limited sphere

collocation in English

meaningsoflimitedandsphere

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limited
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈlɪm.ɪ.t̬ɪd/
small in amount ...
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sphere
noun[C]
uk
/sfɪər/us
/sfɪr/
an object shaped like a ...
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(Definition oflimitedandspherefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But then genetic counseling only represents onelimitedspherefor reproductive decisions today.
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I was saying that it is difficult, within thelimitedsphereof the debate tonight, to proceed in any depth on this issue.
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So there is within alimitedsphere—and nobody has ever denied it—a sur- render of sovereignty, but there is also a gain.
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There are various types of planning, and this particular planning is only in a verylimitedsphere.
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They will be executive as to their verylimitedsphereof activity.
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I shall focus my remarks on alimitedsphere; namely, the importance of the arts in education for young people.
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We are applying it to alimitedsphereof operations within the whole oil context.
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Much as we may plan for the future, we have only alimitedspherewithin which we can really exercise an effective interest ourselves.
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It may be in only alimitedsphere, but we should still be introducing, as a matter of principle, the punitive and inquisition element.
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The omnipotence in theirlimitedsphereis one of the reasons why they do it well.
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That, although it is vital, is an inquiry within a verylimitedsphere.
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Only in a verylimitedsphereare we excluding them.
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That is a matter which is confined to alimitedsphere.
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It is quite true the local authorities have a sphere—a verylimitedsphere—of government in respect of which they are independent.
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I think that in a verylimitedsphereit may.
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That is true in the sense that it seeks to give assurance within alimitedsphere.
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This made the task particularly difficult because of thelimitedsphereof economies which come to hand in so short a time.
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We now enter a very much morelimitedspherethan we have been discussing so far.
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A directive which seeks to harmonise the law relating to self-employed agents is much too gigantic an instrument to operate in thislimitedsphere.
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I believe that that is a more suitable way than any concentration or confinement in alimitedsphereunder strict discipline.
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