Example sentences of "[art] limit set [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 If you put such a statement firmly into the mouth of your detective or state it flatly yourself , the reader will realise , even without consciously doing so , that this is the limit set for the game , the frame of the crossword puzzle , and will plunge on happily .
2 The cheque must not exceed the limit set by the banker 's card , i.e. £50 unless the management personally accept the responsibility of authorising cheques over this amount .
3 In modern times , we have effectively removed the third possibility above by redefining the goal of science : our aim is to formulate a set of laws that enables us to predict events only up to the limit set by the uncertainty principle .
4 According to the Iszvestiya report of June 19 the deficit would stand at 27,000 million roubles and would thus be within the limit set by the IMF .
5 It is usual practice for the management of the trust to set the bid price above the limit set by the formula .
6 In September , 10 school buses are to be powered by newly-developed compressed natural gas engines , which emit less than one-third of the limit set by the state authorities on polluting emissions from vehicles .
7 Mercury in Liverpool Bay fish presents no real cause for concern to consumers , for the content is well below the limit set by the European Community [ EC ] .
8 As the core reaches saturation the inductance falls to a low value and the current rises rapidly to a limit set by the DC resistance of the coil forcing the core well into saturation .
9 The driver will control his speed via an adjustable governor , up to a limit set by the local road surface .
10 But , if necessary , it can connect to timers , to a maximum demand controller ( which keeps the site 's power consumption within a limit set by the electricity board ) or , for that matter , to a computer .
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