitimate bounds laid down in their commissions.

Some argue that one who helps put recommendations into effect takes on the role of manager and thus exceeds consulting's legitimate bounds.

"That would overstep the legitimate bounds of simply trying to get Judy Miller to testify as to what her sources told her," Abrams said.

Similarly, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. takes the court far beyond its legitimate bounds when he asked if "the citizens in the South are more racist than citizens in the North".

and nothing more, passes the legitimate bounds of police power, and invades the civil right to acquire, enjoy and use [p61] property, which is guaranteed in equal measure to all citizens, white or colored, by the Fourteenth Amendment.

Our interests unite us, and it is only when we overstep the legitimate bounds of those interests, or push them to the detriment of others, that we need constraint.

While the Patriots own a two-game lead over the Jets (3-3) and have the third-best record in the conference, the victory over the Saints was their first over a legitimate playoff-bound team.

"And then, of course," Mr. Payne added, "the doctors involved, have they always practiced within the bounds of legitimate medical treatment, what's the doctor-patient relationship".

Serbian troops were described in court as committing acts of "almost medieval savagery and a calculated cruelty that went far beyond the bounds of legitimate warfare".

The White House has gone further than even most politicians generally go in stretching the bounds of legitimate discourse — including more than once this week.

Moreover, Mr. Giampa contends that he was provoked by the judge, and that in any case his conduct lies well within the bounds of legitimate, vigorous advocacy.