One can argue that it is not America's job to fix the world's problems, to stop the killings in distant lands even if, as we now know, those killings involve horrific weapons banned by international agreements that set a limit to our inhumanity even in times of war.
Many scientists believe there is a set limit to lifespan because the body's organs and tissue begin to wear out at a steady rate over time.
We agreed to set a mitigation target to limit warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius, and importantly, to take action to meet this objective consistent with science.
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But to facilitate the extraordinary demands of war finance, Congress set a statutory debt limit up to which the Treasury could borrow as needed without further authorization.
That, and a government that is not afraid to set a limit on immigration.
Utah regulators are working on a set of plans to limit everyday emissions, including a measure to ban the sale of aerosol deodorants and hair spray that contain hydrocarbon propellants.
Unlike loans, credit lines are often not backed by collateral and are revolving, meaning that a company can borrow up to a set limit and free up credit by paying off existing debt.
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Another Fernan bill would set a 180-day limit to trials below the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.
Oil giant BP is taking legal action in the US to limit payouts by a fund set up to compensate those affected by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
For years green groups have been trying to persuade the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set a limit for the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus allowed in the states whose rivers feed the Mississippi.
Siluanov also said they were not discussing the possibility of providing a new loan to Cyprus as the EU has set a debt limit for Cyprus.
"To set a time limit of a few months when you consider the complexity of the issues at stake is unwise, " he told MPs in a debate on the review on 21 June 2010.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday that he had taken note of the Arab League leaders' suggestions, including requests to increase the number of U.N. observers and to set a time limit for the effort.
New rules imposed by the NRC require plant operators to install or improve venting systems to limit core damage in a serious accident and set up sophisticated equipment to monitor water levels in pools of spent nuclear fuel.
In my dreams, I would have an app that would allow me to set a daily time limit for ALL their devices, automatically locking them out after they hit their limit, or during certain times of the day (like bed time).
Horse and rider must clear up to 35 obstacles in a set time limit.
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One way to limit the damage would be to take economist David Malpass's suggestion that Japan set a ceiling on the value of the yen against the dollar, much as Switzerland has done with the Swiss franc against the euro.
This time, Collins said he and pitching coach Dan Warthen set a limit of how much Harvey would throw, but he refused to reveal that number.
In 1965, when the 70mph limit was set, few vehicles were able to maintain a faster speed.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust was set a yearly limit of 49 cases of the diarrhoea-inducing infection up to the end of March.
The government will then set a floor price and an upper limit for at least the first three years to avoid excessive price fluctuations.
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The Bush Administration is willing to think about moving from strategic arms agreements that limit offensive weapons and ban defensive ones to a new set of mix-and-match totals where offensive and defensive capabilities are somehow reckoned together.
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States vary on how they set death taxes, but most limit their take to whatever is allowed as a credit by the federal government.
Reverse these takeovers and you can produce a logical, less radical set of adjacencies that limit the range of executive learnings needed to succeed.
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The fact that they said they wouldn't set a limit and then withdrew, doesn't mean that they're not going to go back in, for example.
Following the collapse of a third of all American banks in 1930-33, the government set up an insurance scheme under which it guaranteed to repay depositors, up to a certain limit, in the event of bank failure.
This set a limit of an average of 48 hours a week for most workers and gave workers the right to four weeks' paid annual holiday.
Although frames make it easier to manage a complex set of facts, opinions, values and concerns, they also limit the information, perspective, values and the problem-solving processes that are acceptable or preferred.
Bruce Parker: When I began my career, I did not set off to become a CEO or a member of a board of directors, but I also did not want to limit myself to be just the internal IT person either.
The US federal government has responded to the Chesapeake Bay challenge by imposing a limit on the amount of pollutants that can flow into the Bay and letting states set up credit-trading programs to promote the most efficient reductions possible.
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