Example sentences of "the [noun pl] set by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the rules set by the Constitutional Court ( whose members are chosen by parliament ) , the president had to get half the electorate ( 53.5m people ) to approve an early parliamentary election . |
| 2 | Those who argue for participatory democracy believe active citizenship can not be established within the limitations set by the existing liberal-democratic framework . |
| 3 | One of the preconditions set by the African National Congress ( ANC ) for negotiation was the lifting of the state of emergency in its entirety . |
| 4 | But one of the conditions set by the Japanese government was that its people should take part only if there were a ceasefire between the warring parties . |
| 5 | The term ‘ strategy ’ , as a way of conceptualising management actions , refers to long-term policies pursued by management and it implies , according to one common approach , that management has a choice between alternative possibilities with respect to the best ways of attaining its labour relations objectives — within the constraints set by the external environment . |
| 6 | The net effect is to produce a loss if the share price does not move beyond the limits set by the high and low exercise prices but a small and limited profit if it does . |
| 7 | Among its findings on freshwater quality the report mentioned : ( i ) high levels of phosphates in rivers , lakes and reservoirs in most of central and southern England , which cause excessive growth of surface plants such as algae which in turn damage wildlife ; ( ii ) acidification of rivers and lakes in some parts of Scotland , northern England and Wales to such levels that they are almost devoid of fish ; ( iii ) one in eight sewage plants still not operating within discharge limits ; ( iv ) periodic high levels of pesticide pollution in drinking water ; and ( v ) a high proportion of freshwater sites used for recreational purposes failing to meet the standards set by the European Community directive on bathing water . |
| 8 | Only 88 of the 416 beaches monitored in 1992 ( compared with 102 in 1991 ) failed to meet the standards set by the European Community directive on bathing waters . |
| 9 | The 1893 Act allowed institutions a Parliamentary grant per pupil , but only if the institution/asylum met the standards set by the periodic visits of Her Majesty 's Inspector , so in order to meet these standards and obtain their grants , schools had to improve on the conditions in which the pupils were taught . |
| 10 | I 'm afraid we did not measure up to the standards set by the well-hung Spanish men who drifted around with flies bulging to the point of bursting their buttons . |