Example sentences of "[prep] set a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Difficulties in the use of the ALARA principle ( as low as reasonably achievable ) and of risk cost-benefit analysis for decision-making are discussed , including the problem of setting a monetary value for health detriment and for loss of human life . |
| 2 | Molotov was opposed to the evacuation of any Soviet military bases for fear of setting a dangerous precedent which could apply to other similar and more important issues . |
| 3 | At the insistence of the USA , the Convention stopped short of setting a binding target date for emission reductions , but recommended that industrialized states should aim to stabilize CO 2 emissions at 1990 levels by the year 2000 ( a target already agreed by the European Community " see p. 37784 " and Japan ) . |
| 4 | At the insistence of the USA , the Convention stopped short of setting a binding target date for emission reductions . |
| 5 | Over and above setting a brief for the risk management team to identify , analyse and evaluate all risks that could impact on the balance sheet to a greater extent than , say , five per cent of gross profit , Ure recommends it could also be given the task of tackling risk areas where the organisation suffers continual losses . |
| 6 | In her insistence on the range of masculinities in practice , and her argument that masculinity is structured through contradiction , Segal reminds us of the very real shifts achieved by feminists in setting a new agenda for women and men . |
| 7 | As a guide in setting a monthly repayment level that suits you , the enclosed table gives examples of how long different levels of borrowing will take to repay . |
| 8 | Not finding suitable feeding they use the islands only to rest briefly and re-orientate , before setting a new course for their chosen destination . |
| 9 | The fireball destroyed a prefabricated office building before setting a four-storey office block ablaze . |
| 10 | The chief inspector had just come , case or no case , from setting a close watch on those spots , in expectation — in foreboding , rather — that the flood would bring some unusual freight aground very shortly . |
| 11 | Anna prided herself on setting a good table ; now , in wartime London , she put her mind to it : great lasagne pies , Virginia ham , as well as all the best fish , game and vegetables her friends in the country sent her . |
| 12 | We were getting interestingly close to setting a new record . |
| 13 | If breakfast is a cut-and-run meal then a bar counter is a good idea and a nice compromise between setting a proper table and snatching a cup of coffee on the wing . |
| 14 | This is a handy tip for setting a home-built kite bridle . |
| 15 | But we have both a general reason for setting a classical agenda , and two particular ones . |
| 16 | With a corporation that is in trouble a lot of actions might make things worse so the natural tendency is to try to escape from the present troubles by setting a specific objective and moving towards that . |
| 17 | Perhaps in an attempt to redress the balance around the time of the recent franchise re-application , Scottish Television determined to duplicate its international success with Taggart by setting a similar-format drama series in Edinburgh . |
| 18 | The government , the report adds , ‘ should take a lead by setting a good example in the context of its own employees and disseminate the information which enables firms to see the full costs of the permanent loss of their older workers . ’ |
| 19 | As a consequence , whereas before the government used to control the amount of loan redemption by setting a maximum redemption period for each category of asset , now it has a global control . |
| 20 | The optional BillLimit feature enables customers to budget by setting a monthly limit . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , the Secretary of State for the Environment is empowered to ‘ charge cap ’ local authorities , either by setting a universal limit or by singling out those authorities whose levels of Community Charge he or she considers excessive . |