Example sentences of "[noun pl] set [art] new " in BNC.
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1 | Sheep entries set a new record , and topped 500 for the first time . |
2 | Space Biospheres Ventures , the private firm that built and runs Biosphere 2 , said the bionauts set a new world record for living in a closed system . |
3 | Yet again he eked out his resources across the two laps to set a new best of 1min 48.4sec . |
4 | Commenting on its figures ( page seven ) , National Semiconductor Corp says it expects fourth quarter gross margins to improve over third quarter margins and that third quarter worldwide orders set a new record , up 40% over last year , and that it entered the fourth quarter with an improved backlog — record OEM orders more than offset seasonal weaknesses in distribution to give record orders for the Americas ; European orders were up while Japanese markets weakened slightly . |
5 | Yesterday the it was n't yesterday , it was earlier on this week , the County Councillors set a new budget for Oxfordshire and they made ten million pounds worth of cuts . |
6 | Freddie Head , rider of Pistol Packer , opined that ‘ Mill Reef was the best horse I 've ever seen ’ , and the French press compared him with the horse whose stunning victory in the Arc six years earlier had marked him out as the very best horse of the era : ‘ Comme Sea Bird II — mais plus vite ’ , raved Paris-Turf He was indeed plus vite , for his Arc time of 2 minutes 28.3 seconds set a new course record . |