Example sentences of "[adv] be set against " in BNC.

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1 One unremarked consequence for both sexes , for example , is that since wives ' allowances can henceforth be set against investment income , there will be more non-taxpayers among bank and building society depositors — and the composite rate of tax on their yield will then be reduced for everybody .
2 It is generally argued , however , that the meaning " world " of is a post-Biblical development , and a mere possibility in the relationship of parallelistic lines ( " greater precision " ) can not be set against a linguistic certainty .
3 If ACT can not be set against the balance on deferred taxation account and recovery is not assured without reasonable doubt the balance must be written off .
4 The tax is not in fact ACT , so can not be set against the company 's mainstream corporation tax liability .
5 But the heavy cost of offshore exploration activity has until now been set against PRT , ’ he explained .
6 The argument that ‘ conversion ’ to tuberculin positivity by BCG may hinder diagnosis of tuberculosis should surely be set against the laborious surveillance by periodic tuberculin testing and treatment with ( not entirely innocuous ) drugs if positivity should develop .
7 The Soviet Union 's clear lead over the USA in manned , especially long duration , space flights on the Mir space station , the ninth of which began on May 18 , 1991 , was increasingly being set against the scientific value of cheaper unmanned space probes , even though these were also subject to financial cutbacks .
8 This self-evaluation ( which would be undertaken by every member of the school staff ) would then be set against priorities within the school .
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