Yet during the years when I was on the staff of The Nation, I tried to the limit the patience of the editors on almost every occasion when I was permitted to write an editorial having a bearing on a political or social question.

Now, under the impact of his wife's disclosures, he was brought suddenly to the realization that there was a limit to tolerance, however brilliant, however far-famed the offender might be.

The lower limit was determined by the fact that for smaller flow rates the arc started to strike to the anode holder instead of to the porous graphite plug and that it became highly unstable.

The upper limit was determined by the difficulty of measuring the characteristic anode surface temperature ( see below ) since only a small region of the anode was struck by the arc.

The actual pressure was not determined because the pressure was beyond the upper limit of the apparatus on hand.

his search was merely for rules that might limit his freedom of action.

Of course, her benevolence was limited to those who could afford it, but then there is a limit to what one person can do.

However likely it was, Pauling said, he couldn't limit himself to it.

The question whether there is a limit to the degree of cold possible, and, if so, where the zero must be placed, was first addressed by the French physicist Guillaume Amontons in 1702, in connection with his improvements in the air thermometer.

The city suffered extreme overcrowding and deplorable sanitary conditions up to 1875 when the medieval fortifications were finally abandoned as a limit to building operations and new, less miserable quarters were built in the eastern part of the city, where drainage of waste liquids was easiest.

Eliminating the turret also allowed the vehicle to carry thicker armor than would otherwise be the case, although sometimes there was no roof ( or merely a strip of canvas ) to keep the overall weight down to the limit that the chassis could bear.

Digicel then issued court proceedings against the Regulator, arguing that he had acted improperly by imposing an arbitrary limit of three licenses ( although interestingly no complaint was made about the decision to prefer BVI Cable TV's improbable license over Digicel ).

Otherwise, for the benefit of the wicked, it was more proper to set a limit for their rage by my silence, rather than any new things written to provoke daily the insanity of the envious.

In 1986, high-temperature superconductivity was discovered ( i. e. superconductivity at temperatures considerably above the previous limit of about 30 K ; up to about 130 K ).

was later shown to be exact in the dense limit of pairs.

But in 1939, Robert Oppenheimer and others predicted that neutron stars above approximately three solar masses ( the Tolman – Oppenheimer – Volkoff limit ) would collapse into black holes for the reasons presented by Chandrasekhar, and concluded that no law of physics was likely to intervene and stop at least some stars from collapsing to black holes.

On 31 December 2010 the general FSCS limit for retail deposits was increased to £ 85, 000 for banks and building societies and the transitional arrangements in respect of building society mergers came to an end.

Bulgaria's policy was that the agreement would limit Serbia's access to Macedonia, while at the same time Bulgaria could take as much as its army could regardless of Greek wishes.

In 1876 the " mile limit law " was passed, which prevented sale or public consumption of alcohol within one mile ( 1. 6 km ) of the new University of California.

A decision-theoretic justification of the use of Bayesian inference ( and hence of Bayesian probabilities ) was given by Abraham Wald, who proved that every admissible statistical procedure is either a Bayesian procedure or a limit of Bayesian procedures.

He was also hesitant to change the formula that had brought him such success, and feared that giving the Tramp a voice would limit his international appeal.

On the one hand, the Public Health Service declared as recently as October 26 that present radiation levels resulting from the Soviet shots `` do not warrant undue public concern '' or any action to limit the intake of radioactive substances by individuals or large population groups anywhere in the Aj.

Diffraction can also be a concern in some technical applications ; it sets a fundamental limit to the resolution of a camera, telescope, or microscope.

Following public concern, the U. S. Defense department was ordered by the 9th Circuit Court to strictly limit use of its Low Frequency Active Sonar during peacetime.

Years later, he told another interviewer that his greatest concern was that too much publicity would limit his opportunities as a character actor after he left the role.

As rapid growth throughout the Princeton region has spread suburban sprawl across the Township, the push to limit runaway development and to acquire open space has become an urgent concern of the community.

Following the Motor Car Act 1903, Britain was subject to a blanket 20 mph ( 32 km / h ) speed limit on public roads: at a time when nearly 50 % of the planet's new cars were produced in France, there was a concern that Britain's infant auto-industry would be hampered by the inability to undertake sustained high speed testing.

This guidance system is most commonly used in anti-tank missiles, where its ability to be used in areas of limited line-of-sight make it useful, while the range limit imposed by the length of the wire is not a serious concern.

Many people feel that basing health care interventions on cost-effectiveness is a type of health care rationing and have expressed concern that using ICER will limit the amount or types of treatments and interventions available to patients.

Of particular concern is distortion, and new digital methods are being introduced which can limit or remove this, " computerized techniques result in far fewer errors in data transcription and analysis than the camera lucida procedure .".

President Barack Obama expressed his concern over the Supreme Court's decision during his 2010 State of the Union Address, delivered January 27, saying, " With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests –- including foreign corporations –- to spend without limit in our elections.

With him there appears the idea that the pope must limit his activity to ecclesiastical matters, and not intrude in those pertaining to the State, which concern kings only ; that his supremacy is bound to respect the prescriptions of the ancient canons and the privileges of the Churches ; and that his decretals must not be placed upon the same footing as the canons of the councils.

The weight of the aircraft, a great concern given the low thrust of early turbojets, was growing so quickly that USAAF had to set a gross weight limit of 13, 400 pounds ( 6, 078 kg ).

The lack of a national stadium can be seen as advantageous as designating a single stadium would limit the fan base capable of realistically attending matches as well as the concern of the cost of transportation.

Secrecy is therefore a paramount concern among Darkfriends, and they have devised a number of strategies to limit any Darkfriend's knowledge of the identities or plans of his or her fellow Darkfriends.

Klaatu tells Helen Benson his concern about Gort and requests she memorize the phrase, saying " There's no limit to what he can do.

Many supported the division of executive power between three persons in order to limit the executive power, and because of widespread concern that a single executive would only represent the interests of his region.

If states have the power to limit an Article V convention to a particular subject matter, and Congress only has power to call a convention but no further power to control or regulate it, then a potential concern becomes whether an Article V convention could become a " runaway convention " that attempts to exceed its scope.

" Like many professional organizations, AAJ also engages in lobbying on matters of concern to its members and their clients: " AAJ supports the civil justice system as a fundamental check on the power of businesses and governments and opposes efforts to limit the legal rights of citizens.

There was significant concern among Americans that one of the European powers would attempt to return the United States to colonial status or otherwise limit American sovereignty.

It was later amended by the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (, Title II ) to limit corporate use of water and speculation on land that would benefit from irrigation.

In California's San Joaquin Valley, vineyards should limit irrigation, thin crop, and expose fruit to the sun to maximize wine quality.