Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] set the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zambia 's first development plan set the ambitious goal of providing primary school places for all children by 1970 . |
| 2 | The contract rate sets the maximum interest rate payable on an exposure . |
| 3 | The otter , sliding up a river like a sleek cat and whistling to its mate under the moon , is truly king of the waters , and the presence of otters on a river system sets the final seal of well-being on its wildlife . |
| 4 | This normativist approach sets the principal agenda for , and method of , inquiry . |
| 5 | Rice production improved markedly during 1989 , with government economists at the December plenum forecasting rice harvests exceeding the 20,000,000-tonne production target set the previous year ( and compared with 17,600,000 tonnes harvested in 1987 ) . |