fix a limit

Example Sentences

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But we fix a limit when we close our souls to further experiences by the practical denial that they exist.

From Our Lady Saint Mary by Barry, J. G. H.

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

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

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

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)