fix a limit

Example Sentences

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Another rule should fix a limit to the number of volumes to be drawn by any reader.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand

This would probably place the fugitive upon his guard, and we could not pretend to fix a limit to the time that would be necessary to effect his capture.

From The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives by Pinkerton, Allan

I don't at all desire to fix a limit to the series of old stories retold.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Dickens, Mamie

Give a chimpanzee articulate expression and language, and no one could fix a limit to his progress.

From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by Hornaday, William Temple

I think if you fix a limit you should stick to it.

From Prince Fortunatus by Black, William