fix a limit
Example Sentences
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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
It might be advisable to fix a limit beyond which no citizen of the United States residing abroad may claim the interposition of his government.
From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 7: 1863-1865 by Lincoln, Abraham
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
It was impossible to fix a limit to the number of these malevolent spirits constantly provoking diseases and infirmities upon men.
From Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing by Cutten, George Barton
Ander's voice still failed him and did not improve, and no doctor was prepared to fix a limit to his malady.
From My Life — Volume 2 by Wagner, Richard
