Example sentences of "[noun] set [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although intended to further curtail local government expenditure — by requiring authorities to meet any unforeseen expenditure from existing budgets — the effect may well have been to persuade local authorities to set high initial rates ( to provide adequate balances to meet unexpected contingencies or loss of income ) . |
| 2 | People on legal aid will only be able to get the most inexperienced lawyers to work for them if a plan to set fixed hourly rates goes ahead , the Law Society warns . |
| 3 | Around 50 congressmen have supported a resolution by House of Representatives majority leader , the Democrat Richard Gephardt , which warns that under the Dunkel plan , " national sovereignty to set domestic environmental , health , safety and labour standards will be given away to foreign countries " . |
| 4 | The Commission 's report was perhaps the turning point , for while it paid respect to the management it found ‘ to be totally dedicated to the railway with a high degree of pride in the service which came before financial reward in importance ’ , it made thought-provoking recommendations about management style and the need to set clearer financial objectives . |
| 5 | Acceptance of this , says Senator Mitchell , would remove a deterrent to polluters — and take away from individual American states their right to set tougher environmental standards than the federal government does . |
| 6 | Intervention to set high social standards throughout the Community is vital to Europe 's economic development as well as to the welfare of individuals . |
| 7 | Foreign Ministers had approved in Luxembourg on Oct. 5 , by a majority verdict , a directive setting minimum ethical standards for television broadcasting in the single market . |
| 8 | Like the hon. Gentleman , I shall make a few general observations to set this important subject in context . |
| 9 | Lucerne , on which Young set such high hopes , could only be grown on deep soils or on irrigated land , and there it was to produce a minor revolution . ’ |
| 10 | In many tuna sets most encircled dolphins are successfully released , but sometimes adverse weather conditions or equipment malfunctions can hamper the efforts of even the best-intentioned and most experienced crews . |
| 11 | In order to set any lingering doubts about pro-nuclear bias at rest , the CEGB will therefore have to provide justification for some assumptions that are , at present , not transparent . |
| 12 | I do not think that Edwin set any great value on other people 's opinions . ’ |
| 13 | School C sets NFER Basic Mathematics Tests ( NFER , 1969–80 ) ) for every junior school pupil . |