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 William Temple Hornaday
Who can fix a limit to the intelligence or the achievements of our species?
From Caesar's Column by Ignatius Donnelly
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 Allan Pinkerton
Neither can we set a limit to it, for wherever we fix a limit, space is springing up beyond.
From Theaetetus by Benjamin Jowett
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 Ainsworth Rand Spofford
