arbitrary limit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofarbitraryandlimit
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arbitrary
adjective
uk/ˈɑː.bɪ.trər.i/us/ˈɑːr.bə.trer.i/
based on chance rather than being planned or based ...
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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 ofarbitraryandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Two cohorts can be distinguished with anarbitrarylimitset at 12 mm.
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This could not occur if items were discarded from lists exceeding somearbitrarylimit.
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Arbitrarylimitone used creating likeness.
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With regard to the scholarships provided by the local education authorities, there is noarbitrarylimitimposed.
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But if it is seriously argued that 25 miles is anarbitrarylimit, what is the virtue of 60 miles?
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In the agricultural industry, it is a nonsense to place anarbitrarylimiton the number of hours one can work.
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I am not keen on the 24-hourarbitrarylimit, but that is a side issue in relation to this group of amendments.
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There is a carefully considered argument and the imposition of anarbitrarylimitmay not be the best possible reform.
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While there is noarbitrarylimitplaced on such visits, service provision is managed to balance total local need with available resources.
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It should mean the reconsideration of the presentarbitrarylimitof 275,000 aircraft movements per annum.
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I am quite sure that if things are left as they are, the existing grievances about thearbitrarylimitto a child's income will grow.
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Where contracts are concerned, it would place anarbitrarylimiton the revision of charges.
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Anarbitrarylimittherefore must be fixed, and thearbitrarylimitin this case is 1,000 lbs.
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There is no necessity to separate them, and, in any case, anarbitrarylimitis entirely contrary to the main purpose of the scheme.
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I have never suggested that there should be anarbitrarylimit; not one word of mine suggested it.
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Why should there be anarbitrarylimiton the number of employees in a company?
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If we are to find a solution, let us get away from setting anyarbitrarylimit.
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We are all concerned about the imposition by a chief officer of anarbitrarylimitof his own choosing.
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We do not accept that anyarbitrarylimiton class sizes would have a significant effect.
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It was infinitely better than a merearbitrarylimitof time.
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