Example sentences of "deadline set [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The European companies were hoping to meet the deadline set by the International Radio Consultative Committee for the presentation of technical proposals for a new system which , once chosen , would effectively set a world standard , Japan and the USA having already submitted their applications to the Committee . |
2 | At 10:58am , two minutes before the deadline set by the Scottish Office , which bought the house from Tayside Regional Council under compulsory purchase to clear the way for the road , sheriff officers arrived to execute the eviction warrant . |
3 | Unless Iraq 's dictator sounds the retreat in the next few days , he will soon be unable to meet the January 15th deadline set by the United Nations for the complete removal of his army from Kuwait . |
4 | So , as the deadline set by the United Nations Security Council passed , new sanctions came into effect . |
5 | The club failed to meet a Thursday midnight deadline set by the High Court for payment of £22.8 million to Cabra for the purchase of Stamford Bridge . |