Example sentences of "[pers pn] would set a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We thought we 'd set an example . |
| 2 | If we were to solve our problem by disposing of our enemy , we would set a very disgusting precedent in terms of separatist problem-solving . |
| 3 | The danger with that we believe could be that we would set a date for the merger and take all the important issues and discussions , how many regions will it have will we have , the those regions and a hundred and one other problems raised by that merger into a tight timescale . |
| 4 | Then the monstrous green body exploded like a balloon of filth , spattering the walls of the cavern and the cages of the cowering young prisoners — the last time he/she would set a mark upon them . |
| 5 | In Fig. 11–11 the median voter is constrained to vote for an output combination along 18 of the budget line 12 because otherwise the local authority would set tax rates that left the poorest citizens with a minimum income level lower than that regarded as acceptable ; i.e. they would set a tax greater than 19 . |
| 6 | When Alistair Wright became human resource director at Digital Equipment Co six years ago , he vowed he would set an example to the rest of the organisation by passing authority down the line and totally empowering his staff . |
| 7 | It would set a central rate for sterling against the European Currency Unit . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , an attempt by France on April 2 to persuade the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution to provide protection for the Kurds , ended in failure after opposition from China , the Soviet Union and the USA , which maintained that it would set a precedent for Security Council involvement in internal controversies . |
| 9 | The greater involvement of the Security Council in matters pertaining to disarmament had reportedly been resisted by India , a non-permanent member , on grounds that it would set a precedent for future intrusive inspections and controls by the UN . |
| 10 | It would set a precedent in an area of outstanding natural beauty . |
| 11 | He says it would set a precedent . |
| 12 | A proposal to allow professors to retire on full pension at 63 instead of 65 has met with little support from state finance ministers because of its cost , and also because it would set an expensive precedent for all other civil servants . |