fix a limit
Example Sentences
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Who then can forecast what may be possible five hundred years, or even a century hence; and who will be bold enough to fix a limit to the possibilities of science!
From To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story by Wicks, Mark
"I think it is not your duty to fix a limit in that way," said Deronda.
From Daniel Deronda by Eliot, George
If it is a labour to us, who will fix a limit to another person's industry?
From The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero by Yonge, Charles Duke
Where property has been clothed with the public interest, the legislature may fix a limit to that which shall in law be reasonable for its use.
From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by Larrabee, William
Who can fix a limit to the intelligence or the achievements of our species?
From Caesar's Column by Donnelly, Ignatius
