Example sentences of "[vb mod] be set [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the rabbit is taken out of the net , another net should be set over the hole in case other rabbits bolt . |
| 2 | But bail should be set at a level which effectively deters flight . |
| 3 | Indeed the political theme for the day should be set at the morning 's press conferences , and local candidates and VIPs fully briefed and able to talk about or answer questions on that topic wherever they may be . |
| 4 | A specified time should be set as a deadline when outgoing mail should be ready if it is to be despatched that day . |
| 5 | Hocine Ait Ahmed , leader of the Socialist Forces Front ( FFS ) , declined to attend , and reiterated on Feb. 10 that a date should be set for a return to a " democratic process " which should include the FIS . |
| 6 | A time-scale should be set for the achievement of each of the steps identified , accompanied by a system of monitoring which is independent of those concerned with accomplishing the aim . |
| 7 | CHC had been saying for a long time , and it seemed to be falling on deaf ears that a date should be set for the closure of Friern and that money should not be spent on the hospital but on services in the community . |
| 8 | The holding lever(s) should be set to the knit position . |
| 9 | On the other hand , what Alcuin has to say must be set beside the respect accorded Aelfwald 's memory at Hexham where the king was buried ( ASC D , s.a. 788 ) , which shows that the community at Hexham thought highly of him in the twelfth century and probably earlier . |
| 10 | If governors are to be helped to perform their duties under the 1981 Act effectively , these duties must be set into the context of the responsibilities imposed by the 1986 and 1988 Acts . |
| 11 | Thus , the AMA argues , the Fifth Amendment ‘ requires that prices must be set at a level that permits any enterprise , including a physician 's medical practice , to operate successfully , to maintain its financial integrity , to attract capital , and to compensate investors for the risk assumed ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ For example , the £10 billion of revenue lost in supporting occupational and personal pensions for the generally better-off must be set alongside the £6 billion spent on means-tested benefits for the poorest old people . ’ |
| 13 | It is true that Robert Harley ( now Earl of Oxford ) and Viscount Bolingbroke seemed to flirt with Jacobitism in the period 1710 – 14 , but they were never sincere , and their actions must be set in the context of their attempts to rally disparate groups of Tories behind them in their own personal struggle for dominance within the party . |
| 14 | Similarly tomorrow 's hopes for the child must be set against the understanding shown today . |
| 15 | These benefits must be set against the costs , measured in both financial and medical terms , so that a judgment can be made on whether the benefits justify the cost . |
| 16 | But Mr Bull said the good news must be set against the closure of seven groups and the fact that the number of new members fell slightly short of the 1991 targeted figure due to the onset of the recession . |
| 17 | A strong balance sheet and attractive business mix must be set against the absence of any recovery in its major markets . |
| 18 | That 2,710 starts for apprentices must be set against an industry which employs nearly 1.8 million people , half of whom are employees and the other half self-employed . |
| 19 | The rejection by the Buid of any form of legitimate hierarchy or aggression within their society must be set within the context of a larger cosmological system in which humans are under constant attack by both predatory spirits and lowlanders , and in which they must commit parallel acts of aggression against their animals . |
| 20 | Limits might be set for the amount of animal manure put on the land , and for inorganic fertiliser application , based on crop and soil types . |
| 21 | Indeed the whole issue of Sabbath observance could be set for a return to fashion . |
| 22 | THE Premier League could be set for a £30 million-plus windfall if negotiations to sell television rights worldwide are concluded this week . |
| 23 | Performance standards could be set for the team based on a percentage reduction in those losses over a set period . |
| 24 | It has been suggested ( Knuth 1969 , pp. 199–201 ) that testing for floating.point zero is not appropriate , and that a more suitable test would be for any value in a small range about zero , the size of which could be set by the programmer . |
| 25 | A small auditorium may be set with a capacity of 2,000 . |
| 26 | A problem may be set on a statute as well as on a case . |
| 27 | Although the numbers will not apparently be limited at the briefings , a notional limit may be set on the number of climbers admitted to the range on any one occasion . |
| 28 | Features include : Stopwatch — from th sec to 9 hrs 59 min 59.99 secs. 30 lap memory , countdown alarm that may be set to the second , pre-set split times for accurate analysis of race pace . |
| 29 | It will also evaluate a range of explanations which suggest that wages may be set above the market clearing level for efficient reasons . |
| 30 | ( 4 ) In the case of an offer which , if accepted in full , would result in the offeror holding shares carrying over 50 per cent of the target 's voting rights , the condition relating to the level of acceptances required ( " the acceptance condition " ) may be set above the minimum required by Rule 10 ( which is over 50 per cent of the target 's voting rights ) . |