safe limit

collocation in English

meaningsofsafeandlimit

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safe
adjective
uk
/seɪf/us
/seɪf/
not in danger or likely to ...
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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 ofsafeandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsafe limit

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The amount was a fraction of thesafelimit.
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Thesafelimitfor adult males is 21 units.
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There does not appear to be asafelimitanyway.
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There is nosafelimitfor alcohol and driving.
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The onlysafelimitfor driving is nil—no alcohol.
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To date, we do not know anysafelimitregarding the amount of consumed alcohol, nor the frequency of drinking occasions that is dangerous for the unborn child.
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Thesafelimitin this country is 150,000 or 200,000 tons.
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As long as we have acceptance of the uppersafelimit, consumer choice should prevail.
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Of course, people will differ about that, but there seems to be asafelimit.
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I am not suggesting that this is asafelimitfor everyone to drink up to.
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In my view, we are already well below the lowsafelimitin this respect.
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By my calculation, that is asafelimitof 24 units a day.
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The idea is to try to keep the speed at what is thesafelimitfor the average vehicle.
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Therefore, no legal limit can be asafelimit, but some legal limits are considerably more unsafe than others.
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It is a commonplace that the 80 mg legal limit is not in any sense asafelimit.
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This fact has long been, and remains, a major argument against expressing asafelimitin terms of the number of drinks you can consume.
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That could lead one into very dangerous waters by encouraging people to believe that there is asafelimitup to which they can drink.
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It will clearly not be easy to establish a universal limit, because thesafelimitvaries according to the strength of the individual.
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Lab results showed exceeded the internationally acceptedsafelimitfor phthalates.
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The news reports claimed the uranium levels were more than 60 times the maximumsafelimit.
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If the sails were hoisted for a calculatedsafelimitcharging downwind, this limit is exceeded.
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This did not mean the engines were being run over asafelimit.
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A much better and more promising solution is to establish asafelimitfor the amount of lead in the manufacture of toys, and of other articles too.
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The radiation was thousands of times above thesafelimitfor exposure, making the area unsafe for human habitation.
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Something of a paradox exists because, although the cod stock is increasing and recovering, it is still outside safe biological limits, whereas the haddock stock is inside thatsafelimit.
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