Wouldn't it be better putting a time-limit on the task?

给任务定个截止期限不是更好吗？

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To limit the number of telescopes on Mauna Kea, old ones will be removed at the end of their lifetimes and their sites returned to a natural state.

为了控制莫纳克亚山上望远镜的数量，旧望远镜将在使用寿命结束时被移除，因此这些场地将恢复到自然状态。

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At some point, there has to be a limit on how much land can be used for sugar cane production—certainly if you want to preserve natural habitats and native wildlife.

有些时候必须限制用来生产甘蔗的土地面积——当然，如果你想保护自然栖息地和本土野生动物的话。

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There is likely to be a limit on withdrawals and a limit on the export of euros.

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But opponents of a limit on total spending think that it might, in practice, be a limit on freedom of expression.

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There used to be a limit on the amount of wages that this tax applied to, but that limit was removed as of January 1994.

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