fix a limit

Example Sentences

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Here there is no ancient system of social exclusiveness to fix a limit to the intellectual progress of the proletariat.

From The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People by Bourinot, John George, Sir

Who can fix a limit to the intelligence or the achievements of our species?

From Caesar's Column by Donnelly, Ignatius

They were considered as exempt from the common frailties of schoolboy nature: no one ventured to fix a limit to their power.

From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)

Nor is there any superlation which can fix a limit to the idea of more and more in infinitude.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

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