Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] set against " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is seen most clearly in the song of Eliot 's Blackshirts , whose bitter irony should be set against remarks concerning the undesirability of too many free-thinking Jews in After Strange Gods . |
| 2 | The sum should be set against code 120 862 496 . |
| 3 | The target date should be set against these events and progress monitored at each stage . |
| 4 | The aim is to provide sufficient directional light to make the decorations sparkle , but they should be set against areas of soft shadow which will throw them into relief . |
| 5 | What follows is a description of a typical general practice , but this description should be set against the increasing stratification of legal practice in England and Wales . |
| 6 | In return the USA reportedly dropped its demand for a further $700 million from Japan , representing sums paid to the United Kingdom , France , and the Arab states which Japan had insisted should be set against the original pledge of $9,000 million . |
| 7 | Such shortcomings must be set against the big truth — that today 's CAP is a supremely insidious way of extracting $85 billion from consumers within the EC , and queering the pitch for farmers everywhere else . |
| 8 | A strong balance sheet and attractive business mix must be set against the absence of any recovery in its major markets . |
| 9 | But Mr Bull said the good news must be set against the closure of seven groups and the fact that the number of new members fell slightly short of the 1991 targeted figure due to the onset of the recession . |
| 10 | Similarly tomorrow 's hopes for the child must be set against the understanding shown today . |
| 11 | Inevitably , however , pain will sometimes need to be inflicted , and in the absence of anaesthetic , which must be set against this point . |
| 12 | These benefits must be set against the costs , measured in both financial and medical terms , so that a judgment can be made on whether the benefits justify the cost . |
| 13 | Although the disc 's sun is but an orbiting moonlet , its prominences hardly bigger than croquet hoops , this slight drawback must be set against the tremendous sight of Great A'Tuin the Turtle , upon Whose-ancient and meteor-riddled shell the disc ultimately rests . |
| 14 | That 2,710 starts for apprentices must be set against an industry which employs nearly 1.8 million people , half of whom are employees and the other half self-employed . |
| 15 | ‘ If I score points and do well , then I 'll be set against Dusty . |
| 16 | After the war , Unionist candidates with commissions , good war records and decorations made the most of their advantages , especially when they could be set against opponents who had opposed the war or stayed at home . |
| 17 | So ninety one ninety two a married woman was entitled to a basic personal allowance of three four four five which could be set against any income erm or investment . |
| 18 | if you 'd actually made a minus there , ignoring capital allowances , you 'd just made a loss of four hundred pounds , then that loss would be for a year of assessment , and in that year of assessment , it could be set against your salary or pensions for that year a as if it was a personal allowance . |
| 19 | Under s393A TA 1988 , Case I trading losses may be set against profits of whatever description ( including chargeable gains ) , in the accounting period in which the losses are sustained and against profits from accounting periods falling within the preceding three years . |
| 20 | 7.1.3 Changes in the taper arrangements for housing benefit which mean that up to 85% of income above the Income Support Level will be set against Housing Benefit entitlement . |
| 21 | The relief can be set against the investor 's other income in that tax year or carried back three years or carried forward . |
| 22 | Rutherford said , ‘ Tell me , then , who in this age of miracles can be set against the master designer of Stonehenge ? ’ |
| 23 | Everyone , whether male or female , single or married , now receives their own Personal allowance , which can be set against any income including savings or a pension as well as earned income . |
| 24 | You will find that each sheet then has a small black mark in the centre of the long side , and this can be set against the centralising mark that your punch must have ( if it does n't , do n't buy it ) . |
| 25 | For example , changes in the rate of taxation of company profits , or in the capital allowances which can be set against tax , are believed by many to significantly affect levels of investment . |
| 26 | However , such discrimination could be reduced , perhaps by raising the value of allowances ( e.g. on exploration costs , etc. ) that can be set against tax . |
| 27 | Losses incurred by sole traders or partnerships can be set against other income in that fiscal year , or carried back for up to three fiscal years depending on the circumstances . |
| 28 | Brought-forward trading losses can be set against balancing charges arising on the disposal of the target assets . |
| 29 | This is because there is no equivalent of group relief for capital losses , that is to say although group relievable items as defined in s403 TA 1988 can be set against a claimant company 's profits , including chargeable gains , there is no facility , in the inverse situation , for surrendering capital losses against profits of another group company . |