Even in difficult times we must take care to set a limit to taxation so that the burdens, though heavy, will not hurt the people.

虽在困难时期，我们仍要注意赋税的限度，使负担虽重而民不伤。

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We set a limit to the expense of the trip.

我们规定了这次旅游的费用。

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They have to set a limit to the expense of the trip.

他们不得不限制这趟旅行的费用。

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The president set a time limit of twenty fifteen for the design to be completed, after which building would begin.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

Congress set a time limit of seven years for the states to approve it.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

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.

CNN: Obama, failing on moral leadership?

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.

BBC: How old can we get?

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.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at Copenhagen Climate Change Conference