Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] a limited [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , they provide only a limited basis for understanding the determinants of the long-run rate of growth , particularly technical progress and entrepreneurial activity . |
| 2 | In brief , then , EC countries currently enjoy only a limited degree of monetary autonomy and this applies only to the very short run . |
| 3 | The centres are essentially for advice and usually offer only a limited amount , if any , of further assistance . |
| 4 | ‘ Getting back to more important matters , we 've only a limited supply of food and water , so I do n't think we dare spend too much time here . |
| 5 | Chameleons experience only a limited colour-change , instigated by factors beyond their control . |
| 6 | These factors have only a limited relationship with the reader 's age but will largely determine whether a young reader ‘ sticks with ’ or abandons the reading . |
| 7 | We have only a limited capacity for checking the accuracy of many environmental monitoring results , let alone of predictions . |
| 8 | Consequently , secondary-school pupils in China have only a limited opportunity to go into higher education and in this sense , those who do make it can be viewed as a privileged elite . |
| 9 | The area manager is responsible for all aspects of the working railway in his patch , including operations , and his role in liaison with the sectors , which have only a limited presence away from headquarters , is crucial . |
| 10 | But they can not be too remote if a school — primary or secondary — is working to a curriculum blueprint which has been sought by successive governments and if we now accept that schools have only a limited choice in any broader expectations which society imposes upon them . |
| 11 | It can not be sold ( in the absence of slavery ) and individuals have only a limited ability to transfer non-human wealth into human wealth ( though an individual can , of course , invest in himself through education or by undertaking training courses ) . |
| 12 | The disadvantages are that although most auctions allow a viewing period before the bidding starts , you have only a limited amount of time to examine the rugs , and full payment must be made at the end of the auction . |
| 13 | They have only a limited view of science , and would have some difficulty reading , say , a textbook of physics from only about 25 years ago . |
| 14 | erm And we 've already lost planes in the erm war so far , and we have only a limited number there , while going back to the last world war |