narrow limit

collocation in English

meaningsofnarrowandlimit

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narrow
adjective
uk
/ˈnær.əʊ/us
/ˈner.oʊ/
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with ...
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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 ofnarrowandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is, perhaps, a rathernarrowlimit.
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In that way we should manage to keep to a reasonablynarrowlimit.
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So long as the discussion is kept within thatnarrowlimit, it is perfectly in order.
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There is a limit and a verynarrowlimitto the time when that must come to an end.
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There can be no other justification for having such anarrowlimitas 10 acres a year.
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The purpose is to raise thenarrowlimitof companies entitled to small business relief from corporation tax.
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I believe that £100,000 is a verynarrowlimit, in any case, within the framework of forward planning for the financial institutions of the country.
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This is because there is a verynarrowlimitwithin which it is practicable to identify goods which can usefully be declared under prescribed quantities.
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This attempt to put anarrowlimitto what are called craftsmen represents something which has almost disappeared from the industry.
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We might keep it within anarrowlimiton nonessentials, or what might be interpreted as luxury goods, and use other means to raise the remainder of the necessary revenue.
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When the nation's greatest need to-day is that of increased production and increased employment, why take a toonarrowlimitwhen we have the opportunity of reasonable expansion?
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