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limiting

[ UK /lˈɪmɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫɪmətɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
ADJECTIVE
  1. strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
    the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause
  2. restricting the scope or freedom of action

How To Use limiting In A Sentence

  • Phosphorus was the nutrient element limiting the eutrophication of the lake.
  • These conditions are challenging - retaining acidity and preventing sunburnt fruit are two of the main problems - but the abundance of very young vines is still a huge factor limiting the overall quality.
  • Many options for limiting greenhouse gas emissions are available in the short and medium term.
  • If you stop consumers spending by limiting their credit then recession is inevitable.
  • People are repulsed at the idea of limiting the amount of children someone can have, despite the fact that our schools, health care, and planet itself simply cannot support us.
  • Turning off the teevee, or limiting it to specific shows, specific times, may help, too.
  • Merchants that accept debit cards "are substantially harmed" by the Fed's "misconstruction" of the Dodd-Frank law's provision limiting debit card fees, the plaintiffs said in the lawsuit. Retailers Sue Fed Over Debit-Card Fee Rule
  • The temperature limiting device is of the manual reset, trip-free type and has been factory installed to interrupt all ungrounded power supply conductors in the event of thermostat failure.
  • The reason that the minimum wage is problematic is that it is also self-limiting, only because companies can't pay employees less than the minimum wage, what generally gets limited is the number of jobs.
  • We permit limitations to limit us, instead of limiting our limitations. RVM 
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