We have to set a time limit for the work.

我们得为这项工作规定个期限。

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When you go into the studio or a creation session, set a time limit.

当你进入工作室开始创作阶段后，给自己设一个时间期限。

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Called, coincidentally enough, TigerText, it allows users to set a time limit for a sent text to hang around after it has been read.

很巧合的是，这款程序称为泰格短信（TigerText），它允许用户设置短信被对方读取后的一段时间间隔。

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

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He set a time limit for withdrawal of most American troops from Iraq, while increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan.

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

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Just in case things became unbearable, she set a time limit for her project: 30 days.

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Besides, they noted, the tax code itself does not set a time limit for equitable relief.

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"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.

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