stringent limit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstringentandlimit
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stringent
adjective
uk/ˈstrɪn.dʒənt/us/ˈstrɪn.dʒənt/
having a very severe effect, or being ...
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limit
noun
uk/ˈlɪm.ɪt/us/ˈlɪm.ɪt/
the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible ...
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(Definition ofstringentandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The common position made the procedure more rigorous, effectively introducing morestringentlimitvalues.
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For mercury, it is proposed that the quality objectives should apply in full from 1983; but the moststringentlimitvalues are not to be achieved until 1989.
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He is considering still more stringent limits for longer term.
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The 1983 exercise needs to be carried out again and the most stringent limits placed on outside earnings.
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We are considering even more stringent limits for all vehicles for the longer term.
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Stringent limits are now placed on the activity of wastes and compaction is required as a good waste management procedure which also prolongs the operational life of the site.
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In that way, the disposal into the sea of oil and garbage is governed by much more stringent limits than those for other marine areas under international law.
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There are stringent limits on local authority finances; consequently they sometimes seek to withdraw routes that hitherto existed on the basis that an alternative route can be found.
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One can only agree with the rapporteur's recommendations regarding the very stringent limits to be brought to bear on the marketing of products made by prisoners.
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His strategy is of aiming to impose stringent limits and to reduce public expenditure at a time when we are in the teeth of a serious business recession.
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No variation of the speed of light with frequency has been observed in rigorous testing, putting stringent limits on the mass of the photon.
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However, astronomical observations impose much more stringent limits.
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Not only is that not the case, but all searches for them have failed, placing stringent limits on the density of relic magnetic monopoles in the universe.
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