limited exception

collocation in English

meaningsoflimitedandexception

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limited
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/
us
/ˈlɪm.ɪ.t̬ɪd/
small in amount ...
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exception
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪkˈsep.ʃən/
us
/ɪkˈsep.ʃən/
someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list or that does not behave in the ...
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(Definition oflimitedandexceptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflimited exception

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It is a fairlylimitedexception.
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I repeat that we cannot go beyond thelimitedexception.
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It concedes alimitedexceptionfor agreements made in the course of a continuing trading relationship.
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It is a verylimitedexception, and we could be more generous.
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I turn to thelimitedexceptionfor very small firms, with which the amendment is concerned.
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The clause goes on to make a new, morelimitedexceptionfor private households.
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Again it would convey the impression of a minor andlimitedexceptionrestricted in application to cases of absolute necessity.
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This is a specific andlimitedexceptiondesigned to meet the special and unique circumstances of forces life.
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It is for the purposes of thatlimitedexceptiononly that the new clause is being put forward.
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Is it not a verylimitedexceptionto the fact that the proposal allows divorce at the unilateral volition of one party?
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It makes alimitedexceptionto that rule, because it allows the merits of interviewing jurors to be weighed only in approved research projects.
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They would constitute, not a wide, but a verylimitedexceptionand result in little increase in the cost to public funds.
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They will effectively prevent farmers from feeding their herds health-boosting minerals or vitamins, with thelimitedexceptionof compound feed.
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There remains the problem that thelimitedexceptionis one which works only for capital settlements which are irrevocable within the terms of the legislation.
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Section 17(1) makes alimitedexceptionto that proposition where the party against whom relief is sought would be likely to claim a trade dispute defence.
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Subsection (6) relates to the obligation on the court to order disqualification—unless a verylimitedexceptionis made out—compulsorily once the 12 points have been reached.
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Thislimitedexceptionapplies to only a small part of the overall expenditure of the urban programme and applies to only a restricted number of local authorities.
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Rather, extensive regulation is one motive for creating alimitedexceptionto the rule that "ignorantia juris neminem excusat".
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I propose that, subject to alimitedexceptionfor the entertainment of overseas buyers, expenditure on business entertainment incurred after today should, in general, be completely disallowed for tax purposes.
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Without departing from the principle of must carry we may find that there are many small instances where somelimitedexceptionis necessary and everyone agrees it is sensible.
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With thelimitedexceptionof the system operator's console, human beings did not interact with batch machines in real time at all.
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It is alimitedexceptionto the common law rule that one who repeats a defamatory statement is just as guilty as the first person who published it.
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