limits with lists

[Chris Johnson]

I have a large database which I have written a list that sorts based on 
value. I know when using the views, you can control the amount of data 
that is returned using limit (?limit=10). If I use this in my query, it 
limits the data that is handed to the list from the view. Is there a way 
to limit the data that is returned from the list?

Thanks
Chris