Example sentences of "limit [vb mod] [be] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the numbers will not apparently be limited at the briefings , a notional limit may be set on the number of climbers admitted to the range on any one occasion . |
| 2 | Time limits may be set on how long employees can leave their goods in storage and receive reimbursement from their employers . |
| 3 | Alternatively , limits may be set to particular functions and alarms triggered whenever these are exceeded . |
| 4 | Shock and indignation jostle for position in the following quote from a speech of the president of the Royal Society , delivered in 1978 : ‘ Ominously , voices have been raised claiming that limits should be set to scientific inquiry — that there are questions which should not be asked and research which should not be undertaken . ’ |
| 5 | My hon. Friend the Minister must pay attention to the point that has been made — that time limits must be set for , first , appointing an inspector and secondly , the production of the inspector 's report once the inquiry is complete , if not necessarily on the length of the inquiry . |
| 6 | Limits might be set for the amount of animal manure put on the land , and for inorganic fertiliser application , based on crop and soil types . |
| 7 | Time limits would be set for appeals , with a right to representation and eligibility for legal aid to get advise in bringing a case . |
| 8 | By the end of the year , Mrs Thatcher was in the chair of a new cabinet committee , Misc. 141 , which had been given the task of preparing for the fast-approaching day when limits would be set on greenhouse gas emissions . |