Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] set a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The director of health promotion , Dr Phil Hanlon , said it was important that the board should set a good example to other organisations . |
| 2 | Stack-oriented computers may set a condition code in the top element of the stack as a result of a test or comparison instruction ; a jump instruction is then provided to jump conditional on the state of this top element ( removing the element after testing ) . |
| 3 | A Soviet Foreign Ministry statement of Nov. 30 said that such an action would set a " dangerous international precedent " . |
| 4 | It will be the show 's British premiere , but critics have expressed fears that the long run may set a precedent , making the National like any other West End theatre . |
| 5 | most were set by several … [ and ] although one compositor might set a whole book , he would not normally be working on that book alone but would intersperse work on other jobs when it was called for … |
| 6 | This decision enabled the Crown to prohibit , as a matter of course , the disclosure of a wide range of information such as correspondence with government departments , medical records and accident reports , on the ground that disclosure might set a precedent and lead to potentially harmful documents being disclosed in the future . |
| 7 | In the agriculture and forestry sector the committee would set a target only for rice production , leaving export quotas for other major products such as rubber and coffee to be set by government departments . |
| 8 | Undaunted , Dick began to research paint and his finds will set a new course for warbirds with the latest in flat paint technique . |
| 9 | When a new issue of bonds is made , the Bank of England will set a minimum price somewhat below the £100 face value and then invite tenders for these bonds above or at the minimum price . |
| 10 | There are fears that British Steel 's decision could set a precedent and discourage other quarries in the Dales from transferring stone from road to rail . |
| 11 | My father says that a teacher should set a good example for the children , by respecting each one , whether them black or white . |
| 12 | The outcome will set a precedent with far-reaching implications for the whole restitution process . |
| 13 | If the UN can set a precedent for peacemaking in the Balkans we will have a real peace dividend . |
| 14 | The instruction could set a condition code to indicate whether the search was terminated by a successful comparison or by L becoming zero ; alternatively , one of these two results could cause a skip . |
| 15 | Here a different Home Secretary , Herbert Morrison of the Labour party , argued that legislation protecting a particular group of persons would set a most dangerous precedent , and that although Ratcliffe 's pamphlet was deplorable , he could not prevent its publication . |
| 16 | The Maldives took the view , along with several other SAARC states , that bilateral problems among members should not impinge on the SAARC and that Sri Lanka 's decision to refuse to host the 1989 summit could set a bad precedent . |
| 17 | The majority in the State Council feared that these proposals would set a damaging precedent and , with the consent of the Tsar , rejected the bill . |
| 18 | no , what I 'm saying is I think that 's something that the B A I E education committee nationally should sit down and have a look at , I mean it may well be that at the end of the day Napier would set a better exam paper than they would er , also I 've suggested to them and again they have n't that Napier validate the course do the marking but with perhaps two B A I E fellows |
| 19 | So , too , does some guess about where the government may set a capping limit . |
| 20 | It recommends that the government should set a firm date for these authorities to complete surveys of their water supplies . |
| 21 | Harry Greenway , Conservative MP for Ealing North , said the Home Secretary should set a limit on the expenditure of the inquiry and reassure people the money was being spent wisely . |
| 22 | Under current US law , the government must set a legal limit , called a tolerance , for the amount of pesticide residue that can be in or on a food . |
| 23 | The 1984 Rates Act introduced a constitutional change of the utmost importance — the principle that central government could set a limit to the amount of taxation a local authority could levy . |
| 24 | Moves to lift the clause inserted in the company 's contract to prevent asset stripping after de-regulation of the buses would set a national precedent . |
| 25 | Moves to lift the clause would set a national precedent . |
| 26 | Hence the Government will set a national business rate . |
| 27 | Each year the government will set a ‘ control total ’ , with real spending ( excluding cyclically affected items such as unemployment benefit ) rising rather less than the underlying real rate of growth . |
| 28 | The organisers are confident that this rigour will set a new standard for fairs in Italy , and hope , despite the world-wide economic gloom , to stimulate the Italian buying public , which has , even this year , remained active in the price-range up to £50,000 ( $100,000 ) . |
| 29 | Conservation organisations are hoping that the New Forest decision will set a precedent for similarly sensitive areas such as the South Downs , the North Pennines and the Cambrian Mountains . |
| 30 | After the closing date , the organizers will set a ‘ striking price ’ which is best for the company . |