Example sentences of "[was/were] set [adv prt] under " in BNC.
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| 31 | Tees Valley Tourism , a partnership between the public and private sectors , was set up under a special government programme in 1989 with funding for three years . |
| 32 | A system of self-regulatory organisations ( SROs ) was set up under the auspices of the DTI and the Securities and Investments Board , the latter set up to authorise the SROs and oversee their operations . |
| 33 | The Serious Fraud Office ( SFO ) was set up under the 1987 Criminal Justice Act in response to a report by the Fraud Trials Committee formed in 1983 as a result of dissatisfaction with the ability of the City of London Fraud Squad to get convictions . |