Word Finder - limiting

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To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.

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I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.

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To have a limit in a particular set.

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The sequence limits on the point a.

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To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.

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a limiting friar

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A limitation.

The three of us packed for three days only, as if so limiting our clothing changes would force our return more quickly.

Limiting sweets and eating an overall healthy diet.

The limiting conditions of the stability of these figures have been studied both mathematically and experimentally.

We shall next consider the limiting conditions of stability of the horizontal surface which separates a heavier fluid above from a lighter fluid below.

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When the orifice is circular of radius a, the limiting value of a is 1 J' z, where z is the least root of the equation FIG.

The estates demanded the re-establishment of the elective character of the Bohemian kingdom, the recognition of religious liberty for all, and various enactments limiting the royal prerogative.

The legislature may not create any debt or liability " which shall, single or in the aggregate with any previous debts or liabilities, at any time exceed $10o,000," except for purposes of war, to repel invasion or to suppress insurrection, without specifying distinctly the purpose or object, providing for the payment of interest, and limiting the liability to thirty-five years; and the measure as thus passed must be ratified by popular vote.

It approved the concessions system in principle and regarded forced labour as the only possible means of turning to account the natural riches of the country, but recognized that though freedom of trade was formally guaranteed there was virtually no trade, properly so called, among the natives in the greater portion of the Congo State, and particularly emphasized the need for a liberal interpretation of the land laws, effective application of the law limiting the amount of labour exacted from the natives to forty hours per month, the suppression of the" sentry "system, the withdrawal from the concession companies of the right to employ compulsory measures, the regulation of military expeditions, and the freedom of the courts from administrative tutelage.

It is constructed to show all the possible combinations of a set of logical terms with their negatives, and, further, the way in which these combinations are affected by the addition of attributes or other limiting words, i.e.

It is merely a geometrical determination of the conditions necessarily consequent in England, Scotland and Wales, upon a given mean rainfall over many years, upon evaporation and absorption in particular years (both of which he must judge or determine for himself), and upon certain limiting variations of the rainfall, already stated to be the result of numerous records maintained in Great Britain for more than 50 years.

In 1908 two laws proposed by initiative petition were passed, stopping all fishing by night and fishing in the navigable channels of the lower river, limiting the length of seines to be used in the lower river and abolishing the use of gear by fishermen of the upper river - the mouth of the Sandy river, in Multnomah county, being the dividing line between the upper and lower Columbia.

Limiting in the Bill of Rights the powers assumed by the crown, the Commons declared that the king could not keep a standing army in time of peace without consent of parliament; and they made that consent effectual, as far as legislation could go, by passing a Mutiny Act year by year for twelve months only, so as to prevent the crown from exercising military discipline without their authority.

And in 1843 Sir James Graham, who was home secretary in Sir Robert Peels administration, had been compelled by the pressure of public opinion to introduce a measure providing for the education f children employed in factories, and for limiting the hours of work of children and young persons.

He had brought forward in 1780 a comprehensive scheme of economical reform, with the design of limiting the resources of jobbery and corruption which the crown was able to use to strengthen its own sinister influence in parliament.

To prevent such extravagant expenditures for internal improvements as had brought disaster to Michigan and other states, the framers of the constitution of Wisconsin inserted a clause limiting its aggregate indebtedness to $100,000 for all purposes other than to repel an invasion, to suppress an insurrection or for defence in time of war, and the state is free from debt with the exception of that contracted on account of the Civil War.

This is Spinoza's theory of the infinitely infinite," the limiting notion of infinity being of a numerical, quantitative series, each term of which is a qualitative determination itself quantitatively little, e.g.

When he became aware of the feud between Robespierre and the Commune, he conceived the hope of limiting the Terror and guiding the Revolution into a sane course.

Limiting attention to the great cereal-producing region described above, let us see what the prospects are for increasing the acreage and the yield.

Why had the monarchy been forced to purchase the obedience of the upper classes and the provinces with immunities which enfeebled it without limiting it?

It is in the very absence of any cramping or limiting purpose that the great merit and value of the book consist.

His object was to retain the best horses in the country, and to keep the price of them down by limiting the demand and encouraging the supply.

Some immersion fluid must then be placed between the stage plate and the condenser in order to allow all the rays to pass out; otherwise only those rays would be able to pass out which are close to the axis of the condenser in the inside of the condenser, and are smaller than the limiting angle of the total reflection.

A chartered company is a trading corporation enjoying certain rights and privileges, and bound by certain obligations under a special charter granted to it by the sovereign authority of the state, such charter defining and limiting those rights, privileges and obligations, and the localities in which they are to be exercised.

Public opinion was considerably moved, and in 1869 the khedive Ismail decided to send an expedition up the White Nile, with the double object of limiting the evils of the slave trade and opening up the district to commerce.

The idea of a noumenon is thus a limiting notion.

Flexible 8 channel metering includes selectable ballistics, clip and limiting indicators.

In winter wheat, crop density is an important factor in limiting seed production by red dead-nettle through the effect on weed biomass.

To protect against excessive force exerted on the torso, there is a load limiting device to reduce the risk of bone breakage.

Lactoferrin also disrupts the process by which bacteria digest carbohydrates, further limiting their growth.

This reduced vibration, the limiting factor with parallel twins and made for an efficient combustion chamber.

Document Back to previous page Are natural dietary constituents limiting for protection against light exposure?

Once established, the rates and routes for subsequent dispersal of introduced species are of particular interest for limiting or mitigating impacts.

People with photosensitive epilepsy should consider limiting the time they spend watching TV or computer monitors.

Or limiting immigrant finally we find excellent is omitted these are the.

Limiting the occupancy to eight anglers enables the staff to provide exceptional personalized guest service.

Because they do not fail-safe, they should not be used for temperature limiting duty.

Limiting the top speed of cars gave a fillip to railroad travel.

Limiting his market to the magic fraternity, he has produced works for many major magic publications.

Most of the Parks lies on light soils overlying gravel, limiting the range of plant material which can be grown.

The ratio between the limiting angles subtended by the periodic structure of the gauze and the diameter of the wire was (022/ 034) X (240/17) = 9 I.

An important act was passed in 1908, limiting the hours of work below ground of miners.

The Spanish government made strenuous attempts to regulate forced labour by limiting the rights of the masters.

The limiting points are inverse points for every circle of the system.

The agreement of the values of H with those of Griffiths and Dieterici at low temperatures, and of the values of p with those of Regnault over the whole range, are a confirmation of the accuracy of the foregoing theory, and show that the behaviour of a vapour like steam may be represented by a series of thermodynamically consistent formulae, on the assumption that the limiting value of the specific heat is constant, and that the isothermals are generally similar in form to those of other gases and vapours at moderate pressures.

His domestic policy was severely equitable, and aimed at relieving the public burdens by limiting the privileges of foreign traders and abolishing a great many useless and expensive court offices.

This physical stratification is the primary requisite for the development of algal blooms in the Tidal Lagan, as nutrients are rarely limiting.

I 've been fairly ruthless in my selection, limiting myself to only one poem per author.

Advanced skiers, however, may find the ski area a little limiting.

The procedures are compatible with the existing assessment procedures for sulfate content, and include limiting values for reduced sulfur species.