Example sentences of "be limited to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All Kate 's previous sexual experience had been limited to clumsy caresses which she 'd had no difficulty in resisting . |
| 2 | Since 1980 investgations , by this group , of patients with iron deficiency anaemia and no obvious cause , have been limited to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy , with small bowel biopsy , and barium enema . |
| 3 | Quality Circles have received a lot of attention in the media over the last three years but , in general , studies of Circles have so far been limited to subjective analysis by interested parties . |
| 4 | Until then , because of the Ecclesiastical Exemption , which exempts churches in use from listed building controls , grants had been limited to secular buildings on the principle ‘ no control : no money ’ . |
| 5 | With an intensity comparable to the devastating bombardment of February 21st , the heavy German shells rained down on a French division of mediocre calibre , the 67th , whose experience of this kind of thing had so far been limited to second-hand accounts from across the river . |
| 6 | Ground fighting has been limited to sporadic artillery exchanges , and a handful of patrol clashes ; but this situation may change massively by the time this issue goes on sale . |
| 7 | Of course , these pathological tendencies are still with us today and are widely recognized in individual mental illness ; but what is not generally appreciated is their extent in cultural forms , not all of which are limited to ancient societies . |
| 8 | Once we have put aside such relatively easy observations as the tendency or requirement for long or complex adjective phrases to occur postnominally , there are two fundamental questions which badly need to be asked about the grammar of postnominal attributives : ( a ) What is the difference in effect or value obtained by the speaker who uses postnominal position when prenominal position is equally grammatical ? ( b ) Why is it that some adjectives ( and some adjective phrases ) can occur quite easily in postnominal position while others , apparently comparable , are limited to prenominal position ? |
| 9 | However , while agreeing with Bolinger in almost every instance on his raw data , as to which adjectives are limited to prenominal position and which are ambiguous , we disagree with him in almost all cases as to the underlying reasons . |
| 10 | Like the dietary laws , which mean that although we should enjoy our food we are limited to certain foods , we are encouraged to enjoy sex , but only in the context of a legal marriage and with certain constraints . |
| 11 | Under fairly weak conditions , with only one decision variable , such a ‘ local ’ equilibrium can be shown to exist ( Kramer and Klevorick , 1974 ) , but whether it provides a persuasive resolution to the ‘ majority voting paradox ’ depends on the extent to which choices are limited to small perturbations of the existing situation . |
| 12 | Staff in high risk areas are limited to small sleeper earrings , an identity bracelet or necklace worn for medical purposes only , and a wedding ring . |
| 13 | If the numbers in the sea are limited to good friends and well-known faces from the ( packed ) Driftwood pub in St Agnes , and outside visitors are few , then the Badlands surfers are not complaining . |
| 14 | Data for coronary revascularisation are limited to coronary artery bypass surgery ; results of percutaneous coronary angioplasty are not yet available . |
| 15 | It follows that damages recoverable by the estate under the 1934 Act in the case of deaths occurring on or after that date are limited to financial loss suffered before his death , to damages for pain and suffering sustained by the deceased before his death and to funeral expenses . |
| 16 | Therefore , opportunities for men and women , though especially the latter , are limited to traditional and backward sectors such as subsistence agriculture and domestic service . |
| 17 | Although the drawing tools are limited to freehand pixel editing , lines and fills , with patience you can produce any symbol that you require . |
| 18 | Sports like jet-skiing and water-skiing are limited to specified areas . |
| 19 | In either case , though not invariably , editions are limited to modest , and sometimes very small , numbers . |
| 20 | In view of the uncertainties in our knowledge of stellar processes which generate gravitational waves , calculations here are limited to order-of-magnitude estimates of the power output to be expected in a favourable case . |
| 21 | My own ferreting campaigns begin in October but from that time onward to the end of the game-shooting season I am limited to outside hedgerows and warrens and burrows well away from the standing crops of game cover and the woods . |
| 22 | Th we 're limited to solid tumours or patients that have an element of solid tumour on histology . |
| 23 | This is particularly so in beef herds where nutritional supplementation will be limited to good quality roughage . |
| 24 | I have been sufficiently foolhardy to raise the issue from time to time with small groups of individuals who put their point of view to me when it is easy to be civilised and who propose arrangements whereby Sunday trading could be limited to certain times , to shops of a particular size , to the selling of particular goods or to certain types of shop . |
| 25 | P drivers could even be limited to low speeds . |
| 26 | Since Ulpian is the only source for this , conclusions must be limited to late classical law , although it is not unlikely that the same applied earlier . |
| 27 | Harmonisation could be limited to essential requirements in order for health and public safety considerations to be accounted for , and to ensure technical compatibility of products . |
| 28 | Although the inquiry was still in its early stages by mid-1991 , there were suggestions that its impact would not be limited to Western Australia . |
| 29 | Bronchoscopy is a time-consuming , hospital-bound procedure ; ideally the technique should be limited to high-risk patients . |
| 30 | Electrophysiological assessment should not be limited to programmed ventricular stimulation but should include a comprehensive evaluation of sinus node , AV node , and His-Purkinje function . |