Example sentences of "[noun] set high " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although intended to further curtail local government expenditure — by requiring authorities to meet any unforeseen expenditure from existing budgets — the effect may well have been to persuade local authorities to set high initial rates ( to provide adequate balances to meet unexpected contingencies or loss of income ) . |
| 2 | But Commissioner Ripa di Meana argues that in its reworked form , the directive struck a good balance between the need to set high safety standards , while avoiding unjustifiable costs for Europe 's chemical industry . |
| 3 | Intervention to set high social standards throughout the Community is vital to Europe 's economic development as well as to the welfare of individuals . |
| 4 | A combination of history , tradition and resources makes it possible for the cathedral to set high standards , musically as well as liturgically . |
| 5 | There were no windows in the walls , the only light being provided by the banks of fluorescents set high in the ceiling . |
| 6 | I completed another tour of the mill and cottage , this time with Nigel in tow , trying to sound as objective as I could , as if I , too , saw mere possibilities , but as our tour progressed I could see that Nigel had warmed to it almost as much as I. He pointed out some ‘ interesting features ’ that I had missed , such as some of the wooden working parts of the mill machinery set high in the plastered walls , and told me what they had originally been used for . |
| 7 | In the Hadrianic period the tiers of locks disappeared , and hair was simply drawn into a plaited bun set high on the crown of the head . |
| 8 | Chapman set high standards of behaviour on the field and Black 's foul was unforgivable . |
| 9 | We ca n't deny that the water 's a little colder , but during the summer , the alpine lake set high in the Austrian alps alongside this little village can look like somewhere on the Med . |
| 10 | But I hope that by pursuing that course we can also help others set high standards — help others win the argument for paying for good journalism : for supporting good journalism ; for scheduling good journalism . |
| 11 | NEIDPATH On the western outskirts of Peebles , a medieval castle set high on a wooded bank above the Tweed . |