Common Mistakes : Limit

Limit – Noun

BAD: One solution would be for the government to put a limit on when these programmes may be broadcast

GOOD: One solution would be for the government to place restrictions on when these programmes may be broadcast

When you are talking about the control of something by laws, rules etc, use restrict /restriction : ‘The government plans to restrict the sale of guns.’ The 1986 law imposed new financial restrictions on private companies