Example sentences of "[prep] set [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using a ‘ time out ’ procedure for managing hitting , biting , and destructive behaviour is an effective way of setting limits for the child . |
| 2 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that nothing is more insulting to women — whether it is said by women or men — than talk of setting targets for the number of women to be in top posts ? |
| 3 | The next task is to establish a means of setting baselines for both PB and CB . |
| 4 | The next chapter will discuss financial techniques used in setting criteria for the selection of project proposals to maximize profitability . |
| 5 | It is then only of use in setting problems for next time . |
| 6 | But it also fulfils a wider social purpose in setting standards for the markets and in discouraging aberrant behaviour . |
| 7 | Data archives also have an important role to play in setting standards for the documenting of machine-readable data . |
| 8 | 15 of them , together with Austria , issued a formal objection to the conference 's final statement , claiming that it did not go far enough in setting goals for limiting global warming , or in guaranteeing aid to developing countries . |
| 9 | DHAs can then concentrate on ensuring that the health needs of the population for which they are responsible are met ; that there are effective services for the prevention and control of disease and the promotion of health ; that their population has access to a comprehensive range of high quality , value for money services ; and on setting targets for and monitoring the performance of those management units for which they continue to have responsibility . |
| 10 | A supplementary guideline to setting limits for children might be : ‘ Set limits or boundaries for yourself ’ . |
| 11 | Borrowing an idea from the editors of the Annals of Internal Medicine , we have , in addition to setting targets for decision making and publication , developed what we call the ‘ vital signs ’ of the BMJ . |
| 12 | This was a formal process which focused on staff development by setting goals for the coming year . |
| 13 | This discipline is missing from the Williamson scheme ; inflation has to be controlled by setting targets for money-GDP instead . |
| 14 | The Plan worked by setting targets for certain key sectors of the economy ( such as steel , electricity and cement ) rather than by close state direction , it tended to foster the return to industrial predominance of capitalist businessmen , and it relied on loans from abroad , particularly from America . |
| 15 | It manages tasks by setting deadlines for their completion , instead of using interrupts simply to start them going . |