Example sentences of "set by [art] [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The EPA claims that its study was hampered by pressure of time in meeting an August 1 deadline set by a federal court decree , imposed after the American Lung Association sued the EPA last October in an attempt to force a new review . |
| 2 | The ‘ shutter ’ signal indicates when the High Speed Shutter is on , and the cursor-type indicator above it shows the brightness of the scene being recorded and hence the lens aperture as set by the automatic exposure system . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The wages of farm workers are set by the Agricultural Wages Board ( for England and Wales ) . |
| 6 | Intertel Communications Inc , currently legally a Canadian company , says from its Teleport Denver Inc base in Colorado that it plans to swear allegiance to the flag and become a naturalised American : it will reincorporate in the US to meet a condition set by the Federal Communications Commission , which gave plenty of ammunition to the Europeans that say that the US market is not as open as Uncle Sam likes to think , by insisting that only American companies could hold earth satellite station common carrier licences — there is no comparable restriction on US companies applying for licences in the UK . |
| 7 | There are detailed provisions which , following the precedent set by the 1985 Companies Act in the same context , attribute voting rights held by one person to another . |
| 8 | But despite the company 's own long-running antipollution programme the final lever to a clean River Tees looks like being what the company calls the ‘ very tough targets ’ set by the National Rivers Authority . |
| 9 | Although difficult to meet , the consent limits set by the National Rivers Authority are consistent with ICI ; s plans to cut discharges by half by 1995 but call into question the viability of some Teesside plants . |
| 10 | The most important thing to check is that the instructors operate to standards set by the Royal Yachting Association , the governing body for the sport . |
| 11 | So , as the deadline set by the United Nations Security Council passed , new sanctions came into effect . |
| 12 | The driver will control his speed via an adjustable governor , up to a limit set by the local road surface . |
| 13 | The rateable value is set by the local valuation office , which is a branch of the Inland Revenue . |
| 14 | Will Major and Hurd be able to neutralise the timebomb set by the social chapter amendment ? asks Chris McLaughlin |