Example sentences of "[pers pn] sets a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if she sets a track record she would already have been upstaged by the people 's champion . |
| 2 | She sets a trap and sets off a series of events that entangle household , family and friends . |
| 3 | But she sets a trap and sets off a series of events that entangle household , family and friends . |
| 4 | In her sleep she sets an easel facing |
| 5 | The scheme is being widely debated within television because it sets a precedent for other companies . |
| 6 | It sets a guide value ( maximum ) for nitrate of 50 mg/litre but permits member states to apply for permission to grant ‘ derogations ’ ( exemptions ) where the levels arise from geological factors ( ’ the nature and structure of the ground ’ ) , or ‘ exceptional meteorological conditions ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ It sets a dangerous precedent . |
| 8 | Not only is this ungallant to Susan Hill , with whom La Hodge is being compared and contrasted , it sets a dangerous precedent . |
| 9 | If the constant marginal costs differ , then only the firm with the lowest marginal cost is left in the market and it sets a price just below the marginal cost of the next-to-lowest cost firm . |
| 10 | It sets a target of 80 per cent of plastics and paper , and 90 per cent of glass , tin and aluminium , to be recycled by 1 July 1995 . |
| 11 | Erm , I welcomed Chairman the present experiment before us , I hope it succeeds , I hope it sets a continuing example to other parts of the county but you only get what you pay for and in , in we top it up from the seven cuts to I think thirteen or fourteen . |
| 12 | But critics say it sets a dangerous example . |
| 13 | As I understand the way need has been calculated , and the County will correct me if I 'm wrong on this , er the method does actually take account of unemployment , and it sets an eventual employment level of three percent as a goal . |
| 14 | This is a vindictive and intolerant motion it sets an unfortunate precedent and in this debate about freedom we should support the rights of our tenants to choose . |
| 15 | Nudes news : Women are upset by female nudity in films because it sets an impossible standard but think there should be more male nudes on screen , according to a Glamour magazine survey . |
| 16 | Against this first idea of culture he sets a second definition at once wider and ‘ more fundamental ’ . |
| 17 | He sets a high moral tone , exhorting the journalist to live up to the ideals of truth , decency and justice against the crasser world outside . |
| 18 | Keener feels that his lack of technical background is a distinct advantage ; it also means that he sets a large amount of trust in the engineers he is working with . |
| 19 | Vogel 's book entitled Japan As Number One ( 1979 ) is the epitome of this trend , as he sets a scenario in which he not only predicts that the Japanese economy will be the biggest in the world before the end of the century , but also that Japanese society should henceforth be the model for post-industrial societies . |
| 20 | In my judgment the Secretary of State , if he sets a tariff period which exceeds that recommended by the judiciary , is not under an absolute obligation to give reasons for departing from the judicial view . |