Example sentences of "set target [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Thatcher recognised the gravity of the situation and helped focus world attention on the subject , but , with US and Japan , undermined moves to set targets for reduction of carbon dioxide emissions , and failed to adopt energy efficiency policies . |
| 2 | ‘ You ca n't set targets with injuries , and I 'm not going to start trying now . |
| 3 | Its two-stroke engine , the materials and structures used in its 635kg construction and its safety systems set targets for engineers and designers alike . |
| 4 | Situations occur where trade union negotiators set targets for achievement of these goals which appear to be at odds with the targets set by management for the organisation ( and its employees ) . |
| 5 | How should the organisation identify its objectives and set targets for achievement ? |
| 6 | Apart from those recommendations relating to fiscal measures , which are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer , we have set targets for action on every one of the recommendations — and we shall report again on progress in six months . |
| 7 | This identifies what aspects of lexicographer are to be measured , and sets targets for service levels based on the System Requirements document |
| 8 | For 1993–94 the Agreement sets targets for promptness and accuracy of benefit payment and delivery of advisory interviews . |
| 9 | This involves setting targets for money supply into the future , and then using monetary policy to ensure that these targets are met . |
| 10 | This discipline is missing from the Williamson scheme ; inflation has to be controlled by setting targets for money-GDP instead . |
| 11 | Borrowing an idea from the editors of the Annals of Internal Medicine , we have , in addition to setting targets for decision making and publication , developed what we call the ‘ vital signs ’ of the BMJ . |
| 12 | So it is that for Douglas MacBain it is a clearly defined aim to consider setting targets for numbers of churches to be planted in the coming decade and to work to facilitate this . |