Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] set against " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if the operators are set against discounting it will not prevent the agencies from doing some on their own account . |
| 2 | EFTA was to be just a free trade area ; as such , there was no agreement on barriers being set against third parties . |
| 3 | Bold stripes in any one of six colours are set against a crisp white background . |
| 4 | Costs are set against an annual Library estimate , currently totalling £500 , of which some £285 has been spent so far this year . |
| 5 | Total claims from spending departments were set against expected growth targets in the economy to check their feasibility . |
| 6 | The apartments are set against a mountain backdrop and the views are superb ; it 's hard to believe that the discos , lively bars and general hustle of Benitses are only a five to ten minute walk away . |
| 7 | Static welfare losses that arise from departures from competition in output markets are set against longer-run , dynamic gains which may arise from an increase in the supply of innovations that come about in less than perfectly competitive markets . |
| 8 | Very broadly , what happens is that the budgeted amounts of expenditure are credited to appropriation accounts and then as expenditure is incurred debits are set against these credits . |
| 9 | Fathers are set against children and children against parents . |
| 10 | But it can also be a foreign world to us , and to those whose faces are set against God it is a closed world . |
| 11 | Bunks were set against the walls , kerosene heaters gave instant heat , while electric kettles enabled tea or coffee to be made . |