Synonym: boundary, confine, end, extreme, restriction, tip. Similar words: to the limit, limitation, eliminate, preliminary, submit, permit, limb, slim. Meaning: ['lɪmɪt] n. 1. the greatest possible degree of something 2. final or latest limiting point 3. the boundary of a specific area 4. as far as something can go 5. the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity 6. the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed. v. 1. place limits on (extent or access) 2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" 3. decide upon or fix definitely.
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241. Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius. George Sand
242. Voters rejected measures to ban most lawsuits resulting from car accidents, limit shareholder lawsuits and slash lawyers' contingency fees.
243. The marathon relay, aided by excellent weather, was completed three hours inside the team's self-imposed limit of 12 days.
244. But a breath test revealed an alcohol content of 88 milligrammes - more than twice the limit, the court in Pontefract heard.
245. And if anyone believes that such flexible working arrangements limit the appeal of the practitioner, then they are mistaken.
246. Also, there are only two zoom levels, which limit your ability to view a particular area.
247. Even the upper age limit for recruitment and retirement has been made more flexible.
248. The upper age limit for entrants was set at 25, the lower limit we didn't set.
249. Moving with unusual speed, the House is expected to approve on Friday a controversial bill to limit gay marriages.
250. Happiness is being able to limit your desires and make the best out of everything you have. Dr T.P.Chia
251. Regulations are need to limit accidental releases of these chemicals.
252. His quest for glory has caused him to stretch his energies to the absolute limit.
253. Study past exam papers, noting the exam format, the choice of questions, and the all-important time limit.
254. The effect may be to limit greatly the opportunity for solicitors to act as advocates in more serious criminal cases.
255. With this information in mind, clients decide on two sets of limits, a regular and an absolute limit.
256. The license limit has prevented retail chains from selling alcoholic beverages at all but a handful of locations.
257. This lack of explicitness will surely limit the significance of the book for researchers working in speech act theory and related fields.
257. Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress day by day!
258. The excess should be deducted from the loss and then payment will be made up to the policy limit where applicable.
259. Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love still stands when all else has fallen. Blaise Pascal
260. There seemed to be no limit to the amount of alcohol the jar would produce.
261. We want to limit the amount of time they are on there.
262. If no time limit is imposed statements must be served before the hearing or appointment.
263. Capacity and other resource constraints which may limit the target's ability to respond to increases in demand.
264. They want to limit admissions to 500 students a year.
265. If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly find fault with, you will not do much! Lewis Carroll
266. It's a very good cruiser, too, moving along effortlessly at motorway limit speeds and above. 40.
267. I recollect having urged Wigg on many occasions to limit the ambit of the Profumo affair.
268. Changes in the penalties for speeding are aimed at putting fear into the hearts of anyone considering edging over the limit.
269. Ingraham appealed more to young voters and advocated a 10-year limit of the Prime Minister's term in office.
270. The Brady case may provide court conservatives another chance to limit the power of the federal government in state and local affairs.
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