s'était limité
Pluperfect il/elle conjugation of se limiter.
Mais son rôle, avait-il fait valoir devant le tribunal, s'était limité à protéger des villageois et du bétail contre les attaques de résistants.
He said his role was limited to protecting villagers and livestock against attacks.
Par exemple, l'exposé sur la protection des enfants s'était limité aux enfants dans les conflits armés afin de mieux approfondir cet aspect d'une question bien plus vaste.
For example, the presentation on child protection had focused on children in armed conflict in order to provide a detailed report on only one aspect of a larger issue.
Quant au Conseil, il s'était limité à décharger sa responsabilité sur la Commission, sa réponse témoignant d'une totale indifférence par rapport au problème et à l'application du droit européen.
The Council simply passed the buck back to the Commission and its answer showed a total indifference to the problem and no concern at all to ensure that EU law is enforced.
Le juge anglais dans l'accord Maxwell, par exemple, a déclaré qu'il lui avait fallu une vingtaine de minutes pour lire et approuver l'accord, car il s'était limité à vérifier que celui-ci ne comportait pas d'erreur manifeste.
The English Judge in the Maxwell agreement, for example, said that it took him about 20 minutes to read and approve the agreement, as he only checked whether there was anything like an obvious mistake.
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