Example sentences of "set a [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To set a time-cycle for the automatic printing of retained mail messages . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's getting very messy and very political , ’ said Keegan , who has set a deadline for the Belgian club . |
| 3 | Both points are presumably right but each sets a problem for the natural idea that explanation is the discovery of hidden order . |
| 4 | Chronic exposure to aluminium has been linked to nerve damage , and an EC Directive sets a limit for the permissable amount in drinking water . |
| 5 | Instead of one side doing all their batting in one go and setting a target for the other side to beat , baseball 's innings are broken up into bits , with each side batting in turn until nine innings have been completed . |
| 6 | Earlier this month , the Department of Environment set a date for the public inquiry to commence on October 26 at a venue to be fixed in Liverpool . |
| 7 | Earlier this month , the Environment Department set a date for the public inquiry to start on October 26 at a venue to be fixed in Liverpool . |
| 8 | What emerges from an examination of the FFYP is that it set a pattern for the Soviet economy that persists up to the present day . |