Sentence examples for setting a limit from inspiring English sources

Professor Federgruen added that gas station owners who responded with their own form of ad hoc rationing — like setting a limit of 10 gallons per customer — only reinforced the feeling that there was, in fact, a limited supply of fuel.

Perhaps the rule setting a limit of 12 seconds between pitches should be enforced.

Ms. Harrington said she opposed setting a limit on aid, but added that the university's pockets were not bottomless.

OBAMACARE Bars insurers from setting a limit on how much they have to pay to cover someone.

The committee wants existing broadcasting rules changed to reduce the average amount of advertising viewers see each hour, setting a limit of seven minutes across all commercial channels.

The government started it in the 1960's by setting a limit on the total number of traps used by the fleet in Port Lincoln.

The department's inspector general had recommended setting a limit for how long passengers can be forced to be sealed off in planes.

Why do you assume that your wife's way is the ethical high road -- that setting a limit on someone else's giving is ethical?

The World Trade Organization found the United States broke free- trade rules by setting a limit on cotton thread imports from Pakistan.

Others, however, think a more fundamental change is needed, such as setting a limit on how long someone is allowed to work unpaid.

(Who really knows where Doritos come from?) Even setting a limit of, say, a hundred miles as a rule of thumb makes sense.