Sentence examples for limits the greater from inspiring English sources

The effect of the target gland hormone on its target tissues is quantitative; that is, within limits, the greater (or lesser) the amount of target gland hormone bound to receptors in the target tissues, the greater (or lesser) the response of the target tissues.

As initially demonstrated by Otto Frank and Ernest Starling, an intrinsic property of myocardial cells is that the force of their contraction depends on the length to which they are stretched: the greater the stretch (within certain limits), the greater the force of contraction.

On the other hand, he is a natural and masterly advertiser, a phenomenal propagandist within his limits, the greatest mob orator in German annals, and one of the most inventive organizers in European history.

Moreover, Inzerna's illness leads him to death, thus encouraging a discussion about the way an illness compels us to face our limits, the greatest and (chronologically) last of which is death itself.

That is based on the city limits, not the greater metropolitan area.

One-child policy, official program initiated in the late 1970s and early '80s by the central government of China, the purpose of which was to limit the great majority of family units in the country to one child each.

The amount of income excluded from tax is limited to the greater of $10 million, or 10 times the original cost basis of the investment.

That limit is the greater of 50% of W-2 wages or the sum of 25% of W-2 wages + 2.5% of the unadjusted basis (UBIA), immediately after acquisition, of all qualified property.

The "entitlement generation" may actually have it right; often they will choose a specialty where their hours are limited, avoiding the greater stress and on-call responsibilities necessary in other medical specialties.

"Sometimes limits are the greatest gift," she said.

Since 2008 these have helped halve the number of Londoners living in areas exceeding legal limits, with the greatest improvements by roads, where people are most exposed.