Sentence examples for setting a ceiling from inspiring English sources

Despite setting a ceiling on debt, M.L.B. can be selective in how it enforces the rule.

Switzerland's central bank surprised markets by setting a ceiling for the Swiss currency of SFr1.20 against the euro in an attempt to keep it down.

The federal government notified some states last month that it was setting a ceiling on costs that would be reimbursed from June through December of this year.

It began by setting a ceiling of 30 caballerías (one caballería = 33 acres, or 13.4 hectares) on individual holdings, with a maximum of 100 caballerías if economic operations required such a scale.

Though the other companies said they were also pushing the government for permission to publish more detailed data, they said the aggregate numbers were useful to control speculation by setting a ceiling on the number of requests.

But the FCC's proposed ruleset isn't in the business of setting a ceiling, at least in its current format.

The restaurant sets a ceiling of 118 degrees.

But Mendocino County has set a ceiling of three gift sets per broker.

And it has set a ceiling of around 2,400 euros a month for pensions.

Congress sets a ceiling on how much the country may borrow.

The number of screeners is down because Congress set a ceiling on the agency's employment.