Example sentences of "be limited [prep] the number " in BNC.

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1 The numbers of animals were supposed to be limited to the number their farms could support in winter .
2 The log interpretation lithological model reflects the core information as much as possible with the restriction that the number of unknowns ( minerals ) is limited by the number of logs recorded in order to maintain the stability of the computation model .
3 In contrast , a female 's reproductive potential is limited by the number of eggs she can produce .
4 The resolution of animals with large eyes is limited by the number of light receptors they have , and how closely these are packed together .
5 This exploding complexity of larger and larger units must impose some limitations on the capabilities of management , ie the span of control is limited by the number of inter-relationships that one person can manage .
6 The number of sales the trader could make was limited to the number of cars he could get .
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