specified limit

collocation in English

meaningsofspecifyandlimit

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specify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈspes.ɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈspes.ə.faɪ/
to explain or describe something clearly ...
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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 ofspecifyandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspecified limit

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Common parts grant would not be available if the average rateable value of the dwellings in a building exceeds aspecifiedlimit.
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Owners would be required to subdivide their land if it exceeded thespecifiedlimitof 500 acres for farmers and 4,000 acres for ranchers.
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There are three specified criteria, the specified amount, the specified percentage, and thespecifiedlimit.
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We are also concerned about the absence of aspecifiedlimitto the number of days on which early voting can take place.
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That rule reduces the amount of the increase if the wife's earnings exceed aspecifiedlimit, which is currently £45.
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Cured meat products, including ham and bacon, would be required to carry a declaration of any curing solution in excess of thespecifiedlimit.
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These products, therefore, may be weighed gross with their container, provided that the container is within aspecifiedlimit.
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Where earnings exceeded aspecifiedlimit, at that time as now, the pension was subject to reduction.
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The other great criticism was that we ought to have aspecifiedlimitto materials of war.
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Students in receipt of mandatory awards may receive sponsorship or scholarship income up to aspecifiedlimitwithout any corresponding reduction in their grant.
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A bonus scheme will be applicable for cars with emissions below thespecifiedlimit, while penalties will be imposed on manufacturers for cars with emissions above this limit.
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I still await an answer to whether thespecifiedlimitwill be treated by way of statutory instrument, or whether it will be subject to an affirmative resolution.
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A family is entitled to family income supplement if its gross income (excluding child benefit and certain other benefits) falls short of aspecifiedlimit, "the prescribed amount".
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This is the rule whereby retirement pensioners in the first five years over pensionable age whose weekly earnings exceed aspecifiedlimit—at present £35 a week—have their pension progressively reduced.
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The amount of winners varies from year to year as there is nospecifiedlimitto the number of participants who can win.
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Some of the penalties listed above are assessed only if a player or a team commits a number of fouls above aspecifiedlimit.
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Thespecifiedlimit, also called the upper bound can only be exceeded exceptionally.
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All four of these categories have a preferred limit and aspecifiedlimit.
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Many computers are designed to sound an alarm or switch off if certain critical internal temperatures exceed aspecifiedlimit.
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As with all limit orders, a stoplimit order doesn't get filled if the security's price never reaches thespecifiedlimitprice.
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