Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [be] set [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In 1935 the maximum production for Champagne was set at 50 hectolitres per hectare which could be annually modified by a special commission up or down to suit the specific conditions of the harvest .
2 Petals of blood is set in post-colonial Kenya .
3 Hours of work are set for certain occupations ( e.g. 40 hours a week ) and overtime may or may not be an option .
4 A reduction in the current level of operation was set for 14 other sites in West Germany , three in South Korea , two in Spain , and one each in Bermuda , Canada , Italy and Japan .
5 If there is a lesson to be learnt it is that success has been related to demonstrated achievement in a core of subjects … a qualification requiring a minimum level of achievement and minimum level of performance being set against specified standards .
6 The respiratory minute volume was never higher than 0.12 l and the frequency of respiration was set at 60 a minute .
7 Complexion : High definition Liquid Foundation in Perfect Ivory and a touch of Erace concealer in Ivory was set with Creme Puff in Translucent .
8 The mild paranoia which afflicts all prime ministers in time is setting in earlier than expected .
9 The minimum for spending was set at 244,000,000 million zloty — 7,000,000 million zloty less than originally envisaged , and it was anticipated that revenues could drop by 10,000,000 zloty past the originally projected 227,000,000 zloty .
10 Based on current values , up to 1,000,000 forints ' worth of land and 200,000 forints ' worth of other property ( houses , hotels , factories , etc. ) would be compensated in full , with compensation above those limits being awarded against real values on a sliding scale ; the upper limit for awards per claimant was set at 5,000,000 forints ( US$1.00=76.6553 forints as at April 29 , 1991 ) .
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