Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] set [adv prt] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pointed out that even in the original form which it took when Cocks v. Thanet District Council was decided , section 69(1) conferred a measure of discretion on the local authority since in principle at least the local authority could choose between the three methods of discharging its duty which were set out in paragraphs ( a ) , ( b ) and ( c ) . |
| 2 | The major changes which were set out in that strategy have however been carried into effect — the establishment of a National Conveyancing Protocol , the establishment of a financial services vehicle to assist solicitors and a more positive approach to solicitors involvement in estate agency . |
| 3 | The numbers unemployed and in education rose but a bigger change has been in the numbers on the Youth Training Scheme which was set up in 1983 . |
| 4 | The LSE group ( which was set up in October 1990 to support the Irish students ' campaign and to campaign for abortion rights for women in England and Ireland ) will be organising a further picket on that day to highlight this fundamental attack on Irish women 's right to choose . |
| 5 | The commission , which was set up in 1978 , says the threat to the confidentiality of the masses of information on individuals now held on computers is a major cause for concern and ‘ the problems of network security should be addressed urgently ’ . |
| 6 | Among the students who are studying at the Central School , which was set up in 1982 by Christopher Gable and Ann Stannard , special mention must go to the male dancers for their outstanding elevation and strength . |
| 7 | The company , which was set up in 1990 and traded as Magna Marketing , operated a scheme which offered cars bearing advertising . |
| 8 | He heads up the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau ( phone 071–928 4488 ) , which was set up in 1981 and which provides an independent service for the resolution of disputes between personal insurance policyholders and holders of unit trusts , and companies that belong to the scheme . |
| 9 | The Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee ( BRAC ) is a non-governmental organisation which was set up in February 1972 , after the Liberation War of 1971 . |
| 10 | The organisation developed as a branch of the Kanisius Foundation which was set up in 1917 by the Society of Jesus to supervise a network of schools . |
| 11 | Madrid-based Sistelcom is a telecommunications consortium belonging to the Central Hispano Group , which was set up in 1991 to design and operate advanced telecommunications services within the framework marked out by the government 's liberalisation of the telecommunications market . |
| 12 | Figures from this business now include Lucas Electronics , which was set up in January 1993 , and comprises the combined Lucas aerospace and automotive electronic operations . |
| 13 | In the UK , Barclays Computer Operations , Knutsford , Cheshire , which was set up in January 1991 by Barclays Bank Plc to provide in-house facilities management , is stepping out into the commercial marketplace with its own offerings — OPM ( Operator Presentation Manager ) , and DataPlace . |
| 14 | FARCO , which was set up in July 1990 , represents 212 community radio stations and 17 community television stations . |
| 15 | One short-lived and singularly ill-fated exception was the Royal Commission on the Penal System which was set up in 1964 ‘ to re-examine the concepts and purposes which should underlie the punishment and treatment of offenders ’ . |
| 16 | What a pity that the members of the Napier Commission which was set up in 1883 to enquire into the conditions of the crofters and cottars in the Highlands and Islands were unable to have sittings in Islay ; despite pleas for them to visit the island they finished their tour at Tarbert . |
| 17 | What a pity that the members of the Napier Commission which was set up in 1883 to enquire into the conditions of the crofters and cottars in the Highlands and Islands were unable to have sittings in Islay ; despite pleas for them to visit the island they finished their tour at Tarbert . |
| 18 | AIDS AHEAD which was set up in 1987 to promote a health education programme and advice service for deaf people on the dangers of AIDS . |
| 19 | The new ‘ Hayter ’ Centre , which was set up in 1963 , was committed to applying the most advanced research techniques drawn from a range of academic disciplines to the study of the USSR and Eastern Europe ( from Engineering and History as well as from the Social Sciences ) . |
| 20 | He flicked a switch on the percolator , which was set up in a recess above one of the work-benches , and reached for a fresh mug . |
| 21 | The Commission , which was set up in 1991 after a series of miscarriage of justice cases culminating in the release of the Birmingham Six after 16 years in prison , reported today . |
| 22 | AEA is one of 42 member organisations within the Forum , which was set up in 1977 to provide European research centres with the opportunity to mutually exchange information . |
| 23 | Bric-a-brac was donated and sold on the stall which was set up in the factory canteen . |
| 24 | I hope that in the short term more attention will be paid to the availability of the independent arbitration scheme , which was set up in 1985 and which has not often been used , primarily because so few people are aware that it provides a means of getting an independent investigation of alleged grievances against British Rail and of obtaining redress and compensation where they are due . |
| 25 | Our plea to the Government is that they take a leaf out of their own book on the independent living fund , which was set up in haste and has played a role that it was never meant to play . |
| 26 | The Foyle Fisheries Commission is a cross-border statutory body which was set up in 1952 under parallel legislation introduced in Northern Ireland and the Republic . |
| 27 | The fund , which was set up in February 1989 to collect money to service Poland 's foreign debt , was closed at the end of 1990 after reports of mismanagement . |
| 28 | The Economic Directorate of the Russian President 's Administration transferred to its budget the personnel and funds ( including hard currency ) of the Kremlin , the USSR President 's Administration and the Interstate Economic Committee — IEC , which was set up in November [ see p. 38581 ] . |
| 29 | The powers of the UN Observer Mission in El Salvador ( ONUSAL ) , which was set up in 1989 , were officially widened on Jan. 14 to include monitoring and verification of the peace agreements . |
| 30 | These aspirations were shared by the Beveridge committee on social insurance which was set up in 1941 at the same time as the Uthwatt committee and the Scott committee . |