Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] set [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The value of foreign sales rose by almost $40,000 million in 1989 , compared with 1988 , as exports of livestock products , horticulture , planting seeds and wood products set new records . |
| 2 | I know , it , you know rot cars set alight , oh |
| 3 | A US government report has shown that lead levels in almost one-fifth of the nation 's largest municipal water systems , including some serving Washington and suburban counties , exceed the safety standards set last year by the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) . |
| 4 | Joe handed the foaming mugs over the bar , and they both collapsed into the little wooden dining chairs set each side of the dying open fire . |
| 5 | New rules for life insurers were announced by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ( NAIC ) , the body through which state insurance regulators set nationwide standards , in December 1992 . |
| 6 | Expressing the belief that public spending ceilings set last autumn for the next three years would keep the growth of spending below that of the economy as a whole , the Chancellor stressed : ‘ Proper control of public expenditure can not be achieved simply by setting targets . |
| 7 | The Committee recommends that the NHS Management Executive should ensure that all English Regional Health Authorities set broad standards for waiting times for such appointments , and that the Management Executive should require District Health Authorities and Family Health Services Authorities to take urgent action to reduce waiting times for first appointments . |
| 8 | Bourbon producers set great store by the soft local water which passes through limestone on its way to the distilleries . |
| 9 | The pass gets its name from two groups of deep limestone potholes set either side of the road . |
| 10 | Muscle tears set solid , discs weld together . |