Example sentences of "[adv] set by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally a rubber-stamping exercise , representatives from all over the country come to discuss an agenda largely set by the party . |
| 2 | As C. D. Burns remarked in 1924 : " We have … developed in England a compromise by means of which the educational system is in great part a State system and the standard of education is largely set by the universities free from state control . " |
| 3 | It was explained that this was because the company was perpetually producing new products with life-cycles of two to four years and that the product mixes over the narrow product range in current production were largely set by the available type of capacity over such periods . |
| 4 | Where it is not supported , the reason is often , as suggested by Rundquist ( 1980 , 1983 ) , because the spending patterns are already set by the geography of demands ( one would not expect large spending on subsidies for cotton farmers in New Hampshire , for example ) and the goal of the pork barrellers is rather to get plenty of money for the programme than to direct it to certain areas rather than others . |
| 5 | The precedent thus set by the commons became of great significance in later political crises , for it gave the commons a means of dealing with unpopular royal officials and ministers , with the sanction of nonco-operation in the business of parliament if their charges were not heard . |
| 6 | Reference can be made to standards usually set by the agency ‘ in cases of this kind ’ , or attention drawn to practice in past cases . |
| 7 | Community liaison committees tend to steer clear of contentious issues , and the agenda is usually set by the police . |
| 8 | This was realism with a vengeance ; a true story had been used to depict a very real penal practice and the whole thing was very deliberately set by the studio in a specific historical context . |
| 9 | Nursing homes are still registered by the health authorities , so their ability to meet , and setting of standards that they 're required to meet , are still set by the health authority , registered by the health authority , and monitored by the health authority . |
| 10 | The scene for the election to the Constitutional Convention was formally set by the British Government when it published its White Paper " The Northern Ireland Constitution " ( see above page 8 ) which was almost immediately followed by the passing of the Northern Ireland Act 1974 on 17 July . |
| 11 | The benchmark now set by the Halifax is certain to influence how other societies respond to last week 's 1-point increase in bank base rates to 15 per cent . |
| 12 | The second day continued where the first day left off : four catches by Hick to equal the record for a Test against Pakistan originally set by the little-remembered spinner Jim McConnon of Glamorgan in 1954 , and then my researches led me to the remarkable fact that John Birch , who played for Notts from 1973 to 1988 , was known as ‘ Bonk ’ . |
| 13 | In 1981 , during the Committee stage of the Bill , the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment said : ‘ For the purposes of pest control , especially control of foxes and rabbits , there is no practical alternative to a snare well set by an experienced person and regularly inspected . ’ |
| 14 | Each candidate has a score associated with it , which is initially set by the pattern recogniser and then updated by each of the analysers ( this score is not shown in the example below for reasons of clarity ) . |
| 15 | State policy is instead set by the impersonal logic which drives government in a capitalist society to develop the economic base and coercively maintain social stability . |
| 16 | The rates are ultimately set by the individual authority , but usually within the bands laid down by the National Joint Council for Local Authorities ' Administrative , Professional , Technical and Clerical Services ( LAAPTAC ) . |
| 17 | But I think in the few months that this administration has er , has been in office , it is encouraging to see that the county council is operating inside the budget , er , which I believe was actually set by the previous administration , erm , er over which we had no influence whatsoever . |