Example sentences of "[noun] set [adv] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The helicopter and a standby vessel spotted a flare set off by the crew and stayed in the vicinity until the men were winched to safety by an RAF helicopter . |
| 2 | Clauses 70 to 73 provide for the introduction of the council tax set separately by the regional , islands and district councils in respect of dwellings in their areas . |
| 3 | the evidence set out by the Society of Black Lawyers and the statistics released by the CLE which give reasonable cause to believe that the CLE has unlawfully discriminated against black students on racial grounds in : |
| 4 | ( 1982 ) show , the coverage of the Law and Order issue by the media was dominated by the agenda set out by the Tory Party aided by the magistracy , the NAS and certain sections of the police . |
| 5 | Although the old colours ranged widely and included deep or light red , blue , ‘ grizzle ’ and all-white , nearly all had white finching and white on the belly and face and early selection was made for the famous white face in contrast to a deep , rich red body colour set off by the white brisket , belly , legs , shoulder stripe and tail switch . |
| 6 | He says that the incinerator conforms to strict new guiidlines about air pollution set down by the Government . |
| 7 | Such a move is only a matter of time , but the time-scale will vary considerably from authority to authority depending on the phasing-in of their delegation schemes and the speed at which they restructure the various service departments to meet the new role which has to be created within the strategy and time-scale set down by the legislation . |
| 8 | Even before the build-up to the Hinkley C Inquiry , the sum set aside by the Board each year in its special ‘ future provisions ’ fund had risen sharply from £133 million in 1982 to £604 million in 1986 . |
| 9 | It has a basic negentropic ( formative and organising ) effect even as heat increases , and therefore is the opposite of entropy which is the disintegration and disorganisation of matter set forth by the Second Law of Thermodynamics , which it thereby violates . |
| 10 | This responsibility to society is widely recognised , particularly in respect of risk issues , and is reflected in the various Codes of Conduct set out by the professional engineering Institutions and The Engineering Council . |
| 11 | The offer of a truce followed a statement broadcast on Kabul radio on May 22 saying that the government had accepted the terms of a comprehensive peace settlement set out by the UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar on May 21 . |
| 12 | The Council sets the level of Council Tax and Water Charge for a Band D property and charges for each other band are in accordance with the prescribed formula set out by the Government . |
| 13 | Lexicographers change these values in the course of their work but the system will not allow them to set the status field to a value set initially by the system . |