Example sentences of "the [noun pl] set [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The rules set for life insurance firms , and proposed for general insurers , strongly favour insurers investing in low-risk assets , such as bonds , rather than higher-risk ones like equities . |
2 | Malaysia 's Industrial Master plan also represents such thinking , though many question whether the goals set for the twelve priority sectors of development strategy can be achieved . |
3 | The Bar Association at its annual conference on June 30 strongly urged the adoption of a multiparty system , declaring that the APC had " failed to achieve any of the goals set for itself " . |
4 | The craftsmen set to work , the people pour in their gifts , and the tabernacle , its fittings and the priests ' robes are all completed exactly as God has laid down . |
5 | On the other hand , the Hague Convention deals with a limited issue , that of service abroad ; it does not affect the rules as to the extent of the jurisdiction of the courts of a particular state , the rules of the forum court as to which documents are required to be served , nor the time-limits set for procedural steps under that law . |
6 | In the first room he looked into , the window space had already been commandeered by two native pensioners and an indigo planter ; in the next room he was just in time to see the camel guns fired … the sofa recoiled on its protesting castors and the men serving the guns set to work to re-load . |
7 | Such " regular casuals " can remain " regular casuals " only if they are prepared to accept the schedules set for them and to take their free days when there are no events and their holidays during the off-season . |
8 | Centres amy request cassette recordings of the passages set for Series 2 and Series 4 examinations . |
9 | Centres may request cassette recordings of the passages set for Series 2 and Series 4 examinations . |
10 | Centres may request cassette recordings of the passages set for Series 2 and Series 4 examinations . |
11 | The clinical teacher must be adaptable , as the objectives set for the student may need to be revised because of altered patient care . |
12 | They should also have details of the objectives set for them plus a specification of what the company sees as an ideal candidate . |
13 | The Project Team requires a comprehensive editorial text processing system which will provide the facilities necessary to meet the objectives set for it by OUP . |
14 | Control is exercised by financial techniques and revision of the objectives set for each unit . |
15 | Basically speaking , the objectives set for the system have been achieved , but like all other systems the achievement of those objectives brought with it other problems . |
16 | It is suggested that the extremes of page lengths indicate confusion over the objectives set for the journal , between the publication of shorter papers and monographic articles . |
17 | It is suggested that the extremes of page lengths indicate confusion over the objectives set for the journal , between the publication of short communications and monographic articles . |
18 | In all the exchanges of information during the design stage , frequent reference should be made to the objectives set for the project and the standards of the various components . |
19 | Second , partly for this reason , but for others as well , the relationship between the state and public enterprises is dogged by difficult questions of enforcement : how can the political authorities ensure that the objectives set for state enterprises are effectively pursued ? |
20 | During taxi manoeuvres and take-off the pictures will show ground views to get those at the controls set for a flight to remember . |
21 | The girls set to work , sewed , talked , laughed , and combed their hair . |
22 | Wheelchair-bound Ethlyn Whittaker , aged 56 , from Great Sankey , Warrington , has started a campaign against the means test forms , and has hit out at the charges set to be introduced in October . |
23 | Within the limits set for him , Mr Perez de Cuellar did well . |
24 | There was nothing particularly remarkable about these views ; though some brave women in each age may have tried to overstep the limits set for them . |
25 | There should be no secrecy about how the service is delivered , how much it costs , who delivers it and whether it is meeting the standards set for it . |
26 | Although the competition in the UK is for students , the tasks set for the competitors are not any easier than in other countries . |
27 | Each proposal was subjected to scrutiny to ensure that it was in accordance with the criteria set for Phase 2 Pilot Courses and as a result 96 submissions were adopted . |
28 | The tariffs set for these appellants |