Example sentences of "[conj] there are limits to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence families in this kind of modern society are not all alike , although there are limits to the range of variation . |
| 2 | Common sense may tell us something different : that there are limits to growth ( or more accurately , perhaps , to real disposable income ) , imposed not so much by the depletion of fossil fuels and mineral which worried the Club of Rome , but by numbers of people and the cost of a worldwide defence of the environment . |
| 3 | At the same time , research evidence about how people view this in practice conveys a sense of boundaries : that there are limits to what one can reasonably expect relatives to do , and to what a person would want to rely on relatives for . |
| 4 | So , recognising that there are limits to the exercise of this inherent jurisdiction , I agree with Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. that I can conceive of no situation where it would be a proper exercise of the jurisdiction to make such an order as was made in the present case : that is to order a doctor , whether directly or indirectly , to treat a child in a manner contrary to his or her clinical judgment . |
| 5 | Government on these terms is tolerable if the party in power recognises that there are limits to what it is entitled to do . ’ |
| 6 | Broadly , there is today a consensus that there are limits to the extent to which those who study and write about society can set aside their own commitments and prejudices . |
| 7 | We saw in the previous section that there are limits to rationality , and that thought can and does break through those limits on different levels . |
| 8 | In spite of their support of the Conservative Party , the leaders of British industry have made it plain that there are limits to the extent to which they are prepared to sacrifice profitability in giving support to the government 's inner city policies . |
| 9 | The development of co-operation or conflict has its own momentum , and there are limits to the extent that rational effort can influence it . |
| 10 | To confine the interaction to what is known is the safest course , and there are limits to the number of times a teacher can reply — as primary teachers are encouraged to — ‘ I do n't know , but let's find out , shall we ? ’ without straining their credibility and frustrating their pupils . |
| 11 | So , if there are limits to what we can do , and if the development of technology brings costs as well as benefits , we now must face the second question : under what circumstances do we either develop or apply a particular technology ? |
| 12 | But there are limits to what such a institution can achieve . |
| 13 | Well er , a building society , I do n't know whether people realize , but there are limits to the amount of protection you get on large sums of money . |
| 14 | But there are limits to its tolerance . |
| 15 | Few unionists are interested in domination , he insists , but there are limits to political accommodation . |
| 16 | Some invoice discounters believe the two markets will become even more separate , though there are limits to this process because the larger bank-owned organisations combine factoring and invoice discounting under one roof . |