Example sentences of "[noun sg] is set by the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A different kind of limitation is set by the third condition and it is this which we will look at now .
2 The standard charge is set by the local council , and can be zero , one half , equal to , one and a half or twice the cost of the personal community charge in the area .
3 Long , graduated tails , in which all but the outermost feathers are elongated , generate the same lift as normal tails ( because maximum span is set by the outermost feathers and so does not change ) but substantially more drag , as elongation adds considerably to tail area .
4 The tone is set by the continual use of the pose with head held high , back slightly arched , arms in closed 4th or a stretch fully upwards in 5th sur les pointes for Kitri or on demi-pointes for Basil .
5 The rateable value is set by the local valuation office , which is a branch of the Inland Revenue .
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