physical limitation

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meaningsofphysicalandlimitation

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physical
adjective
uk
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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limitation
noun
uk
/ˌlɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌlɪm.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
the act of controlling and especially ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandlimitationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The greatest effect ofphysicallimitationwas on the receipt of social care.
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In the fastest experiments, the robot reached itsphysicallimitation, preventing it from accelerating any further.
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There is thephysicallimitationof the country, and the size of its population.
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It is the sort ofphysicallimitationthat has to be considered in a matter like this.
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There will be three problems facing us— first, the overseas position; secondly, the danger of inflation and, thirdly, the sheerphysicallimitationof our resources.
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So a person who had some disability orphysicallimitationcould earn his living satisfactorily in that place of work without risking his health.
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On top of this longer-term movement, we are now being subjected to a direct andphysicallimitationof our imported sources of energy.
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Because of hisphysicallimitation, his practice was 90 percent cats and the rest small dogs.
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Thephysicallimitationon the airwaves or electromagnetic spectrum restricts the number of stations.
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There is, however, nophysicallimitationon the acuteness of the fold.
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There is thephysicallimitationof building licences, except in certain cases of firms engaged on re-armament work, but there is also the question of credit.
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Each player was rated between 0.5 and 4.5 points based on the extent of their disability, with 4.5 representing the leastphysicallimitation.
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This would have been impractical if the singers were widely separated, due to thephysicallimitationimposed by the speed of sound.
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