within limits
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He adds it is a "straightforward solution and it was quite right that EasyJet's dispatcher and captain would not take-off until the airplane was within limits".
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Fitzgerald, when it recognized that Congress could, within limits, modify the immunity that it was granting the president.
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024
Overall, the 76th Annual Primetime Emmys contenders reflect the Television Academy’s increased openness to variety, within limits.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024
Meanwhile, Bezos poured money — within limits — into new hires, upgraded the Post’s technology and, despite threats to his business, ignored Trump’s demands that he curb the Post’s investigative zeal.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
But on weekends I got to experiment, within limits.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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