Example sentences of "[pers pn] sets [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , it sets arbitrary amounts on the income needs of people of different ages and may underestimate the needs of children by comparison with adults ( Berthoud 1985 ) . |
| 2 | Researchers have also measured the response of the superconducting properties of a potassium-doped buckyball compound to changes in pressure — one of the fundamental measurements of any new superconductor , as it sets immediate constraints on the theoretical interpretations of the material 's behaviour . |
| 3 | It has few exemptions , though it sets annual ceilings on how much individual patients pay . |
| 4 | And this resourceful fruit has more to offer : it stops fruit and vegetables , such as apples , avocados and artichokes , from discolouring ; it sets reluctant jams and jellies made with low- pectin fruits . |
| 5 | It sets free nuclear explosives that used to be tucked away in superpower arsenals , and must now be disposed of |