Example sentences of "[be] set the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been set the huge task by Christian Aid on behalf of a family who fled to the camp from neighbouring war-torn Mozambique . |
| 2 | In my view many manufactured nets are skimped on width with the result that when they are set the necessary amount of slack within the net can only be achieved by the sacrifice of adequate height . |
| 3 | Against the sometimes successful upward negotiation of wages by some groups of urban artisans must be set the long persistence of " customary " rates in other trades . |
| 4 | According to this view , against the great strengths of Keynes 's principle of effective demand should be set the evident weaknesses of his supply-side analysis . |
| 5 | Everyone who is made a priest is set the following ‘ weighty Office and Charge ’ at his Ordination Service : |
| 6 | When the net is set the top and bottom lines are tight , but the net itself remains slack . |